From Financial Inclusion to Financial Capability December 21, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · From Financial Inclusion to Financial Capability In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Dr Rajiv Prabhakar, Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at the Open University and Sian Williams, previously Director of Policy and Innovation at Toynbee Hall, now the new CEO of Switchback. Together they look at the financial inclusion [...]
The Metaversal Evolution Will Not Be Centralized December 20, 2022 Crypto fuels the metaverse Traditional fiat has and always will be devalued by central banks. It is only a matter of time before the Fed moves from QE-lite to full blown QE, spurred by another crisis. This is why crypto which acts as fuel for the metaverse is so important. The metaverse is simply communication [...]
Allies, Advocates and Active Bystanders: Privilege and power for change December 20, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · Allies, Advocates and Active Bystanders: Privilege and power for change In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Danny Harmer, Chief People Officer for Aviva Plc. As an ally, Danny shares her views about the privilege of allies, how allyship can drive meaningful change and the ways in which advocates and [...]
From inequality to inclusion: a fresh focus on readdressing and reviving the skills gap December 19, 2022 DiverCity® Podcast · From inequality to inclusion: a fresh focus on readdressing and reviving the skills gap In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Bukola Adisa, Founder/CEO of Career Masterclass and Joseph Williams, Founder and CEO of Clu. Together they look at some of the barriers to entry into the workforce for ethnic [...]
Rising tensions: Foxconn to be fined by Taiwan over investment in China December 18, 2022 Apple supplier Foxconn is expected to be fined by the Taiwanese government for an unauthorised investment in China, as tensions between the two states continue to build. Foxconn, the world’s largest maker of contract electronics, had bought a stake in Chinese chip giant Tsinghua Unigroup in July, which went against new rules imposed in Taiwan. [...]
Big tech’s year of rough seas has taught us a lesson in naming winners and losers December 16, 2022 IF 2022 has taught us anything, it has shown us how there are no clear business winners or losers from the pandemic. The rough year for big tech is a case in point. Although many of the Faang (Meta neé Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet) cashed in on the various lockdowns, this year has [...]
Piazza at the Royal Opera House is perfect for festive fun December 15, 2022 London is beautiful at Christmas and one of the most festive corners of our city is Covent Garden. Opening to the general public for the first time, Piazza is the fifth floor restaurant in the iconic Royal Opera House, boasting a huge terrace with panoramic views over Covent Garden’s holiday wonderland. The dining room is [...]
Spotify asks Apple to play nice, tiff between tech giants gets heated December 15, 2022 A podcast featuring Spotify’s CEO called Apple out for making the tech market unfair. Spotify has been campaigning for years to have free and fair market competition in the tech sector and have levelled accusations that Apple is harming developers and other streaming services. Over the years Apple has refused to allow competing app stores [...]
JP Morgan raises China growth forecasts as country braces for Covid-19 spike December 15, 2022 JP Morgan has hiked its growth forecasts for China, after the sudden removal of its ‘zero-Covid’ laws paves the way for a brighter economy. The US bank now expects China’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 30 basis points to 4.3 per cent next year. “The most important development in the past month is [...]
Apple is now embracing crypto-style security to protect your data December 14, 2022 Jonny Fry delves into the world of identity and data protection as Apple takes its security cue from cryptocurrency.