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  • Top three comms tips for emerging climate fintechs

    September 27, 2023

    You’d be forgiven for feeling as though the climate conversation has taken a disappointing turn lately, with UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s, recent apparent U-turn on commitments. However, there are still important strides being made in the fight for a sustainable future. In the world I operate most – fintech – I’ve been closely watching the emergence of climate fintechs: businesses offering some form of climate-based risk or accounting software, like carbon offsetting, ESG reporting...

  • Money20/20 Europe: the focus for fintech comms moving forwards

    June 20, 2023

      And just like that, another Money20/20 Europe has come and gone. It was somewhat a little surprising to feel as though this year’s show was even bigger and better than last year’s. Extravagant stands, high energy and where else would you get to network on a pedalo and have donuts served to you by a robot?   Was this a completely accurate reflection of the fintech industry now? Probably more likely that the outlandish displays...

  • Fast-Growing Fintech Planet Appoints FleishmanHillard for European Media Engagement

    June 6, 2023

    The agency will focus on amplifying the tech provider’s market-leading integrated payments and software proposition to a European audience following a competitive pitch process LONDON, June 6, 2023 – FleishmanHillard has been called upon by Planet, a global provider of integrated payment solutions and software to the hospitality and retail sectors, to handle its media relations across Europe on a retained basis. The account will be hubbed out of the UK and will cover FleishmanHillard...

  • From valuation to profitability: internal comms priorities for fintechs in these times of change 

    May 19, 2023

    It’s no secret that a gear shift has been felt in the fintech industry. Valuation was once a sign of success and unicorn status was a much sought-after title. However, as we continue to see reduced valuations and funding amidst a tough economic landscape, profitability is fast becoming the holy grail. The team at Money20/20  recently looked into this move away from focusing on valuation in its latest report, ‘Welcome to the age of Centaurs’...

  • Communications tips for fintechs expanding into the US or UK

    March 3, 2023

    Gemma Lingham, director, head of fintech UK   Global expansion is undoubtedly a major milestone for any company, particularly for fintechs whereby the industry itself is still relatively new compared to others. The ‘American Dream’ for UK-based businesses is a bold ambition, while the British Isles hold huge new market opportunities for those born in the US. We’ve seen multiple success stories of fintechs making this leap, but it’s no small feat, and there are...

  • FleishmanHillard wins pan-European retained brief from embedded finance firm Swan

    February 23, 2023

    Embedded finance firm Swan has called upon FleishmanHillard for a retained pan-European media relations brief. Following a competitive pitch process, FleishmanHillard will lead message development and communications at a European level with the UK serving as a global and European hub for the finance and technology industries. Swan, an emerging European leader in embedded finance whose Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform allows companies to embed banking features, is fast emerging as a serious player in the embedded...

  • Fintech in 2023: The areas firms should be prioritising

    December 6, 2022

    Gemma Lingham, Director, Head of Fintech UK  As we head into 2023, there is an undoubted air of uncertainty. While the fintech industry has proved a resilient one, and innovation often emerges from testing times, approaching the new year cautiously seems the order of the day. Much like we did last year, we’ve consulted some of the industry’s top experts to gauge what they think fintechs should be considering as we turn yet another new...

  • How fintechs can keep their community front and centre in turbulent times

    September 27, 2022

      Alastair Lyon, purpose and issues campaigns specialist–brand marketing  Thanks to younger generations’ collaborative nature today, we are likely to see a world of collaboration and cohesion tomorrow. If brands are to survive, let alone thrive, in this new social order, they will need to embed themselves into the fabric of the very communities expected to prosper as a result of this change. They will need to be, ‘Community Companies. This rather utopian vision of...

  • Memoirs of Money20/20 Europe: Fintech trends and topics to watch

    June 16, 2022

      Gemma Lingham, director and head of fintech UK  To anyone reading this that attended Money20/20 Europe, I’m sure you’ll agree, that it wasn’t short of magical. The buzz in the Rai, Amsterdam was palpable and you could sense the excitement from everyone in the fintech industry at being back together in full force. And for those that didn’t attend, I’m sure a healthy dose of FOMO from colleagues and peers was felt.   With talks...

  • Why it’s time for BNPL lenders to decide who their customers are

    May 10, 2022

    Forthcoming regulations and the cost-of-living crisis are going to increase the scrutiny on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). To emerge with their reputations enhanced they’ll need to decide who their customers really are. Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) lenders have been one of the big recent FinTech success stories. In the UK BNPL lending hit £5.7bn in 2021 with almost 12m active users. The rapid growth of BNPL has led to mounting concerns about the...