Kestrl – the Islamic fintech putting ethics and faith at the forefront of personal finance innovation in the UK
We meet the two start up entrepreneurs, Areeb Siddiqui (MBA 2018) and Daeng Termizi (MBA 2018) who pivoted their MBA towards innovation in the UK fintech sector. Kestrl's ambition is to become the UK's leading money manager by making it…
Welfare implications of bank valuation disagreement
by Dr Hormoz Ramian, Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Finance and Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance Regulatory interventions have always been ensued by heated debates. In the years after the financial crisis reached its darkest moment, academic literature and…
Jumping into alternative finance
Cambridge alumnus Hunter Sims (MBA 2018) shares his career insights after a leap from a finance career in banking in the USA, to heading up Operations at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School. When Hunter…
Banking fightback?
Banks can ensure their relevance by creating a federated bank ID that serves as a 'digital passport' throughout the economy, says article co-authored by Professor Stelios Kavadias of Cambridge Judge Business School. Banks are now deeply threatened by tech platforms but can ensure their relevance by creating a…
Negative interest rate: the interaction between monetary and financial regulatory policies
by Hormoz Ramian, Research Assistant, Cambridge Centre for Finance and Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance The negative interest rate has been among the frontier policies to counter the recent economic downturns. The 2020 pandemic resurfaced the policy's role that…
Strategy & Business: The shifting nexus of retail banking
Tech platforms are gaining dominance in the digital economy. What can consumer banks do to compete? Stelios Kavadias, Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation & Growth at Cambridge Judge, explores the topic in the Strategy & Business article.…
Regulatory dilemma
Policymakers face a big test on whether to support fintechs given increased competition from big tech and incumbent banks says Dr Robert Wardrop, in a webinar for the What's Next? How to Survive and Thrive in a Post COVID-19 World…
Fenni Kang shortlisted for Women in Banking and Finance award
Executive MBA (EMBA) alumna Fenni Kang recognised in shortlist for WIBF Tech Star Award 2020. Desk Strategy Quantitative Analyst Fenni Kang (EMBA 2018) has been shortlisted for the 2020 WIBF Tech Star Award. The WIBF Tech Star Award celebrates outstanding…
Investing in the future – what aspiring finance experts need to know
China, climate change and social virtue – a career in private wealth/investment management is now about so much more than the figures. Investment expert and Cambridge MBA alumna Janet Mui (MBA 2010) gives an insight into the breadth and depth…
Fintech flexes its muscles
Fintech is deeply impacting the finance world, challenging orthodoxies and offering customers innovative ways to manage and maximise their finances. CJBS Faculty and Cambridge MBA alumni discuss what’s happening and what is next for this sector. How are financial firms…
