The Fintech Feed

The Fintech Feed is our technology-focussed podcast series, where we explore the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry. In this episode we take a look at unlocking value in member data.In episode 13 Scott Finnie chats to Ben Day, Data & Analytics Professional and Michele Hirons-Wood, Independent Trustee at Capital Cranfield, to discuss the the value in member data and how to use it to full potential.Listen to our podcast to find out more.

The Fintech Feed is our technology-focussed podcast series, where we explore the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.In this episode, Scott Finnie, Co-Head of Digital Strategy at Hymans Robertson and Dan McMahon, Head of Technology and Innovation at Hymans Robertson, are joined by Jo McLean, Managing Associate at Addleshaw Goddard to dicuss ethics, regulation and opportunities in relation to Artificial Intelligence.Listen to our 30 minute podcast to find out more.

The Fintech Feed is our technology-focussed podcast series, where we explore the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.In this episode, Paul Waters, Head of Digital Wealth at Hymans Robertson and Rob Hudson, Chief Commercial Officer at Just Group, discuss the role of robo advice in the future of retirement savings.Listen to our 25 minute podcast to find out more.

In episode 10 of The Fintech Feed Scott Finnie chats to Natalie Drucker, Digital Leader at Thoughtworks, and Gillian Nugent, Digital Marketing Lead at Hymans Robertson to discuss the internet cookie. Is it a useful tool or a mere annoyance? The UK privacy landscape has changed quite a lot over the last few years and further changes are imminent. The GDPR introduced consent, Google is banning 3rd party cookies and many users have become more privacy focused. There has been much discussion around ‘the death of the cookie’ but what does a cookieless future look like. How can we get rid of that annoying pop-up for good and pivot toward more traditional, ethical human-centric marketing? Listen in to find out more.

The Fintech Feed is our technology-focussed podcast series brought to you by Hymans Robertson. We focus on hot topics in Fintech, especially around how technology is impacting the long-term savings market.In the ninth episode, our host James Sheehan, co-Head of Digital Strategy for our pensions market, is joined by Maurice Titley who is Chief Innovation Officer and Director at ITM – a pensions data consultancy and technology provider. We discuss the pension industry’s accelerating journey to connecting people to all of their pension pots in one place via the Pensions Dashboard and what has been dubbed the “matching challenge”.You can download ITM and Altus' report, 'Pensions Dashboards - Getting to the heart of matching', here: https://www.pensionfusion.com/news/pension-fusion-release-large-scale-pensions-dashboards-research-matching

The Fintech Feed is our technology-focussed podcast series, hosted by Paul Waters, Head of Digital Wealth at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.Our eighth episode, discusses the topic of ‘Innovation in Tech'. Paul Waters is joined by Katharine Photiou, Commercial Director of Workplace Savings at L&G to discuss digital engagement for customers in retirement savings.

The Fintech Feed is our technology-focussed podcast series hosted by Scott Finnie, Co-Head of Digital Strategy at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.Our seventh episode, discusses the topic of ‘Diversity in Tech'. Scott is joined by Gillian Arnold, author of the book 'Women in Tech' and a couple of his colleagues here at Hymans Robertson, Jitske VanLonden and Chelsea Douglas. They talk about diversity in the workplace today and the current state, the opportunities and the commercial potential.

Introducing ‘The Fintech Feed’ – the technology focussed podcast series brought to you by Hymans Robertson. UK based Hymans Robertson is an independent consultancy passionate about improving the long-term savings market through expert consulting and leading-edge technology. Our new, regular, free podcast, hosted by Scott Finnie, co-head of Digital Strategy at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.

Introducing ‘The Fintech Feed’ – the technology focussed podcast series brought to you by Hymans Robertson. UK based Hymans Robertson is an independent consultancy passionate about improving the long-term savings market through expert consulting and leading-edge technology. Our new, regular, free podcast, hosted by Scott Finnie, co-head of Digital Strategy at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.This, our fifth episode discusses the topic of: ‘Can technology bridge the advice gap?’ Scott has a ‘down the pub’ style chat with Kevin Hollister, Founder of Guiide. Kevin is an actuary with around 25 years of consulting experience. In the last few years, he has developed and launched Guiide, a free, simple to use online tool which aims to bridge the advice gap. With around 10,000 users per month, it allows anyone who plans to enjoy the pension freedoms to build a tax efficient plan simply, to get what they want in retirement, using everything they have.Listen to our 30-minute podcast to find out more.

Introducing ‘The Fintech Feed’ – the technology focussed podcast series brought to you by Hymans Robertson. UK based Hymans Robertson is an independent consultancy passionate about improving the long-term savings market through expert consulting and leading-edge technology. Our new, regular, free podcast, hosted by Scott Finnie, co-head of Digital Strategy at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.This, our fourth episode discusses the topic of: ‘Conversational Artificail Intelligence’. Scott has a ‘down the pub’ style chat (if only!) with Oliver Lemon, Chief AI Officer And Co-Founder and Nehat Krasniqi, CEO and Co-Founder of Alana AI. Many of us are now comfortable talking to computers. Siri, Alexa, and similar are pervasive. Most of us will also have used online chat services, for example in resolving problems with products. Whether talking or typing, these systems share a common theme: the systems are trying to converse with us in natural human language. The general term for this is Conversational User Experience. It’s a field that’s moving rapidly.Listen to our 30-minute podcast to find out more.

Introducing ‘The Fintech Feed’ – the technology focussed podcast series brought to you by Hymans Robertson. UK based Hymans Robertson is an independent consultancy passionate about improving the long-term savings market through expert consulting and leading-edge technology. Our new, regular, free podcast, hosted by Scott Finnie, co-head of Digital Strategy at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.This, our third episode discusses the topic of: ‘Advice, apps and APIs: the changing face of financial services’. Scott has a ‘down the pub’ style chat (if only!) with the energetic Founder and CEO of Nucleus Financial, David Ferguson. Nucleus Financial, the adviser-built wrap platform was founded over 14 years ago with the aim of transforming the advisory market through transparent charging and ongoing innovation.Can the experience of a trip to the record shop to buy vinyl, really be compared to the future of financial services? And was David’s mother right all along, when she said, all those years ago, Social Media could be trouble? Listen to our 30-minute podcast to find out.

Introducing ‘The Fintech Feed’ – the technology focussed podcast series brought to you by Hymans Robertson. UK based Hymans Robertson is an independent consultancy passionate about improving the long-term savings market through expert consulting and leading-edge technology. Our new, regular, free podcast, hosted by Scott Finnie, co-head of Digital Strategy at Hymans, explores the growing impact of data and technology on the financial services industry.This episode looks at tech in the Third Sector - digital solutions for the greater good. Scott Finnie debates this topic with Alistair Forbes, Founder of the Scottish Tech Army, Becky Still, Volunteer at the Scottish Tech Army and Marcella Boyle, CEO of the Hymans Robertson Foundation. In this 30-minute podcast our panellists cover the importance of tech in the third sector, the challenges COVID has brought to this sector and how volunteers are helping charities continue their good work.

This first episode asks the question: Is digital enabling financial advice or replacing it? Scott debates this topic with Patrick Ingram, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Parmenion, the award-winning technology and investment solutions business. This 30-minute podcast includes conversations around the sort of technology opportunities that exist within the financial advisory world, especially when it comes to planning for retirement. We ask the question, what is it that digital cannot achieve, that only human interaction with advisers can?