I saw this one on LinkedIn earlier (“VP – FinTech Engagement & Emerging Technologies”) and I thought it would be worth writing about in case anyone reading might be interested. The tech media has long scoured job boards to get an idea on what areas the likes of Apple, Google and others might be focusing […]
DIFC, Baby First, some context. Back in September last year, I flew into Copenhagen for one of the world’s finest FinTech events: Nordic FinTech Week. I headed from the airport to the hotel and then changed out of my ’40 degree heat Muscat clothes’ and then raced off to Copenhagen FinTech Hub for their networking […]
I wrote a post recently on my LinkedIn profile introducing my upcoming FinTech Tour of the GCC. Here’s a brief screenshot: I thought I’d post here too just to keep those who follow updated. The brief synopsis of my update was that, having finished my role as Chief Transformation Officer at Sohar International in Oman, […]
I saw today via lots of social media posts that SAMA, the Saudi Arabian Central Bank has announced more details on it’s open banking framework – together with an intention for services to go live during the first quarter of 2023. This is an exciting move for one of the GCC’s biggest markets. You can […]
I liked this note from wamda about the pre-seed round of new Kuwaiti FinTech, Ruba: Fintech startup Ruba, a platform that aims to make education accessible to all, announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in an oversubscribed pre-Seed funding round. Ruba addresses a pain point in relation to school fees. Currently, parents pay […]
At the moment I’m not enjoying looking at any investment products because you know the answer is ‘negative’. Such is the fickle reality of markets, especially in these turbulent times. That being said, I thought I’d kick-off my ‘Favourite FinTech’ feature by saying ‘thank you’ to Nutmeg for getting me started personally with robo-advised-investments, properly. […]
This one caught my eye in Finextra today: UK high street bank NatWest has teamed up with European software vendor Vodeno Group to launch a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business for the UK market. The partnership will aim to bring together NatWest’s banking licence and technology with Vodeno’s cloud-based technology platform to target UK businesses and banks. […]
One of my favourite examples of how FinTech can help to drive change across the financial ecosystem is Starboard Card. Although it’s yet to launch formally (the website says ‘launching 2022’) it’s been recently publicised and I love the idea. The service – as the name alludes – is aimed at owners of (super) yachts […]
Congratulations to the team at GoHenry for closing their latest funding round. The fact they’ve managed to do so in rather difficult economic circumstances is a testament to the business they’re building. I’m a customer – or, technically, our two boys are customers, and we’re delighted with the service. I’m especially pleased with their ‘money […]
It’s been nearly four years – almost to the day – since I last posted. I stopped publishing because of a specific commercial commitment with a company I was working for. It was right and proper that I did so – but almost every day I have been pained by the requirement. It’s not a […]
