5th February 2024
FinTech North to Partner with DTM Legal for Second Year
We are delighted to announce the renewal of our partnership with DTM Legal for a second year. Liverpool and Chester based law-firm DTM Legal have expert knowledge and experience in the FinTech sector and have been a partner of FinTech North since 2022, helping us to bring people together within the sector Having previously worked … Continued
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
25th January 2024
Flying Start for FinTech North in 2024
It’s great to be back after a restful winter break following a record-breakingly busy and successful year at FinTech North! After some much-needed rest and recuperation, we can’t wait to get the ball rolling with an even bigger and better year of events. We’re reaching all four Northern regions in Q1, as well as putting … 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
FinTech North Community Survey 2024 – Have your say!
Every year, we run our community survey to ensure our work aligns with best interests of our community, that our events cover the most pertinent topics in FinTech and that we’re optimising our role as a leading facilitator for regional FinTech. Not only that, but it helps to assess the impact of our activity. FinTech … 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
22nd January 2024
Lenvi and FinTech North to work in Strategic Partnership to Foster Innovation in the North
FinTech North is delighted to announce our strategic partnership with Lenvi, a Leeds-based FinTech specialising in B2B consumer and commercial lending software and solutions. We are thrilled to have them on board to kickstart 2024 as headline sponsors at our Liverpool Conference on the 28th of March. Lenvi is at the forefront of transforming lending … 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
FinTech North and Newcastle Strategic Solutions to Partner for Third Year
FinTech North proudly announces the renewal of our partnership with Newcastle Strategic Solutions, part of the Newcastle Building Society Group. The announcement marks the beginning of a promising third year of collaboration. Newcastle Strategic Solutions, the savings management platform managing balances approaching £50bn on behalf of clients and their customers, has been helping clients enter … 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
22nd December 2023
Annual Review 2023
Looking North not only allows us to face a cardinal direction but to think differently, to move towards the coal-face of UK innovation, to be part of a thriving and collaborative community. The North of England is a region synonymous with frontier technology, a distinct collaborative spirit, and a commitment to community values. Our events, … 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
7th December 2023
FinTech North in 2024 and Beyond
What an exceptional year it has been for FinTech North! As we conclude our event activity for the year, we’d like to take this opportunity to reflect proudly on a record-breaking year and give you a preview of what we’d like to make happen in 2024. With the dedication of our growing team—now comprising three … Continued
5th December 2023
Digital Assets- the Next Generation of Finance? Webinar Write-up
On the 28th of November, FinTech North, in partnership with GFT, hosted an insightful webinar titled ‘Digital assets – the next generation of finance?’ The webinar, chaired by Ashutosh Chauhan, Principal Consultant at GFT, aimed to explore the transformative potential of digital assets in shaping the future of the financial industry. The session commenced with … Continued
30th November 2023
GFT partners with Engine by Starling to help banks rapidly modernise
We’re delighted to share some exciting news of a real Northern success story. FinTech North partners, global digital transformation specialists, GFT, are working with Starling Bank as an implementation partner for its Software-as-a-Service business, Engine by Starling. Engine by Starling provides banks with access to the cloud native, modular and API-based banking platform initially built … 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
Manchester Conference 2023: Write-Up
On the 14th of November 2023, FinTech North proudly hosted its sixth annual Manchester Conference at the illustrious Whitworth Hall at the University of Manchester. This year’s event was made possible through the support of headline sponsors NCC Group Software Resilience, alongside brand sponsors Mastercard, Rise (created by Barclays), AccessPay, GFT, and the University of … Continued
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
7th November 2023
FinTech North Host “FinTech for Good” Showcase as Part of incuto’s Impact and Innovation in the Community Finance Sector Conference
On Wednesday the 1st of November, FinTech North ran the “FinTech for Good” Showcase at incuto’s “Vision 2030: Prepare to Thrive- Impact and Innovation in the Community Finance Sector” conference. Seven fantastic organisations delivered lightning pitches, which were fast-paced and highly engaging. The aim of the showcase was for the speakers to pitch FinTech ideas … 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
4th October 2023
GFT launch new AI.DA Marketplace to accelerate the design and implementation of AI-based applications
FinTech North partners and digital transformation group GFT, is shaping its focus on AI, the technology of the future. GFT is launching its AI.DA Marketplace – whereby AI.DA stands for Artificial Intelligence & Data. With its comprehensive use case library, methodologies, reference architectures and preconfigured solutions, GFT AI.DA Marketplace accelerates the design and implementation of … 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
