Chi Onwurah

Friday

Chi Onwurah

Women in finance: can technology help bridge the gap?

37 min listen

As technology becomes ever more part of our daily lives, banking is no different. You might have already used some ‘fintech’ innovations like Monzo and Klarna. The flexibility of fintech can particularly help women in their day-to-day lives, but if that’s the case, why is some fintech mostly used and created by men? In this

Monday

Chi Onwurah

Consumers suffer because this government doesn't know how to regulate

The current Government has squandered  the competitive environment it inherited from Labour, tolerating quasi-monopolies who abuse their position to harm consumers.  The policy responses to these monopolies should be strong and decisive, not weak and acquiescing. In all the ‘utility’ sectors (gas, water, telecommunications) and some emerging markets, such as search, there is a compelling