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60% of disabled or neurodiverse entrepreneurs receive no support when starting their business.    A stark finding from our Disability and Entrepreneurship Report, in partnership with Small Business Britain.   We're trying to change this: - Through supporting disabled entrepreneurs with a free hub of useful resources, support and guides. - By upskilling individuals, businesses and charities with our disability & neuro-inclusion e-training module. - By generating clear actions from the government backed Lilac review for overcoming barriers faced by disabled business owners. - By increasing access to finance for disabled entrepreneurs through the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship. - With networking events that provide learning opportunities and promote visible role models. - With Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC) approved websites and apps.   By implementing initiatives like these, we’re empowering disabled and neurodiverse business owners to thrive and create even better outcomes for customers.    #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek

People are waking up to the power of responsible investing 🌱✨ Pension savers are increasingly thinking about how their pension can help the planet, and they want their employers to offer sustainable options.

Seasons to get excited about right now:  Spring 🌻  MAFS 📺  …ISAs? 💰 Hear us out. Customers smashing their financial goals is our favourite thing, and they’re doing it this ISA season thanks to our streamlined app with just a few taps. Swipe to get the info on how ISAs are the secret weapon to giving savings and investments a tax-free boost before the end of the month. 

What do you get when you put 60 tech enthusiasts in a room for 32 hours? …A Game Jam💥 Earlier this month, Scottish Widows took over the V&A Dundee museum for our first Game Jam event, which saw developers, designers, university students and our tech colleagues come together to solve challenges using games or gamification techniques. The teams pushed the boundaries of tech, prototyping new ideas to empower customers managing their money through our mobile app. Special shout out to all the participants and to our amazing colleagues for hosting! Check out some pics below ⬇️

AI prompt: What does a reimagined bank look like?    There's no escaping the fact that AI will revolutionise our world, but the question we've been asking is how will it change the future of financial services?    Rohit Dhawan sees these as some of the areas where AI can make the biggest impact across the industry:  1. More personalised customer journeys.  2. Emerging technologies improving efficiency in the workplace.  3. Tailored financial advice, regardless of familiarity with digital banking.    Read more: https://lnkd.in/edSjF8DE

Harnessing the power of AI💡   Innovation means finding new ways to support the lives and goals of customers and colleagues.   That’s why over 200 senior leaders are getting brand new AI training to reimagine every corner of the business.   The 6-month bespoke course was developed alongside Cambridge Spark and Cambridge Judge Business School, upskilling leaders to help their teams transform the way we do things.   Take a look at some of the photos from the first 2 days – everybody say ‘AI!’

28 volunteers, 7 locations across the UK, 600 Ramadan packs 🌟 This Ramadan, our colleagues teamed up with our charity partner Crisis to pack Ramadan boxes at Skylight centres across the UK.   From London to Birmingham, volunteers packed essential items, including food and personal care products, to help make Ramadan a little brighter for Muslim individuals and families experiencing homelessness.   This initiative is part of our ongoing partnership with Crisis aimed at ending homelessness and supporting vulnerable communities.   A heartfelt thank you to our colleagues who contributed their time and effort to this meaningful cause.  

Our banking apps got an upgrade 🚀   Managing money just got easier for our 20 million plus mobile customers, with enhanced apps for Lloyds Bank, Scottish Widows, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland all now live!   As more of our customers go digital, we’re committed to building the best mobile features to help them take control of their finances and achieve their money goals, no matter how big or small.

5 years, 5 million trees🌳 Since 2020, colleagues, communities and clients have been putting on their wellies, heading to the countryside and planting trees alongside The Woodland Trust, come rain or shine! This year marks the halfway point of our 10 year partnership, and halfway to our shared goal of planting 10 million trees. So to every single person who has braved the mud, thank you x 5 million. Let's keep digging!

Celebrating 115 years of International Women’s Day 🌟   From pay equity to societal roles, that’s a hundred years of progress towards gender equality.   But as we take a moment to reflect on how far we've come, it's important to recognise that women still face some unique challenges – did you know the UK is still 20 years away from closing the gender pension gap?   Women are more likely to work part-time or take career breaks for caregiving, which means they miss out on pension contributions. And many don’t qualify for automatic enrolment due to low earnings.   The good news is, it's not too late to change things. Even small increases in pension contributions today can make a huge difference down the line. And with early preparation, women can feel more confident about their financial future.   Closing the gender pension gap means rethinking how we value work and equity at every stage of life.   We’re focusing on education and driving policy changes that help women see themselves as investors, not just savers. It’s all about giving them the tools to make informed decisions and secure a stronger financial future.   Read more on what we’re doing to break down barriers: https://lnkd.in/eaTXC7tX