Tag Archives: FinTech

Ten reasons for the FinTech revolution

Posted on August 16, 2015 by henry tapper

 This blog, provided by Innovate Finance, takes a step back by providing us with an overview of the traditional financial services sector to determine what exactly has prompted its disruption alongside the rise of FinTech. Below are a few key … Continue reading →

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Bringing down the cost of advice #FAMR

Posted on August 5, 2015 by henry tapper

The Financial Advice Market Review asks whether Britain can bridge the advice gap for those people who “want to work hard, do the right thing and get on in life but do not have significant wealth”, strip out the political … Continue reading →

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What is FinTech and why does it matter to David Cameron?

Posted on August 4, 2015 by henry tapper

Skinny Latte for Cameron On his trade trip to the Far East, “FinTech” was to David Cameron what “Prudence” had been to Gordon Brown. So what is FinTech and why does it matter so much to our Prime Minister that he was … Continue reading →

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Auto-Enrolment needs more Training and less Selling

Posted on August 1, 2015 by henry tapper

The standards adopted by those administering auto-enrolment have been high. Compliance to some complex problems that payroll, HR and pension providers have faced has been impressive. Sure there have been failures but countries (such as Ireland) reviewing the progress of … Continue reading →

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MoneyHub – financial education’s future?

Posted on June 18, 2015 by henry tapper

I met yesterday with Toby Hughes, CEO of MoneyHub, one of the very few people in financial services who I could properly call visionary. Like most visionaries, his big idea is very simple. He and his CTO Dave Toge talked … Continue reading →

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“Accelerators” How a student wants to embed “pensions” in Britain’s start-ups

Posted on June 12, 2014 by henry tapper

I’ve written before about Josh Collins, a student who’s managed to get a first in mechanical engineering without sitting his  A levels (it’s hard to do exams when you are homeless from 16-18.) Josh sent me his thoughts on how … Continue reading →

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