15th September 2022
The Antipodean Sandbox: International Trade and FinTech in Australia
I was recently lucky enough to be invited by Department for International Trade (DIT) to attend and participate on their FinTech Trade Mission to Australia. On both a personal and professional level, this was super exciting for me, as on behalf of FinTech North I helped to deliver some virtual trade mission activity in collaboration … Continued
24th March 2022
FinTech North partners with digital transformation specialist GFT
Global digital transformation specialist GFT joins forces with FinTech North, following the opening of its Manchester Innovation Hub in September last year. Working alongside the well-known platform, GFT will assist with its continued support of the best and brightest fintech businesses across the region. Employing more than 8,000 people globally, GFT advises and supports some … Continued
14th February 2022
UX specialists LION+MASON to deliver Better FinTech keynote at FinTech North Leeds Conference
We’re really excited for our upcoming Leeds Conference. The hybrid event, which is our first conference in our home city since 2019, aims to bring together c.300 people to explore regional innovation, sustainability, talent & culture and their relation to FinTech. The conference, which will be hosted at FinTech North’s spiritual home at aql’s Salem … Continued
25th January 2022
The Coder’s Guild to provide free Tech Skills training in the North
The Coder’s Guild are working with West Yorkshire Combined Authority and other Northern public sector partners to help bridge the digital skills gap, bringing new skills to the tech industry in the area. After the success of our last delivery of short courses, the Guild are once again delivering the popular: Essential Skills For Your … Continued
20th January 2022
Green Finance Innovation Network launched by University of Leeds – launch event 28th February
The University of Leeds have announced the launch of the Green Finance Innovation Network. This new network will help financial institutions access and use climate and environmental analytics by connecting them with expert businesses and research organisations. This exciting launch event, hosted on the 28th February, will be an opportunity to share knowledge between industry … Continued
19th January 2022
FinTech North to support 2022 Investment Series by FinTech Alliance x DIT
FinTech Alliance has announced its third annual Investment Series, with signups now open for FinTechs and investors to take part. The series has a nationwide focus in partnership with the UK’s regional hubs. It will help companies at Seed and Series A raise capital and meet investors. Angel and VC investors will be able to … Continued
13th January 2022
Manchester start-up Hydr develops invoice finance platform to integrate with major cloud accounting software providers
Fintech start-up, Hydr has developed its proprietary invoice finance platform to integrate with more major cloud accounting software providers including Sage and QuickBooks. After launching exclusively with Xero in May, the Hydr platform can now be accessed by millions more SMEs in the UK who want to leverage their unpaid invoices to optimise cash flow … Continued
10th December 2021
Applications open for 3rd Cohort Exchange Enterprise City, Manchester
Calling all ambitious FinTech founders and budding entrepreneurs! Applications for the third cohort of businesses to join the Exchange Enterprise City are now open. Enterprise City are looking for the next generation of tech businesses that want to scale and become the next British tech unicorn. SUPPORTING THE TECH & DIGITAL INDUSTRY The Exchange programme provides … Continued
8th December 2021
“Unlock your pitch” – Digital Oracles launches weekly event to support entrepreneurs with pitching
Digital Oracles, together with their Accelerator partners, presents ‘Unlock your pitch’ – a weekly event to practice your pitch with other founders in a safe environment. We understand that the worldwide lockdown has changed people’s confidence in talking in public because face to face meetings became online meetings. We’re hoping to help startups get back … Continued
2nd December 2021
Re-watch and re-cap: FinTech North Manchester Conference
On the 30th of November, we finally brought the Northern FinTech community together in physical form! With over 300 registrations for our hybrid FinTech North event, we were delighted to see some old faces and welcome some new ones. We thank our sponsors; LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), OpenMoney and Infinity Works, Part of Accenture. … Continued
17th November 2021
Partner Profile: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
FinTech North is delighted to announce a partnership with London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). LSEG will be supporting our activity this year, including sponsorship of our Manchester Conference on the 30th November. In the below video, we sat down with James Cliffe, Group Head of Sales EMEA, Data & Analytics at London Stock Exchange Group … Continued
16th November 2021
GetMoreDoneLeeds: Leeds City Council partners with Paperound to help Leeds startups excel with ‘click-to-access’ student talent
Leeds City Council and Paperound have teamed up to provide digital student resource for innovating entrepreneurs in Leeds. This initiative aims to help local innovators achieve more output by resourcing them with subsidised student talent to work on digital company tasks. The initiative will provide fully subsidised student resource for growing tech startups in Leeds … Continued
15th November 2021
Write-up and Rewatch: The Future of Savings 12/11
On Friday 12th November the northern FinTech community came together virtually to explore the direction of travel for the savings market. The Future of Savings was hosted in partnership with savings management and technology platform Newcastle Strategic Solutions. As ever, we have produced a write-up and recording of the event, for those who were unable … Continued
4th November 2021
FinTech North to support Tech Week Humber, 8-12 November
FinTech North is delighted to support Tech Week Humber 2021. Tech Week humber is a week-long annual physical and hybrid festival of tech events, with the Tech Expo as the flagship event of the week. Taking place in Hull at the Bonus Arena between Monday 8th and Friday 12th November, the week aims to connect … Continued
27th October 2021
FinTech North partners with resourcing specialists BrightBox Group
Competition is rife for the best in tech resource and over the last 18 months that has increased significantly. As FinTech markets continue to expand and mature, and the requirement to meet growth and investment demands increases, it is a sector that has felt a particular squeeze. With location no longer a key factor in … Continued
26th October 2021
Mitigating the risks of software failure within the Finance sector – Rod Cobain, Client Director, ROQ
This article was authored by Rod Cobain, Client Director at ROQ. ROQ are a premier software testing consultancy and a partner of FinTech North. There are a great many questions surrounding the UK financial markets, with one being that the institutional banks are supposed to be losing customers, but are they? One view is … Continued
21st October 2021
Write-up and Re-watch: The Future of Mortgages 21/10
On Thursday 21st October the Northern FinTech community came together virtually to discuss and explore how FinTech is impacting the Mortgage sector and the road to home ownership. The Future of Mortgages was hosted in partnership with AI and ML specialists Sandstone Technology. The community were clearly looking forward to this event, with nearly 200 … Continued
20th October 2021
FinTech North supports FinTech Scotland Conference: Accelerating FinTech across the UK
Last week, on Thursday 14th October, FinTech North made the trip North of the border to support our FinTech National Network colleagues FinTech Scotland with their Accelerating FinTech Across the UK conference. Around 150 delegates, mostly comprising of members the Scottish FinTech community, attended the conference at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology Centre in Glasgow. … Continued
12th October 2021
Leeds City Council funding scheme aims to provide launchpad for next generation of business innovators
A Leeds City Council funding scheme is set to open the door to a bright business future for a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. The council launched its Innovation@Leeds scheme earlier this year when it invited grant applications from organisations that provide training, mentoring and other forms of support for people aiming to develop … Continued
7th October 2021
Open Banking Expo reunites Open Banking and Open Finance ecosystem after 18 months apart
FinTech North Partner Open Banking Expo, the largest global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving the biggest digital transformation in the financial services sector, will this November bring back together European innovators, disruptors and visionaries. On 4 November 2021, leaders and experts from across the breadth of financial services, including the UK’s … Continued
5th October 2021
FinTech North returns to face-to-face events for 4th annual Manchester Conference, FCA confirmed as speakers
We are delighted to announce that FinTech North’s fourth annual Manchester conference will once again be hosted by University of Manchester on 30th November. The hybrid event is expecting to attract around 200 delegates to Central Manchester for a full-day conference featuring a line-up of national and regional FinTech experts and innovators. The FinTech North … Continued
30th September 2021
Re-watch: Leeds Open Mic FinTech Showcase 30/09
On the 30th September, as part of the Leeds Digital Festival, FinTech North brought the northern FinTech community together virtually for an Open Mic FinTech Showcase. The format was simple – we reached out to the community and asked anyone with a FinTech business or idea to pitch and present. This offered the community the … Continued
29th September 2021
Partner Profile: BrightBox Group – Stuart Houghton & Steve Andrews
We recently sat down with our Partners and Resourcing experts BrightBox Group, to get to know the business better and to understand how the FinTech North community can help. We spoke with Stuart Houghton, Founder and CEO, and Steve Andrews, Head of Sales and Marketing. We recorded the interview so those in our community can … Continued
FinTech North takes part in National FinTech event in Glasgow
Building on the National Connectivity identified by the recent Kalifa Review (The UK Government’s strategic review into UK FinTech) as key to the success of UK FinTech, FinTech North is delighted to announce we are participating in a National FinTech conference in Glasgow next Month on the 14th October. Taking place at the University of … Continued
7th September 2021
Mastercard to partner with FinTech North to develop and grow the Northern FinTech ecosystems
The national FinTech market is evolving and expanding, as evidenced recently when a strategic review of UK FinTech (the Kalifa Review) identified two of 10 FinTech clusters in the UK to be based in the North (The established Pennines cluster of Leeds & Manchester and the emerging cluster of Newcastle-Durham). Mastercard need no introduction as a … Continued
2nd September 2021
Partner Profile: Andrew Jackson, Managing Director, Swish Fund
FinTech North recently sat down with Andrew Jackson, Managing Director at SME lender Swish Fund, to get to know our Partner better and to raise awareness amongst the northern FinTech community about the work Swish Fund are doing in the ecosystem. To listen and view the interview, click the image below. We have also produced … Continued
27th August 2021
FinTech North partners with TISAtech to open up opportunities for Northern FinTechs
FinTech North is delighted to announce a partnership with TISAtech aimed at opening up business development opportunities for Northern FinTechs to engage with established financial services organisations. TISAtech is a global digital platform that connects FinTechs with financial services firms, predominately banks, insurers, retail platforms and asset managers to provide solutions to issues such as … Continued
24th August 2021
Sandstone Technology Announce Partnership with FinTech North
The national FinTech market is evolving and expanding, as evidenced recently when the UK government’s strategic review of UK FinTech (the Kalifa Review) identified two of 10 FinTech clusters in the UK to be based in the North (The established Pennines cluster of Leeds & Manchester and the emerging cluster of Newcastle-Durham). Sandstone Technology is a … Continued
20th August 2021
Roundtable – Manchester: The UK city to scale for FinTechs
Join FinTech North Partners MIDAS (Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency) and RSM UK for a roundtable event which will take a deep dive into one of the UK’s multibillion-pound digital ecosystems – Manchester. About Boasting 10% of global market share and generating £11bn in revenue annually, the UK is a dominant force in FinTech and in … Continued
3rd August 2021
UK-Australia FinTech Bridge: DIT announce virtual UK-Australia FinTech Bridge Masterclass for UK companies interested in Australian FinTech opportunities
The UK-Australia FinTech Bridge is a collaborative effort across government and industry to identify emerging trends and policy, enable more efficient regulation and enhance bilateral trade and investment opportunities. It gives Australian businesses a pathway to succeed in the UK, British businesses a platform to succeed in Australia and together lead the world in financial … Continued
