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
FinTech North Community Survey 2022
In 2021, FinTech North continued to adapt to new ways of working. We held 16 events throughout the year, including virtual events focusing on the Future of Savings and the Future of Mortgages before our return to face-to-face networking in the form of our hybrid Manchester conference. Throughout the year, we strived to engage with our community and … Continued
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
11th January 2022
Partner Profile – Manila McLean, Chief Information Officer, Newcastle Strategic Solutions
FinTech North recently sat down with Manila McLean, Chief Information Officer at Newcastle Strategic Solutions, to get to know the business better and to raise awareness amongst the Northern FinTech community about the work NSS do in the ecosystem. To listen to and view the recording, just click the image below. We have also produced … Continued
7th January 2022
FinTech Investment outside London increases by 237% amid record year in UK annual FinTech investment in 2021
New data released by Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the UK FinTech industry, has revealed the 2021 UK and global FinTech investment trends. The data presents another milestone year for FinTech in the UK off the back of the Kalifa Review at the start of 2021. The UK FinTech scene continues its impressive year-on-year … Continued
6th January 2022
Next-Up present “Confidence to Grow” – a project designed for entrepreneurs to grow their business
Are you a Leeds-based entrepreneur or early start-up seeking professional advice and mentoring? Look no further than Next-Up’s “Confidence To Grow” 3 month project – designed to help take your business to the next level. Here at FinTech North, we strive to provide our community with opportunities that aid in developing the Northern FinTech ecosystem. … Continued
4th January 2022
Meet the Advisory Board: Richard Carter
Richard Carter is one of our valued Advisory Board members at FinTech North. Along with his colleagues, Richard has been helping to shape the strategy at FinTech North and has been supporting our activity for the past 6 months. Richard is a familiar face to many in the FinTech North community, being the former Managing … 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
6th December 2021
Meet the Advisory Board – Maria Harris, Digital Cat Consultancy
Maria Harris is one of our valued advisory board here at FinTech North. We recently sat down with her to give her an opportunity to introduce herself and Digital Cat Consultancy to our community. A link to the full interview can be found here, or by clicking on the image below. Tell us about yourself … Continued
Meet the Advisory Board – Chelsea Boothroyd, NEXUS
Chelsea Boothroyd is one of our valued advisory board at FinTech North. She recently took the time to give us a brief introduction about herself and her role at both FinTech North and Nexus. The full interview was recorded for the benefit of our community. To watch, simply click the image below. Tell us about … 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
