Tagged: professional development

November 6, 2023 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global payments technology company, announced the launch of the Visa Payments Learning Program designed to upskill employees, students, clients and military talent through training courses and certifications to support a sustainable and diverse talent pipeline. The initial focus of this program… Read More

November 24, 2022 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial services firms across the UK are being urged to prioritize investment and training in skills “including digital literacy, coaching and software development to help the sector tackle ongoing skills gaps and to boost its competitiveness.” The five core skills and behaviors also “include creative… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Women Returners and Innovate Finance have teamed up to establish a cross-company returner program, which aims to encourage professionals to try re-entering the Fintech industry after long-term or extended career breaks. UK’s digital bank Starling, Fintech Unicorn Klarna and PrimaryBid will reportedly take part in… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Wise (previously doing business as Transferwise) is reportedly working on a Cloud-enabled educational project in order to assist with addressing the IT skills shortage in Estonia. Estonia, which is currently home to more than 1,100 startups and 7 unicorns, has… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Claire Gillespie, Digital Technology Skills Manager at Skills Development Scotland, recently explained that apprenticeships or training programs can really help the Fintech sector with making a recovery and also substantial progress after the pandemic has passed (even though it’s still not clear if/when this will… Read More

September 12, 2020 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Chartered Fintech Professional (CFtP) qualification will reportedly be offered to financial technology specialists working in China and Singapore. The program will aim to provide  professional development opportunities that are meant to support international Fintech talent. The qualification will reportedly be introduced by the Global… Read More