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In Banking and finance, Blog posts, Innovation, International development, Race, Sex and gender, Women

The Borg, Pandora’s Box, or something better? Let’s not fear AI but get excited by its incredible possibilities

There’s so much potential to AI if we can put our resources in the right places.

May 22, 2023

In Banking and finance, Blog posts, Innovation, International development, Localisation, Race

Money transfers to war zones and emergency areas: practical tips and wider political and ethical implications

War zones and emergency areas need money. But how do you get funds to those that most need it? Who gets to decide this? And what are the wider political and ethical issues to consider?

March 13, 2023

In Banking and finance, Blog posts, Innovation, International development, Running a start-up

Rethinking what it means to be an entrepreneur: embracing creative risk in the humanitarian aid sector

I’ve negotiated war zones and secret police to start up a social enterprise, winning multiple awards and raising millions along the way. So why aren’t I treated as a professional, let alone an entrepreneur?

January 30, 2023

In Banking and finance, Blog posts, International development, Localisation

Why aren’t remittances given the credit they deserve?

Remittances are worth billions of dollars more than global international aid. Yet it’s the money given by rich countries and wealthy people that’s accepted as the default for how poorer countries and peoples are supported. Why aren’t remittances given the credit they deserve?

February 21, 2022

In Banking and finance, Running a start-up

Getting start-up funding in cold Damascus

Setting up a start-up requires money. Here are some of my tips for getting start-up funding (and surviving the process).

October 10, 2019