1st March 2018
Why We Need Diversity In FinTech, by Chris Sier
Chris Sier, FinTech Envoy for the Northern Powerhouse recently spoke at our February Seminar: Women in FinTech (North). This is a transcript of Chris’ keynote speech. When I was asked to speak at this event my first thought was “Who am I to stand in front of you and talk about diversity?” I mean, just … Continued
21st February 2018
FinTech North at the Innovate Finance Global Summit
FinTech North will be at the Innovate Finance Global Summit next month. Earlier this month, we reported on our new partnership with Innovate Finance and explained the upcoming Innovate Finance Global Summit. Members of the FinTech North community will receive a 25% discount on the advertised price when registering to attend, an opportunity not to … Continued
20th February 2018
Leeds FinTech Day on 23rd March
On Friday March 23rd, FinTech North and the University of Leeds are hosting a Leeds FinTech Day as part of UK FinTech Week. The event will be supported by Leeds City Council, the Leeds City Regional Local Enterprise Partnership, the Department for International Trade and proudly sponsored by Squire Patton Boggs. Leeds FinTech Day will be … Continued
7th February 2018
Innovate Finance Global Summit – 19th-20th March
FinTech North is proud to partnering with Innovate Finance in 2018. On the 19th-20th of March, Innovate Finance Global Summit 2018 will convene the global FinTech community to the FinTech capital of the world: London. The summit will bring together over 2500 business leaders, FinTech entrepreneurs, policymakers and regulators, the investor community and the … Continued
24th November 2017
A Date for the Diaries: FinTech North December
On Friday 8th December, FinTech North will be hosting another event in Leeds city centre. The seminar, scheduled to take place between 8:30am and 11am at Platform, is ideal for financial directors, accountants, independent financial advisors and wealth managers with an interest in the industry. As with the other recent FinTech North events, December’s gathering … Continued
14th November 2017
FinTech North November
On Friday 10th November, 74 representatives of northern FinTech companies attended the second monthly FinTech North Seminar. This month, the event was sponsored and hosted by law firm, Ward Hadaway in their Leeds offices. Julian Wells, Director at Whitecap Consulting chaired proceedings and kicked off the seminar with a brief introduction highlighting the current exciting initiatives happening in … Continued
4th October 2017
Stuart Sherman at FinTech North
Stuart Sherman is the founder of IMC, a Toronto-based company that helps organisations and institutions to re-examine how they approach software solutions. In April, Stuart flew in from Toronto to share his expertise and opinions on the topic of machine learning with the FinTech North audience. During his speech, he incorporated audience participation, explained … Continued
29th September 2017
FinTech North @ Platform – Event Review
On Thursday 28th September, FinTech North and Leeds City Council delivered a networking and discussion event at the soon to be opened Platform building in Leeds. Over 120 people from across the Northern Powerhouse signed up for the event, which focused primarily on the desire to drive FinTech growth in the Leeds City Region. FinTech North is a … Continued
12th September 2017
FinTech North @ Platform 28/9/17
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting an upcoming breakfast seminar and networking event on Thursday 28th September, in partnership with Leeds City Council. FinTech North @ Platform will be the first in a series of events hosted over the coming months as part of a programme building on the successful convergence of Commercial, Academic, … Continued
18th May 2017
Fintech North 2017 – Richard Carter
Fintech North 2017 – Richard Carter – Nostrum Group – Nouri.sh During FinTech North, video interviews delved deeper into various topics. In this video, we spoke to Richard Carter, Chief Executive of Nostrum Group. Richard formed part of the FinTech Landscape panel discussion, which took place in the first session of the day. Here, he … Continued
11th May 2017
FinTech North 2017
FinTech North 2017 took place on Wednesday, 26th April, at AQL, Salem Chapel, in Leeds city centre. The event brought together industry professionals on a local, national and international level, for a day of speeches, discussions and presentations on various topics relevant to the FinTech industry. The event, which formed part of Leeds Digital … Continued
21st April 2017
FCA Surgery Sessions at FinTech North
Last week the FCA announced it is to focus on Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh as it looks to help support and drive regional innovation in financial services across the UK. We are delighted to announce that the regulator will be offering attendees at FinTech North the opportunity to have a face-to-face discussion to … Continued
12th April 2017
Leeds City Region 2017: The Undisputed Fintech Capital Of The North by Roger Marsh
In December, Roger Marsh of the LEP wrote an article for the Huffington Post that looked at the importance of Leeds in the field of Fintech, with a mention of FinTech North. Fintech North, the one day festival that focuses on digital innovation in the financial services industry, is set to return to Leeds in 2017 following … Continued
Payment Instruments in Profile: ATM by VocaLink
UK payments company VocaLink is supporting the FinTech North event, and their UK Portfolio Director, Sara Parker, is scheduled to speak to the audience about the future of payments. They recently launched a series that will examine how we use and experience different payment instruments in the UK. Each report will focus on a specific payment … Continued
10th April 2017
Professor Hussein Abdou On Finance
Hussein Abdou is a Professor of Banking and Finance at the Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University. His academic background is in this field, focusing on topics such as credit scoring modelling techniques, risk management in financial institutions and applications of non-parametric modelling techniques in banking and finance. Hussein has experience building scoring models … Continued
4th April 2017
Chris Sier Explains FiNexus
Dr. Chris Sier recently spoke to Julia Mariasova from Shortlisted Productions in a filmed interview. The London-based film company have covered topics that include open banking and scalable capital, and their YouTube channel also features a two-part programme titled Demystifying FinTech. Dr. Chris Sier is the FinTech Envoy for the North and Director of … Continued
3rd April 2017
Press Release: Nesta to bring £5m ‘Open Up Challenge’ prize to Leeds
London, 23 March 2017 – FinTech North and Nesta, the innovation foundation, have announced that the recently launched ‘Open Up Challenge’ for FinTech entrepreneurs will be showcased during Leeds Digital Festival on 26th April 2017. In February, Nesta launched the Open Up Challenge, a new £5m prize fund to inspire the creation of next-generation … Continued
24th March 2017
FinTech North Speakers to Tackle Issues of Skills and Customers
Two further speakers have been announced for the FinTech North conference, taking place in Leeds on 26th April as part of Leeds Digital Festival. Estonian digital skills entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of Jobbatical Karoli Hindriks and Harrogate big data innovator Stephen Kennedy join the line-up for the sell-out event at aql’s Salem Chapel … Continued
23rd March 2017
FinTech North Networking Drinks – sponsored by BJSS
We are delighted to announce we will be hosting a FinTech North Networking Drinks event on Wednesday 19th April at White Cloth Gallery, Leeds. Sponsored by BJSS – the award winning Leeds-based IT consultancy – this event takes place one week before the sell-out FinTech North conference which will be hosted at aql’s iconic … Continued
16th March 2017
VocaLink Announced as Sponsor for FinTech North
Payments industry giant VocaLink has been confirmed as the latest sponsor of FinTech North, the one-day conference taking place in Leeds on 26th April as part of the city’s Digital Festival. Organised by Whitecap Consulting, White Label Crowdfunding, and FiNexus, the event, which will take place at aql’s Salem Chapel data centre, has attracted … Continued
13th March 2017
Discover Nesta’s £5m “Open Up Challenge” in Leeds
In the run up to the FinTech North conference, where Nesta will be joining a discussion on open banking, a ‘Discovery’ event has been planned in Leeds (29th March, 1 Aire Street). FinTech and other data technology start-ups can attend to learn more about the open banking opportunity and how to apply to the challenge. … Continued
3rd March 2017
BJSS Talks to FinTech North
We spoke to Richard Meirion-Williams, Head of Financial Services at BJSS, about the company, the importance of education and the future of FinTech. Last week, we announced that IT consultancy company BJSS would be sponsoring FinTech North 2017. The event, which will take place on Wednesday, April 26th at AQL, Salem Church, will see … Continued
2nd March 2017
Computershare Announced as Sponsor for FinTech North
We are proud to announce Computershare as a sponsor of this year’s showcase technology event – FinTech North. Computershare, the global financial administration company, has been announced as a sponsor of FinTech North, the one day showcase conference that will take place on 26th April during Leeds Digital Festival. Represented in over 21 countries with 90 … Continued
1st March 2017
BJSS Sponsors FinTech North
BJSS, the award-winning, delivery-focused IT consultancy, has been confirmed as one of the headline sponsors of FinTech North. The one-day conference taking place during Leeds Digital Festival on 26th April, organised by Leeds-based Whitecap Consulting and White Label Crowdfunding. Founded in 1993, BJSS employs over 700 people with offices across the UK and the US, delivering … Continued
27th February 2017
Canadian Tech Guru and Women in FinTech 2016 Power List Member to Speak at FinTech North
Two more high profile speakers have been announced for FinTech North. The one-day conference is set to take place during Leeds Digital Festival on 26th April, organised by Leeds-based Whitecap Consulting and White Label Crowdfunding. Laura Bailey, CEO & Co-Founder of Zerado, and Stuart Sherman, CEO of IMC, join a speaker line up that … Continued
