2nd February 2024
FinTech Alliance to host Connecting Leeds: FinTech Alliance Community Meet-up 21st February
FinTech North is delighted to support our partners FinTech Alliance with their upcoming event, Connecting Leeds: FinTech Alliance Community Meet-up. Supported by FinTech Growth Fund, FinTech North and Barclays Eagle Labs, the event will bring key players and stakeholders from across the FinTech ecosystem together to network and grow their professional networks. The Connecting Leeds: … Continued
26th January 2024
RSM to provide update on Tech landscape, Funding Trends and developments in AI in Media and Technology Outlook webinar, 7th February
FinTech North is delighted to support long-standing partners RSM with their upcoming Technology and Media Outlook 2024 webinar, which is set to take place on Wednesday 7th February at 12:30pm. The interactive, virtual panel discussion will build on the recent release of RSM’s Technology and Media Industry Outlook 2024 report, uncovering the key opportunities and … Continued
24th January 2024
Mastercard launches 3rd ‘Get Britain Growing’ report, with FinTech North support
FinTech North is delighted to support Mastercard, one of our main strategic partners, alongside some other fantastic organisations including, Innovate Finance, British Chamber of Commerce and British Retail Consortium, with the latest iteration of their ‘Get Britain Growing’ policy programme publication. The paper is focused on how Mastercard can enable growth and productivity by continuing … Continued
23rd January 2024
Founders and Investors to unite at Flip MCR, time running out to secure your place
FinTech North is delighted to share an exciting event with our community; Flip MCR, a major business and investment event for companies based in Manchester and the North-West of England. The free-to-attend event aims to bring founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs together with investors in order to share new ways to grow their business and potentially … Continued
16th January 2024
Opportunity to take part in UK FinTech Delegation to Vietnam
FinTech North has been receiving an influx of international engagement opportunities of late, which aligns with one of our new strategic focuses in 2024; to deliver and support more international Fintech trade missions in Northern cities and to identify opportunities for Northern FinTechs to provide services to overseas markets. We’re therefore delighted to share another … Continued
11th January 2024
Manchester FinTech Ryft continues its upward trajectory by securing Innovate UK grant
FinTech North is thrilled to share news of more regional FinTech success. Following a huge 300% growth rate in 2023, Manchester-based payment innovator Ryft has been awarded a large grant from Innovate UK, landing itself within the top 8% of businesses who applied and received funding from the scheme. On the 9th of January 2024, … Continued
NE based FinTech Settld shines in Startups 100 list
FinTech North is thrilled to share news of regional FinTech success coming out of the North East. Durham-based Settld, a remarkable FinTech start-up that simplifies and streamlines the often complex and emotionally challenging processes associated with bereavement admin, has secured a well deserved spot on the prestigious Start-Ups 100 list. Settld‘s Co-Founder and CEO, Vicky … Continued
12th December 2023
AccessPay and Sage Forge Partnership to Enhance and Streamline Reconciliation Processes
FinTech North is delighted to share news of some exciting pan-Northern collaboration between leading corporate-to-bank integration providers, AccessPay, and one of the UK’s largest tech companies, Sage. It’s great to see yet another Northern success story, with two of the North’s brightest FinTech organisations collaborating to drive real change in the sector. FinTech North partners, … Continued
UK FinTech Delegation to Saudi Arabia: Opportunities in Open Banking, Payments and Lending
FinTech North is thrilled to share an exciting international opportunity for the FinTech companies in our community! From January 29th to 31st 2024, the Saudi British Joint Business Council (SBJBC) is leading a delegation of UK FinTech stakeholders to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to explore the burgeoning local FinTech sector. The delegation, comprising of corporates, investors … Continued
23rd November 2023
TransUnion release e-book outlining how Open Banking can help give lenders the confidence to say ‘YES’
We’re delighted to support FinTech North partners, leading credit reference agency, TransUnion with their latest e-book, Unlocking Customer Strategies and Achieving Sustainable Growth. With an estimated 12 million UK credit-eligible consumers currently undeserved and a significant number of consumers invisible to lenders, TransUnion and Bud are developing Open Banking solutions that can help more consumers … Continued
Leeds City Council offer Employment & Skills business support
We’re delighted to share Leeds City Council‘s Employments and Skills business support programme with FinTech North community. Employment and Skills Leeds is a part of Leeds City Council, developed with the aim of supporting and facilitating a healthier, greener and more inclusive economy that works for everyone. The programme sets out to connect people and … Continued
20th November 2023
Applications to participate in Morgan Stanley’s Inclusive Ventures Lab to open February 2024
FinTech North is delighted to support global leading investment banking firm, Morgan Stanley with the promotion of its new in-house start-up accelerator aimed at underrepresented founders, the Inclusive Ventures Lab. Applications are now open to participate in this years’ cohort. Incepted on the back of a Morgan Stanley survey that found investors reported capitalising underrepresented … Continued
17th November 2023
The FCA and the City of London Corporation launch new synthetic data set, designed to combat Automated Push Payment (APP) fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the City of London Corporation have collaborated to launch a new synthetic data-set, designed to support the development of products to combat Automated Push Payment (APP) fraud. The dataset mimics real transactional behaviours, whilst ensuring privacy, and is hosted within the FCA’s Permanent Digital Sandbox. The application window has … Continued
6th November 2023
FinTech North returns to Manchester to celebrate the city’s thriving FinTech ecosystem
FinTech North will make its anticipated return to Manchester for its sixth annual conference on Tuesday 14 November, with the event celebrating the best of FinTech in the city region. The event returns at a milestone moment in Greater Manchester’s FinTech story, with the sector on track to surpass £1bn in regional economic value by … Continued
27th October 2023
British Business Bank announce opportunity for regional fintech businesses and founders to pitch to London investors
FinTech North is delighted to support the British Business Bank with their upcoming UKBAA TechInvest event, as part of a series curated for fintech businesses and founders to pitch to London investors. TechInvest: Investing across the UK is an innovative event series presented in partnership with the UKBAA UK Business Angels Association and the British … Continued
2nd October 2023
Leeds Open Mic FinTech Showcase: Write-up
On the 28th of September, FinTech North hosted the Leeds Open Mic FinTech Showcase, in partnership with law firm Addleshaw Goddard, as part of Leeds Digital Festival. Over 50 delegates joined us to hear from some of the region’s boldest FinTech innovators, including some FTN debutants. We also heard from various other organisations that operate … Continued
21st September 2023
FinTech North set to close record-breaking 2023 on a high with sixth-annual Manchester Conference this November 14th
It’s no secret that Greater Manchester’s FinTech scene is evolving at an unprecedented pace. We’ve seen the size of the sector double in the last 3 years and witnessed its establishment as one of the largest FinTech hubs outside of London. Armed with the relentless spirit of innovation that defines this region, FinTech North is … Continued
18th September 2023
Live More Offline explores innovative working patterns and digital wellbeing in the financial services sector
Live More Offline is a digital wellbeing consultancy based out of Leeds that helps organisations empower their employees with the strategies and tools to transform digital habits in pursuit of experiencing better wellbeing, productivity and balance in their lives. We were over the moon to feature Alex La Via, CEO of Live More Offline at … Continued
Partner Profile: Sandpiper Consulting, with co-founders – Paul Swinson, Andrew McIlroy and Peter Cooper
FinTech North recently sat down with Northern-based change delivery consultancy, Sandpiper Consulting to hear about their specialist work in the financial services and FinTech sector and their thoughts about the Northern FinTech ecosystem and its future. To listen and view the recording, check out the YouTube link embedded below. We have also produced a write-up … Continued
11th September 2023
Manchester Funding Forum: Write-up
On the 7th September, FinTech North hosted the Manchester Funding Forum, in partnership with main sponsors Sainty Hird and Partners and Floww, Aquis and Artorius. Over 100 delegates crammed into Bruntwood SciTech’s No.1 Circle Square facility to hear a stellar line-up of fundraising experts share their expertise across all aspects of fundraising! For those of … Continued
31st August 2023
Brits not letting apprehension put them off AI banking, new GFT report finds
FinTech North and digital transformation leaders, GFT Group have worked in partnership since 2022. GFT has recently expanded its UK presence in Manchester and is involved in the FinTech ecosystem in the North. GFT Group has released the latest edition of their Banking Disruption Index, a quarterly assessment of consumer sentiment towards digital banking. This … Continued
31st July 2023
Open Banking Expo expands to two days and co-locates with the Open Banking Expo Awards this October
FinTech North is delighted to be, once again, working in partnership with Open Banking Expo, the award-winning event organiser for its conference series in the UK, Europe and North America, returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 18-19 October. On the back of our partnership, we’re thrilled to offer an exclusive 20% discount … Continued
28th July 2023
MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY: Entry-level Fintech Talent Apprenticeships Programme
At FinTech North, our overarching aim is to help grow the fintech ecosystem in the North of England. A key component of our objectives is to build, attract and retain talent in the region. From our engagement with the Northern fintech community, we know that recruiting, training, managing and retaining new talent can be challenging. … Continued
25th July 2023
Newcastle Conference 2023: Write-up
On Thursday 20th of July, the FinTech North community converged on The Common Room for our 3rd annual Newcastle Conference, supported by our fantastic headline sponsors Atom bank and brand sponsors, Kani, Mastercard and Invest Newcastle. The event certainly lived up to the hype and once again celebrated the North East’s ever-growing FinTech sector. Over … Continued
14th July 2023
CFIT starts to deliver on its Kalifa Review mandate, Open Finance coalition partners announced
London, 13th July 2023: CFIT, the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, has today announced that its initial ‘Open Finance Coalition’ will demonstrate the power of leveraging financial data to deliver better financial outcomes to consumers and SMEs. It also announced the first coalition partners who have committed to progressing Open Finance in the UK, … Continued
11th July 2023
Partner Profile: KOMODO with Chris Jones, Head of Commercial
FinTech North recently sat down with Chris Jones, Head of Commercial at digital products and services specialists, Komodo, to introduce the North-East based organisation to our community and to hear Chris’ thoughts on FinTech and how he sees the sector developing in the future. To listen and view the recording, check out the YouTube link … Continued
9th July 2023
FinTech North Leeds Conference 2023: Write-up
On Thursday 29th June, the FinTech North community came together for our 7th annual Leeds Conference. The event was hosted at Cloth Hall Court and was supported by our fantastic headline sponsors Leeds Building Society. We were also joined by several wonderful brand sponsors, including Axiologik, TransUnion, Mastercard and Leeds City Council. Over 220 people … Continued
26th June 2023
FinTech North Partner EY launches Newcastle Digital Labs
Professional services firm and FinTech North Partner EY has launched Newcastle Digital Labs, a delivery hub that facilitates technology-enabled transformation and end-to-end digital services across a range of sectors and accounts for clients. The hub is made up of a multi-disciplinary team, equipped with wide-ranging domain knowledge and strong experience in financial services and FinTech. … Continued
6th June 2023
Northern Regions unite for global FinTech conference – FinTech North at Money 2020
FinTech North will work in partnership with Invest Newcastle, Invest North East England, FinTech North East, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, MIDAS (Greater Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency) and Growth Platform (Liverpool), bringing all of the North’s inward investment agencies together as part of a UK Pavilion at Money 2020. This pan-Northern collaboration comes ahead of one … Continued
19th May 2023
AI, Banking and Payments roundtable, hosted with Lloyds Banking Group, as part of FinTech Challenge Leeds: Write-up
On the 17th of May 2023, FinTech North was delighted to bring together representatives of various Northern FinTechs and Lloyds Banking Group’s commercial banking and LDC (private equity) teams, for a lunchtime roundtable discussing AI, Banking and Payments, as part of our FinTech Challenge Leeds – sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group and NEXUS. This is … Continued
