Despite what would seem to be a slew of advantages, Europe has failed to become a prominent home to consumer tech. While the U.S. is home to Apple, Amazon and …
Read More »The Brexit effect on FinTech in the United Kingdom
Many wonder how Brexit will impact the United Kingdom’s FinTech sector, especially given recent data that suggests nearly 42% of FinTech employees in the United Kingdom come from abroad. In …
Read More »Uzbekistan and Belarus agree to joint IT training program
Uzbekistan and Belarus have come to an agreement on the mutual training of IT specialists. Under the agreement, students will study the first half of the four-year course in Uzbekistan …
Read More »Singapore’s FinTech dreams hit a labor shortage wall
Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub is running into real-world problems of labor supply and demand. While the nation’s universities and polytechnic schools churn out an estimated 400 …
Read More »Russia’s problem with high-skilled expatriation
In recent years, Russia has been puzzled by an important labor-related issue: the exodus of talented nationals who could fill the domestic skill gap and contribute to greater innovation and …
Read More »Uzbekistan enacts measures to attract foreign specialists
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree designed to attract foreign specialists and financing into Uzbekistan in sectors in which the country currently has a gap. This measure is …
Read More »London retains title as top European city for FinTech
In 2018, tech firms in London raised over GBP 1.8 billion in venture funding and public listings, higher than anywhere else in Europe and reinforcing London as a major destination …
Read More »USAVE Blockchain, BluPoint to launch African educational campaign
USAVE Blockchain has announced that it will be supporting offline internet solution provider BluPoint as part of an effort to increase access to education and information across African mining communities. …
Read More »FinTech Circle courses now available across Africa
FinTech Circle, a leading global community in all things FinTech, has joined forces with the African FinTech Network to launch a comprehensive range of FinTech education courses designed to foster …
Read More »Scotland’s FinTech Skills Academy hailed as great success
The pilot of Scotland’s new FinTech Skills Academy, which was announced in September 2018, has been hailed as a great success as the first class (Introduction to the Retail Card …
Read More »FinTech companies: the ideal tech talent pool for financial institutions
There is a marked lack of FinTech talent available for financial institutions to hire to work directly in their organizations, especially in Southeast Asia. This has become a big challenge …
Read More »JPMorgan to build Silicon Valley campus
JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to open a FinTech campus in Palo Alto, California as part of its efforts to attract more Silicon Valley talent. The campus, scheduled to open …
Read More »Increased staff turnover costs Kazakhstani companies billions
According to the annual PwC salary and benefit review, Kazakhstani companies continued to improve business efficiency in 2018. The rate of return per employee (Human Capital ROI) grew 14% and …
Read More »Sberbank launches internal accelerator for employees
Sberbank has been at the forefront of many innovations in recent years thanks to its repositioning of itself as a technology company that aims to provide both financial and non-financial …
Read More »Tinkoff Bank offers free training for analysts and developers
Tinkoff Bank has opened free three-month training at select bank offices in 8 Russian cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don and Ryazan) for analysts and developers. …
Read More »Hackathon encourages student participation in business world
A two-day hackathon called #HACKProm was held in December 2018 to encourage 44 students from 8 Russian cities to find solutions to some of the biggest problems facing Gazprom Oil …
Read More »Cyber skills program launches in Australian schools
The Australian Computing Academy (ACA) has announced the launch of the Cyber Security Challenge, a USD 1.35 million program to teach cyber security to year 7-10 students in Australia. The …
Read More »Video: improving workforce digital IQs
John Garvey of PwC Global discusses the importance of getting your workforce comfortable with new and emerging technologies in our increasingly digitized world. Georgia first to use blockchain technology to …
Read More »Infographic: how AI is transforming HR
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have been exponential in recent years, and business leaders across a number of different industries are eagerly adopting AI solutions. AI has even made its …
Read More »Infographic: 15 recruiting trends for 2019
Innovative recruiting trends are becoming more and more necessary to attract and hire the best talent. Check out these 15 recruiting trends that are necessary to implement for finding the …
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