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My name is Susanne: I was once a banker in digital denial

Ex-banker Susanne Chishti, who now runs a fintech investment group, urges her former colleagues to take the e-plunge

My name is Susanne: I was once a banker in digital denial
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Most of today’s senior bankers built their careers in the pre-digital age. I was one of them.

Many of my old banking colleagues do not use LinkedIn, they certainly would not use Twitter and have hardly heard of Instagram, Pinterest or Tumblr. As technology revolutionises the financial services industry, how can we understand the opportunities and risks of fintech if many of us in banking are so removed from the digital world?

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