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 special episode of Women With Balls, Katy Balls is joined by her panel to discuss these issues and more. Sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.

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 need to redress the balance between incumbent vested interests and consumers. In the late nineties the Labour Government put in place one of the best competitive regulatory environments in the world. It ranked third behind the US and Germany in an independent review by KPMG. 'Light touch' evidence-based economic regulation was the order of the day.