Global Scans · Financial Services · Weekly Summary

• Upwork, Fiverr, and several other platforms afford the skilled person an opportunity to be connected to clients from the rest of the world, and local tech startups are creating their own jobs with app development, blockchain technology, and online financial services. Asaase Radio
• By 2030, AI is expected to change the character of existing financial services jobs and add 8-9% more new jobs worldwide. The Virtual Assist
• From renewable energy to technology and financial services, Chinese investments have the potential to drive innovation, create jobs, and enhance the UK's global competitiveness. Focus - China Britain Business Council
• 9% of incumbent financial services jobs may be lost as a result of AI by 2030. Forbes
• More than 40,000 jobs for securities, commodities and financial services sales agents are expected to be created per year through 2030. Step By Step Business
• Already, 200,000 financial services workers are in green jobs - a number that will undoubtedly grow over the coming years. / UK The Guardian
• Remitly Global, Inc. (Remitly), a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, has announced it will increase operations in Cork, creating approximately 120 jobs over the next six months. IDA Ireland
• PwC is creating 100 jobs in its financial services practice as Scotland's business community adjusts from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic. Daily Business
• US financial services group State Street is to establish a new global cybersecurity and technology unit in Kilkenny, which will see the creation of 400 new jobs. The Irish Times

Last updated: 14 September 2025