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Bridging the Fintech Talent Gap
Retail Payments Risk Forum
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Allen Sautter
James Senn
Jessica Washington

RETAIL PAYMENT RISK FORUM’S MISSION

Detect and Identify; Assist and encourage

• Identify: What?
– Risk: in existing and emerging retail payments

• Help how? Contribute to mitigating payment risks by
– Researching products, services, and systems
– Collaborating with industry
– Convening

• Take On Payments blog (takeonpayments.frbatlanta.org)
• Talk About Payments webinar

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objectives

• Workforce development
strategies
• Fintech sectors
• Necessary skills and
technologies
• Opportunities and initiatives

Education

Investment

Real
business
needs

Skills

Training

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FINTECH BUSINESS SECTORS
PAYMENTS

INSURANCE

BANKING

FINTECH

INVESTING

GEORGIA FINTECH ACADEMY
HEADQUARTERS AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

LENDING

FINTECH’S
REACH

DEMAND FOR FINTECH TALENT
•

Talent Pipeline—Critical shortage

•

High-Demand Talent Needs
Software Development
Client Services & Business Development
Cybersecurity
Data Science & Analytics
Innovation & Product Development

•

Experience Essential—Fintech-ready professionals

GEORGIA FINTECH ACADEMY
HEADQUARTERS AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Join our team

WE’RE HIRING

GEORGIA’S FINTECH ECOSYSTEM

GEORGIA FINTECH ACADEMY
HEADQUARTERS AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

THE “TECH” PART

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The most commonly cited
reasons for hiring difficulties:
Lack of job-specific skills,
education, or experience

“How Do Firms Respond to Hiring Difficulties?”
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Community &
Economic Development (CED) Discussion Paper Series
March 2018

EXAMPLES OF OPPORTUNITIES AND INITIATIVES

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Tech Talent South
The Georgia Fintech Academy
Cyber Training Academy
Refugee training center–MX
Apprenticeship Carolina

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THANK YOU
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Retail Payments Risk Forum
http://takeonpayments.frbatlanta.org