Hi there,

Remember that Sarita, our lead data analyst at a London fintech firm, has a deep love of cycling? Whether it’s choosing a bike over the Underground for her daily commute or hitting the indoor cycling studio, she’s always on the move.

This summer in London, she has taken her passion to the next level by joining a cycling club, venturing out on long rides to Windsor and other nearby picturesque locations every other weekend.

On Saturday, Sarita’s friend and former colleague, Angela, joined her for a ride. Halfway along their route, they stopped for coffee and pastries. But Angela’s mind is elsewhere.

“How are you? All good?” – asked Sarita.

“Not too bad. I just can’t get my head off work. I read some FintechFutures whitepaper this morning and just can’t stop thinking how much it speaks to what I’ve been dealing with in my new role leading the Risk Modeling department…” – sighed Angela.

“What’s the whitepaper about?” – enquires Sarita after another sip of coffee.

“I’ll forward it to you on Monday. That way, you won’t fall into the same trap as me and waste your weekend thinking about work.”

On Monday morning, Sarita receives an email from Angela with the aforementioned whitepaper attached. A phrase from the first few pages catches Sarita’s eye: “…For data teams in the financial services space, we know that specific areas of concern include maintaining team productivity, struggling with managing data of increasing volumes and complexity, effectively communicating data and insights, modernizing and future-proofing data team processes while also leaving room for innovation in the data team setting.…”

“Leaving room for innovation in the data team setting” sounds intriguing to Sarita. It’s time for another coffee and a quick skim through this whitepaper.