SUPERTECH NEWS
Our latest & greatest insights and findings from the West Midlands and beyond.
The Pipeline Paradox
In this latest thought leadership post from SuperTech CEO Hilary Smyth Allen, read as AI reshapes entry-level work in professional and financial services, an important issue everyone is grappling with: how will organisations develop the future leaders who traditionally built their expertise through these roles? An insightful exploration fuelled by our senior leadership network.
SuperTech WM launches Open Innovation Lab to fight fraud through cross-sector innovation
SuperTech WM has launched the Open Innovation Lab: Fighting Fraud, bringing together financial services, legal sector organisations, regulators, academics and technology innovators to tackle fraud. The programme focuses on AI-enabled fraud detection, digital identity, customer protection and fraud resilience, helping fintech, lawtech and regtech firms develop solutions to real industry challenges
Five signals from the FCA: how financial innovation is being reshaped in real time
Five signals from the FCA: how financial innovation is being reshaped in real time.
A closed-door session this week between FinTechs, Financial Services Innovation leads and Colin Payne Head of Innovation at the Financial Conduct Authority offered a clear signal: regulation is no longer catching up with innovation, it’s being built alongside it.
Fighting Fraud in financial & professional services: shared risks, distinct realities
Fighting fraud has become one of the defining challenges facing financial and professional services. Across financial, insurance legal, accountancy and property sectors, organisations handling sensitive data and client money face increasingly sophisticated threats.
At SuperTech, working across these sectors reveals some consistent themes and this article summarises views from our ecosystem members.
FCA Sandbox tested Fastcheck goes live with major UK motor finance lenders
West Midlands based, Fastcheck, the automotive finance technology platform, has gone live with major UK banks and motor finance lenders, to be announced shortly, as it begins a wider rollout to motor retailers across the UK.
Fintechs offered Aston University PhD researchers to boost their expertise
SuperTech and Aston University partnership to provide research support and industry engagement for FinTech and BPFS firms.
The partnership will allow 10 doctoral researchers to be available to selected regional businesses. The initiative is part of Aston’s PhD+ scheme.