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Innovation with purpose: Strengthening customer relationships

Society Matters - Spring 2026

The spring edition of Society Matters focuses on technology and innovation - we explore where the opportunities might lie, and how organisations can implement technology that enhances the member experience.

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In this edition:
 
  • Building a mutual future through collaboration - Sarah Harrison, CEO, BSA
  • Supporting innovation in the mutual sector - Colin Payne, Financial Conduct Authority
  • Nationwide leads the way in speeding up the homebuying process - Henry Jordan, Nationwide
  • Why saving should feel like winning again - Mike Saraswat, Stoa
  • Designing payments for how customers really save - Janice Barber, Yorkshire Building Society
  • From AI experimentation to production: Smarter governance, faster innovation - Leigh Bates, Trish Ani, Hugo Russeau, PwC
  • Powering positive change: a customer-led retrofit project - Sammie Boon, Newbury Building Society
  • Agentic AI in lending: Unlocking speed, scale and better decisions - Grace Ge, Publicis Sapient
  • How Smart Data could transform homebuying - Maria Harris, Open Property Data Association
  • Trust isn't a strapline. It's a verdict - Sally Gaudion, Nottingham Building Society
  • Raising capital the mutual way - Nigel Turner, Ecology Building Society
  • Communicating climate risk - Laura Magezi, BSA
  • Navigating the UK Government's Fraud Strategy: A call to action for building societies - Daniel Apple and Stephanie Kattah, Deloitte