techUK Ltd.
techUK Ltd.
05/10/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/10/2024 07:42
Call for Contributions: FinTech Campaign Week 2024
10 May 2024
Call for Contributions: FinTech Campaign Week 2024
Call for contributions! Get involved with our #techUKFinTech2024 Campaign Week!
Coinciding with London's Tech Week and FinTech Week, we invite you to contribute your thoughts and expertise of how the financial services industry can be transformed through technological innovation for our FinTech Campaign Week, commencing 10th-14th June.
Technology has enabled financial services organisations to digitalise its current system of communications and infrastructure, and more is yet to come with the further developments of cloud, AI, and blockchain, to name a few.
As such it is more important than ever to understand the true capabilities that future innovation can have in what is already a rapidly evolving industry, ensuring users benefit from the accessibility, security and transparency that innovation can bring.
Here's how to get involved
We are asking for our members and stakeholders to submit guest blogs or vlogs that give insight to their knowledge and experience on one of our themes surrounding FinTech.
The themes include:
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Digital Transformation in Financial Services
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Utilising Open Banking
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Facilitating the route to Open Finance
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The role of Digital Assets
Blogs
These will be published on our website as an insight page.
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Between 600 - 800 words long
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Can include images, infographics and videos/vlogs (see below guidelines about submitting vlogs)
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Add links throughout your text
Vlogs
These will be published on our website as an insight page.
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Between 3 to 6 minutes
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YouTube link or MP4 file
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Title for the video and any intro text
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Examples: #1
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Video Statements
These will be published on our social media channels primarily and spotlighted on our campaign week page.
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Create a 30 to 90 seconds (max 2min) speaking to camera video, expanding on one of the themes.
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Email us your video through https://wetransfer.com/. Instructions here.
If you would like to be part of our video series and need help/support, we are arranging a recording day at our London Offices. Please get in touch with ella.gago-brookes@techuk to find out more about this.
Please also note that submissions are limited to two per organisation.
Before submitting your blog or vlog, please download and complete the blog submission form here (instructions here).
Complete submission forms are to be sent to [email protected], along with the author's headshots, the title of the content, and an image of the company's logo as separate attachments.
Please note that the deadline for submissions is Friday 31st May 12:00.
If you have any questions on this, please do get in touch using the contact details below.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!
Andy Thornley
Head of Financial Services, techUK
Andy joined techUK in August 2022 as Head of Programme - Financial Services. His role includes leading techUK's work in building a greater understanding of the 'technological art of the possible' in order to apply it to the reform and evolution of financial systems.
Before joining techUK, Andy worked for a number of other bodies in the financial services sector, including the British Insurance Brokers' Association, where in addition to owning policy and public affairs, he was also responsible for fostering InsurTech in the sector.
Andy has a degree in Human Biology and holds a Certificate in Insurance (Cert CII) qualification from the Chartered Insurance Institute. Outside of work, Andy is an avid cyclist and races competitively both on the road as well as the velodrome. Email:[email protected]Twitter:@AndrewThornleyLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mr-andy-thornley/Ella Gago-Brookes
Team Assistant, Markets, techUK
Ella joined techUK in November 2023 as a Markets Team Assistant, supporting the Justice and Emergency Services, Central Government and Financial Services Programmes.
Before joining the team, she was working at the Magistrates' Courts in legal administration and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2022. Ella attained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics, and a master's degree in International Relations and Security Studies, with a particular interest in studying asylum rights and gendered violence.
In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym, watching true crime documentaries, travelling, and making her best attempts to become a better cook.
Email:[email protected]