FinTech Hubs

Dec
23

The great British fintech invasion

Some three dozen British fintech companies have set up shop in Australia in the past 12 to 18 months, even with the closed borders.

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Dec
23

UK international trade department unveils fintech match-making initiative

The UK’s Department for International Trade has launched a campaign to encourage international financial institutions to invest in British fintech.

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Dec
13

FinTech Scotland teams up with Lloyds for Innovation Lab

FinTech Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group launch a new fintech programme aimed at improving and creating innovative collaborations.

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Dec
13

Why London’s calling for the finTech industry

The year 2020 was going to be a wild ride for London’s fintech and financial services firms even without COVID-19.

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Dec
12

Fintech leaders launch Fintech for All Charter

Representatives across the UK fintech community have launched the Fintech For All Charter.

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Nov
06

Fintech focus for Wales at TheCityUK National Conference in Cardiff in November

TheCityUK brings a major event to the Principality Stadium, Cardiff on November 21 as Wales focuses on FinTech with a growing reputation as a global leader in the financial technology sector. TheCityUK National Conference 2019, in partnership with PwC, is an opportunity for delegates to join senior policymakers, practitioners and academics to discuss critical issues and growth opportunities for financial and professional services across the UK. The conference theme is ‘Making an Impact’, with keynote speeches focusing on how the financial and related professional services industry supports people and businesses across the UK.Event headliners include The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH, Richard Theo, UK Government FinTech Envoy for Wales, […]

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Nov
04

Modulr invest £20m to supercharge Scottish FinTech

EDINBURGH-based FinTech Modulr has today announced it will invest the majority of £20m in the Scottish FinTech industry, to drive disruptive innovation and further boost Scotland’s growing prominence as a tech hub. The move is the latest step in Modulr’s ambition to radically transform SME banking, and its belief in Scottish tech talent to help achieve this vision. Having established its main development hub in Edinburgh, Modulr will use the funding to create an additional minimum of 53 highly skilled technology jobs in the capital. The FinTech will also nurture new technology talent in Scotland by committing to hire graduates from Scottish universities every year for the next five years. […]

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Oct
23

The recipe behind the UK’s Fintech success

Until now, the UK has been way ahead of the game in terms of fintech innovation. Indeed, the UK is apparently the fifth most innovative country in the world and was named as a leading European tech innovator in KPMG’s Global Technology Innovation report. The fact that we were first to introduce open banking has certainly played a part here but, with less than a month to go until the PSD2 implementation date (and other countries soon to be snapping at our heels), what exactly is behind this success? We believe there are a number of ingredients: Rapidly growing open banking ecosystem – over 135 entities are now approved by […]

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