People in the UK are struggling with their finances, with personal insolvencies reaching a seven-year high. Many Britons do not understand the implications of declaring insolvency, but there’s space for brands to help people better manage their money, especially in more precarious times.

Are people growing bored of fintech services? How is an abundance of banking choices hindering decisions? And what money taboos are people desperate to break? In this chapter of the 2020 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about people’s desire for ease and openness in finance.

With problematic gambling impacting financial, social, and mental health, challenger bank Monzo has unveiled an in-app tool that helps users restrict their betting and be more responsible with their money. How does it use tech to empower people without taking away their autonomy?

Whether it’s asking a mate to pay back cash they borrowed a month ago or divulging the size of one’s pay cheque, many people hate talking about money. Canvas8 spoke to eight Britons to understand what financial matters they find difficult to discuss and why they sometimes blur the truth.