2019 Leadership Expedition to Norway

Our 2019 group are visiting Norway for the Exeter MBA module MBAM947 Leadership Expedition.  Friends, family and well-wishers can track the teams, as they navigate the Hardangervidda, via the links below (activated on the 15th or 16th July):

Inreach 1, team Retrofun https://eur-share.inreach.garmin.com/boldretrofun

Inreach 2, team Glacier: https://eur-share.inreach.garmin.com/boldteamglacier

Inreach 3, team Pioneers: https://eur-share.inreach.garmin.com/boldpioneers

If you’d like to know more about the module, take a look at our MBA Director’s Blog Post from 2018! 

Being at the Spearhead of the Fintech Revolution

By Tico Altahona,
MBA student 2014/5

Too big to fail”, is how the importance of banks has traditionally been defined, as they are so large and interconnected that if they collapse, there would be a chain reaction that would affect the whole economy. They are the link that connects the economy and lets everything happen: from government policy (expand the circulation with credits) to buy groceries (payment services).

We are living in exciting moments because a revolution is happening right now. There are serious threats to the banks foundations, and I am happy to announce that I am part of it. The Financial Technology (Fintech) revolution has been made by start-ups that use Internet and mobile applications to side step banks. Companies like Droplet are now able to replace the traditional services offered ONLY by banks, in this particular case: payments with cards.

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