MagiClick Tech Talks

They discuss the key digital challenges that building societies face, the progress of digital transformation within the sector, and the opportunities that becoming a truly "Digital Mutual" opens up.

Dock9's MD, Mark Lusted, continues our Tech Talk series with Martin Hess, Managing Director of Cancom UK (part of a global IT services company).

In a variation from our usual theme, in this episode we discuss the hot topic of office reopening. While most offices in the sector remain largely empty, Cancom reopened their offices on 26th May and Martin has been vocal in the press urging others to follow suit.

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Cancom UK have also kindly made their office reopening process, templates and documents freely available to other businesses. Visit the link below to find out more:

https://info.cancom.co.uk/creating-a-covid-safe-environment-webinar

Dock9's MD, Mark Lusted, continues our Tech Talk series with Gareth Narinesingh, Commercial Director (Financial Services)

Yoti is a digital ID and credential management platform that allows organisations to verify identities and trusted credentials online and in person. With over 7 million downloads of their app, Yoti’s products span identity verification, age verification, document e-signing, access management and biometric authentication.

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Dock9's MD, Mark Lusted, continues our Tech Talk series with Chris Woolnough, European Commercial and Strategy Director at Assurant.

Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) is a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases. Anticipating the evolving needs of consumers, Assurant partners with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative products and services and to deliver an enhanced customer experience.

A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant offers mobile device solutions; extended service contracts; vehicle protection services; pre-funded funeral insurance; renters insurance; lender-placed insurance products; and other specialty products.

Dock9's MD, Mark Lusted, continues our Tech Talk series with Maria Harris, former Director of Intermediary Mortgages at Atom Bank, and now an independent consultant and Non-Executive Director within the financial sector.

Maria is a well-known and highly regarded figure in the Mortgage industry with an strong track record of launching successful businesses and achievement in overseeing the creation and implementation of cutting-edge financial technology solutions.

In her former role at Atom Bank, Maria was responsible for creating and launching the bank’s retail mortgages proposition and was instrumental in growing the lending book from zero to £2.3bn in two years.

Dock9's MD, Mark Lusted, continues our Tech Talk series with Jon Hall, Chief Commercial Officer & Deputy CEO of Masthaven Bank, discussing the future of technology in the banking sector.

Masthaven launched as a retail bank in 2016 and offers award-winning saving and lending products.

Masthaven was recognised as 2019’s Most Innovative Digital Retail Bank UK by CFI, the second consecutive win for the category. Masthaven won Best Second Charge Mortgage Lender in the Your Mortgage Awards 2018/19 and Customer Service of the Year in the Money Age Mortgage Awards in 2019.

Masthaven was also awarded Best Specialist Lender in the Moneynet Personal Finance Awards 2019. Masthaven Finance has featured in 2015’s The Sunday Times’ Virgin Fast Track 100 (at number 81) and the bank ranked 240 in Financial Times’ FT1000 list published in 2017. The bank is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.

Our MD, Mark Lusted, sat down (virtually) with James Tucker, CEO of Twenty7Tec, to discuss the future of technology in the mortgage sector.

Twenty7Tec Group specialises in building, delivering and maintaining unique technology solutions to make today's lending market more straightforward. The group is backed by the venture capital firm Verso Capital, and supports some of the largest aggregator, intermediary and lender organisations in the UK.

Twenty7Tec recently published its product development roadmap and announced API tie-ups with Barclays and Nationwide.

Our MD, Mark Lusted, sat down (virtually) with Buster Tolfree, Commercial Director at United Trust Bank, to discuss the future of technology in banking and the mortgage sector.

Buster Tolfree is the Commercial Director – Mortgages at United Trust Bank, a position he has held for the last 5 years. Over that time he has overseen the significant growth of the Banks mortgage division, which includes a recently launched first charge proposition and an already market-leading second charge product range. With 20+ years of wider Financial Services management experience, including various senior roles within Banking and Lending institutions, Buster has extensive experience across a variety of function including sales, underwriting, customer management, litigation and asset management; specifically within the mortgage and consumer lending markets.