Akash Patel

Advocate for #payments #Fintech| Alumni @techstars @BarclaysAccel| Mentor @LDPnetwork @QMUL InQbueate @3DayStartup| Driving innovation @CineGoUk @WorldFirstUK

[Akash Patel @Akashkushpatel]

@itsnotthenetwrk @kvlly Agree with this you can be double vaccinated and still be covid positive. Vaccine doesn’t stop transmission, it reduces the severity once you get covid. I know this as I had covid last year and this year, and the symptoms were far less worse with the vaccine.

[Akash Patel @Akashkushpatel]

@AngusMillar5 I spent 4 days with no success ending in a loop. You’re best bet is to go private

[Linda Yueh @lindayueh]

UK must remain in full lockdown until June to avoid worst effects of #covid19UK, gov leading epidemiology adviser said.
Sr gov figures more optimistic, suggesting restrictions could be eased sooner than June: peak of crisis expected in week of April 12.
https://t.co/ypuejjQmT3

[Jacob Haddad @jacobnhaddad]

Friday PM, we decided to build two new products for COVID-19: video consultations and pre-appointment screening. Last night we shipped. This AM we tested. 3pm today, we enabled for 3600 practices - over half the country. Privileged to work with such a talented and motivated team!

[Urs Bolt 🇨🇭🇵🇭 @UrsBolt]

How does #Monzo keep 1'600 microservices spinning?

Go, clean code, and a strong team!

Well-known #software development principles count more than #technology choices.

@TimAnderson/@TheRegister: https://t.co/w3ser9dedy #FinTech #banking #k8s #Kubernetes #AWS #cloudbanking #Qcon

[Akash Patel @Akashkushpatel]

@NatWest_Help @JadedofWilts I have the same problem with ccard not displaying in the app or online

[Christina Camacho @CCamacho_Ivy]

Here we go #money2020 #uber https://t.co/FrkX3rhrI2

[Johnie @Johnie]

Apple Card vs Libra. Comes down to trust issue. People trust Apple but not Libra. Demonstrates how corporate branding/DNA trickles into FinProd. #money2020

[Kieran McHugh @kieranmch]

What an amazing vote of confidence. From a £1bn to £2bn valuation in just a few months. Congratulations to the whole team.

https://t.co/392YTl0mm5

[Anna Irrera @annairrera]

"Whilst the founding members of the Libra Association has some well known names, it is hardly diverse and looks very much like a San Francisco tech club[ ...]"

https://t.co/Cfg1pJu2BK

@prestonjbyrne 😉

[Spiros Margaris @SpirosMargaris]

Mary Meeker just published her highly anticipated

internet trends report — read it here

https://t.co/nt5rCaAKyZ #fintech #VC @Kr00ney @WFSULLIVAN3 @leimer @psb_dc @F10_accelerator @UrsBolt @helene_wpli @ttavlas @JeroenBartelse @SabineVdL @davidjmaireles @jaypalter @sbmeunier

[Akash Patel @Akashkushpatel]

@AnnetteKramer another visionary. Take a look at this tweet

[Megan @MeganCaywood]

When I first moved to the UK, I was planning to start my own lending platform company. This is the email I wrote to a friend on my idea for the strategy, a few weeks before I met Anne at Starling and decided to join her instead. Always been keen on those bank #API strategies 😄

[Nigel Walsh 🙌🏻 @nigelwalsh]

As the #FinTech & #InsurTech ingredients come together, I'm both excited and frustrated at this!

Space travel is tough, just ask Elon Musk - this one is on the way via Pluto. A good start, more work to be done though in my view!…https://t.co/c9QwAfdnCF https://t.co/EaZ76SEmne

[Megan @MeganCaywood]

Good article by @TheEconomist 👉

Nothing new, but a good overview on why tech was late transform banking, the changes we’re seeing now, and the possible long term outcomes - with focus on challenger banks, the “smartphone revolution” and platforms:

https://t.co/SxJpykvrAS

[FinGo @Fingopay]

Fingopay set for launch in Manchester: industry experts praise innovation as global "test bed" for vein recognition biometrics.
https://t.co/dDFb971wRy

[Megan @MeganCaywood]

Love seeing @Apple nail the challenger bank playbook:

Apple Card includes easy sign up, no fees, works worldwide in Wallet app, 2% daily cash back, in-app chat for customer support, enhanced transactions with maps & merchant logos, plus cards laser etched in Titanium #AppleEvent

[Megan @MeganCaywood]

“The new agreement will enable @Barclays’ entire network of 11,000 merchants to accept in-store @Alipay payments without replacing their existing point-of-sale system.”

Awesome work @cameron_rob and @Barclaycard team! 🙌

https://t.co/UMdDc3T7xZ

[Adam Dodds @doddsie]

🙀 "Maybe the most surprising award of the night went to @Freetrade. The commission-free share investing app, after just five months of operation, last night beat multi-billion dollar rival Hargreaves Lansdown to be named Best Share Trading Platform."
https://t.co/akTSeUigTO

[Akash Patel @Akashkushpatel]

@VikitaKansara @ChampionsLeague Deffo 👌🏾

[Akash Patel @Akashkushpatel]

Great article on why disruption without structure has repercussions. Maybe governance in #banking isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’d trust a bank more with my money than a #challenger. #fintech #regtech #payments https://t.co/82RHX63dNr