In a recent conversation with Fnality’s CEO, Rhom, he recommended that I should be kinder to myself. I’ve heard it before. In fact, I’ve been hearing this repeatedly since the early days of my career. I would normally do something nice, like a longer weekend, or taking a long bath. However, having investigated this concept recently, I realised that it is not just about doing something nice for yourself; it is about the way you treat yourself, and how you use your inner voice. If you are a person who often says “I am my own worst critic” or hears “don’t be too hard on yourself” the chances are that you may not be very good at being kind to yourself. Many of us are not aware of the unhelpful...
23-Jul-2021 16:30:00 / by Anna Przewoznik posted in Fnality, people, Wellbeing, Fnamily, Health, Kind, Compassion, Human, Motivation, Anxiety
15-Jul-2021 09:00:00 / by Fnality Team posted in Insider, Fnality, Views, people, diversity, culture, ESG, empowerment
Recently, the Fnality ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) Community of Practice organised a live Q&A session with Meghan Foreman-Purves, Head of Legal, Europe for CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce). It was a session that all of us at Fnality found insightful and inspiring, so we are delighted to share Meghan's experiences and advice around topics such as leadership, overcoming career obstacles, and parenthood in the workplace with a broader audience in this blog post.
Meghan was, until very recently, a Director of CIBC’s UK regulated subsidiary, and has recently been welcomed to the Fnality Community as CIBC’s Board Observer and Shareholder Representative.
09-Jul-2021 10:00:00 / by Cait Foley posted in News, Fnality, Views, people, pandemic, culture, Health, World, World Population Day, lockdown
From the International Day of Friendship to International Asteroid Day, the United Nations’ annual celebration of human life and history aims to bring awareness and offer opportunities for learning and participation across language, health, culture, science, and more. During lockdowns around the world in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, towns and cities appeared almost deserted overnight; once bustling streets became ghost-towns, before ‘furlough’, ‘social distancing’ and ‘Zoom calls’ were common lexicon. Whereas parts of life seemed to grind to a halt, healthcare was pushed to its limit as hospitals and morgues filled, and communities were put at risk when demand outran supply. No one...
25-Jun-2021 10:00:00 / by Arion Hashani posted in Insider, Fnality, Views, people, diversity, inclusion, Mental Health, Wellbeing, culture, Fnamily, Men, Health
Men’s Mental Health Week Blogpost:
It is Pride month again: the special time of the year when the LGBTQ+ community celebrates who we are. In doing so, we also raise awareness of the discrimination and prejudice that our community struggles against, and of the continuing efforts we can all make – whether LGBTQ+ or allies – to promote equality and inclusion.
18-Jun-2021 15:15:00 / by Francesca Gunn posted in Insider, Fnality, Views, pride, people, diversity, inclusion, Mental Health, Wellbeing, agile, Career, Tshaped, culture, Fnamily
Four years ago, my Fnality (formally known as the ‘USC Project’) journey began. I walked into a little office by St Pauls Cathedral that looked like something between the Apple store (read slick and technologically advanced) and a beach hut (read rustic, laid back and the kind of place you wanted to hang out) and contained a handful of geniuses! I took a seat at my new desk and tried to take it all in; new job, new role, new colleagues, new industry, new city. It quickly dawned on me, I’m no longer living in Devon, working in uniform at a major trauma hospital. I’m now working for a super cool technology research and development company in the heart of London, focused on making significant...
11-Jun-2021 12:00:27 / by Fnality Team posted in Fnality, pride, people, diversity, inclusion, agile, culture, Fnamily
Sherif Elkhouly shares how Fnality embraced his uniqueness and created an opportunity for him that broke all moulds!
10-Jun-2021 13:00:39 / by Fnality Team posted in Fnality, pride
It’s June, the month we celebrate Pride! This year Mohamed Amer would like to honour one of the most influential scientists of modern times, and one of his personal champions: Alan Turing.
03-Jun-2021 14:01:00 / by Angus Fletcher
On the 19th April 2021, the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced a package of initiatives to place the UK at the centre of the global FinTech landscape. One of those initiatives was the publication of a policy statement regarding a new type of “omnibus” account at the Bank of England (‘the Bank’). Here at Fnality International, this is a hugely exciting and much anticipated development in our ongoing objective to create a global network of distributed wholesale payment systems. In this blog post, we will explore what the omnibus account is and why it is so important in realising the Fnality vision.
21-May-2021 10:00:00 / by Alessandra Gaudio posted in Insider, Fnality, Views, people, diversity, wfh, Wellbeing, agile, working remotely, culture
Is there a better recipe for disaster than changing career, dive headfirst into a new industry, meet a new team only virtually, leave your home and move to a new city - all while in lockdown in the middle of a pandemic?