Exciting transformations are taking place in the banking industry, following the Competition Market Authority’s announcement that it’s going to shake-up retail financial services for small business clients. Insights from Susanne Chishti of FINTECH Circle including details on Nesta’s Open Up Challenge prize fund later this year.

We successfully launched our 1st FinTech Academy in Africa with our partner Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTI) combined with the Africa launch of The FINTECH Book. We welcomed readers from more than 107 countries and joined the PowerLunch at CNBC Africa live.

Thanks to all the writers who recently took part in crowdsourcing the content for our new books. The shortlisted authors are currently writing their articles to be edited into the final draft later this year.

This week marks the first anniversary of the government’s groundbreaking Women in Finance Charter. We are proud to be one of the 122 firms – and almost half of all UK financial services staff – that are helping to bringing about a revolution. This article outlines four actionable ways companies can help female talent rise to the top.