PCN Blogs
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Digital Source’d: An Insider’s Guide to Nailing Your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is without a doubt the most effective platform for professional branding. For recruiters, the platform enables them to head-hunt the very best talent. For candidates, it allows you to market your skills and interests to an experienced network, all while giving you access to a range of opportunities. As our second release under our […]…
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Home to a robust fintech sector
The financial services sector has traditionally had high barriers to entry, but has evolved significantly in Europe over the last decade. This change followed the 2008 global financial crisis, and happened under the influence of key trends, regulations and innovations – including open banking, digital economy, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cryptocurrency. European startups were quick […]…
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Innovating locally for a global impact in fintech
ING’s Olivier Guillaumond outlines the company’s philosophy of fostering local innovation in order to drive the global progression of financial services. In the current financial services industry, fostering innovation has arguably never been so crucial. The UK is beset by the dual threat of Brexit and COVID-19-related uncertainty, the latter of which is destabilising a […]…
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Facebook And Celebrities Like Justin Timberlake Join $50 Million Series B For FinTech Startup Step
Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. 2). The funding round was led by new investor Coatue Management, a slew of celebrity backers and Big Tech executives. Founded in 2018 and launched in October, the all-in-one banking app has a half-million users and is […]…
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Goal Setting for Data Scientists
A framework for setting and achieving career goals Setting goals, particularly around the end of December can be a great way to reflect and think about what you would like to get out of your career in the new year. In this article, we’ll discuss a framework for data scientists to use to achieve their […]…
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How Fintech Businesses Can Help Protect The Industry’s Future
The pandemic has had ramifications for many companies, creating uncertain futures for businesses as they work to innovate and adapt to the “new normal.” Covid-19 has only accelerated the reliance on technology adoption, leaving businesses run by legacy systems in the dust. Businesses that have enhanced connectivity during this period have thrived, but worryingly, the […]…
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Understanding The Limits Of Fintech In Financial Inclusion
In consumer fintech, a lot of thought and emphasis goes into building solutions for financial inclusion (or financial literacy). This is the right problem for financial services to tackle. Even in markets like the US, where there is one bank branch for every 4,000 people, the availability of safe, healthy financial services is still radically […]…
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Goal Setting for Data Scientists
A framework for setting and achieving career goals Setting goals, particularly around the end of December can be a great way to reflect and think about what you would like to get out of your career in the new year. In this article, we’ll discuss a framework for data scientists to use to achieve their […]…
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London-based fintech startup Primer secures €15.5 million Series A to scale up internationally
UK fintech startup Primer, the low-code payments infrastructure and online checkout API, today announces an approx. €15.5 million Series A funding round led by Accel. Existing investors Balderton, SpeedInvest and Seedcamp also participated, and were joined in the round by RTP Global. The investment brings Primer’s total funding to around €19.7 million, coming just weeks after […]…
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