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March 29, 2019 In Processes By Michael Korkaris

Design Sprint 3.0 lite. A revision for remote teams

Design sprint started as an internal tool of Google Ventures to help their startups with better organising their ideas to a concrete product. As it’s stated on their website it’s a “greatest hits” of business strategy, innovation, behaviour science, design thinking and more -packaged into a...

March 6, 2019 In Press Releases By Vinay Jayaram

Sally Bridgeland joins Lifescale board as an observer

London: Lifescale Limited, a financial technology company headquartered in London, announced today that Sally Bridgeland will be joining their board meetings as an observer. Sally has been involved with Lifescale since its earliest days, providing valuable guidance and mentorship to the company and its founders....

December 17, 2018 In Opinion By Vinay Jayaram

What are the first principles of good financial advice?

Now we know what good financial advice is not, we can start to pin down what it actually is. What is missing today from financial services is emotional intelligence. Consumers are not rational machines that can efficiently process large volumes of data and jargon. They’re human...

December 10, 2018 In Opinion By Vinay Jayaram

We must stop confusing advice with compliance

“Advice” is a popular word in the financial industry these days. It’s also a word that, in our opinion, has been misappropriated and stripped of its real meaning. We feel bad for it. So we are going to do our best to defend its honour. The...

July 19, 2018 In Technology By Vinay Jayaram

Did the PLSA report hit its target?

There’s a lot to like in the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s “Hitting the Target” report. But there are also a few things we wish had made it in there. So we thought we’d write down our thoughts and share them with you. Please let...

June 8, 2018 In White papers By Vinay Jayaram

Delivering Better Consumer Outcomes within the FCA’s Current Advice and Guidance Regulations

Envizage partners with banks, insurance companies, asset managers and wealth managers to create unique consumer-facing applications powered by its analytic platform. Envizage’s mission is to enable individuals and households to understand and better manage the financial uncertainties in their future. Most consumers in the U.K....

April 24, 2018 In Partnerships By Vinay Jayaram

Why we’re launching a Partner Ecosystem

Uncertainty has come to define our age. The world is more risky, more complex, and more challenging to navigate than ever. Young adults are taking longer to find independence. Property is becoming unaffordable. Healthcare costs are outpacing incomes. We are all living longer, meaning that we...

May 18, 2017 In Technology By Claire Brown

Putting The Personal Into Personal Finance

In the recently leaked, and subsequently confirmed, Labour party manifesto was a pledge to cap energy prices in the UK. At the heart of the pledge was the inertia that ensures that a small number of people switch their energy supplier each year, thus ensuring...

April 26, 2017 In Investors By Claire Brown

Cristóbal Conde becomes Senior Advisor to Lifescale Limited following investment

Lifescale Limited (“Lifescale”) is pleased to announce an investment from Mr. Cristóbal Conde, an active early-stage investor and former President and CEO at SunGard, a leading global software provider to the financial services industry. Mr. Conde will become Senior Advisor and Mentor to the board...

April 13, 2017 In Innovation By Claire Brown

Fintech Innovation Lab London Kicks Off Largest Programme in Its Five-Year History

LONDON; Jan. 16, 2017 – The 20 innovative startups chosen from among more than 300 fintech entrepreneurs around the globe who applied for Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab London represent the largest class in the London Lab’s five-year history. This year’s programme also received the greatest number...

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