Tagged: innovate finance

October 29, 2026 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Chancellor John Healey delivered the Autumn Budget, which aims to ease some of the UK economy’s challenges, and provided a litany of policy updates. The UK economy has grown tepidly. Meanwhile, government spending has been rising, driving up debt. Consumers and businesses remain under… Read More

October 12, 2026 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Join us at Accenture in London for our inaugural Payments Forum, a half-day morning event bringing together the people shaping the future of UK’s payments. Regulators, government representatives, FinTech leaders and industry innovators will explore the issues defining the next era of payments. The programme will feature… Read More

July 21, 2026 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, raises many questions for the entrepreneurial class, including the key Fintech sector. Innovate Finance, an advocacy group supporting innovation in financial services, has distributed an email sharing thoughts on the new government. Many pundits note that Burnham will swing… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Once again, the Women in Fintech Powerlist is accepting applications to be included on the list.  Created by Innovate Finance ten years ago, a private-public partnership in the UK, the list aims to “recognise the pioneering women championing financial innovation, spotlighting remarkable individuals across eight… Read More

October 9, 2025 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The countdown is on! Join Innovate Finance’s Fintech in a Changing World, the 5th edition of our FinTech as a Force for Good series, on 21 October in London. The Forum brings together senior leaders, founders, and policymakers to explore how innovation in financial services drives inclusion, resilience,… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Barclays Eagle Labs shows Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol contain the strongest clusters of high-growth companies outside London, demonstrating “how local entrepreneurial and tech incubator networks are showing up for growth.” The Tech in the UK 2024 report from Barclays Eagle Labs shows “where… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, an association that advocates on behalf of the Fintech industry in the UK, has issued a statement calling on the UK government to create a National Anti-Fraud Centre to battle the financial fraud crisis. The cost of payments fraud is said to be… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance has responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation DP 24/4 on Regulating cryptoassets: Admissions & Disclosures and Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets. According to UK Finance, the regime is an important one, essentially regulating so-called “Shit Coins” that offer little or… Read More

March 19, 2025 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has met with a group of top Fintechs in advance of next week’s Spring Statement, according to a report from Sky News. This follows an announcement about the UK government’s new policy of slashing red tape and reducing regulatory… Read More

March 6, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) has merged with Innovate Finance. Innovate Finance is an advocacy group that supports and promotes the growth of Fintech in the UK. DPF is playing a similar role but for advocating on behalf of a digital pound or CBDC and… Read More

February 28, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the industry body for UK based Fintech firms, has recently announced the launch of RegTech UK with the aim of improving the regulatory and policy environment for a sector that will be a core component of future growth in the UK. Under the… Read More

January 15, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

It’s been a tough few years with challenging inflation, high interest rates, and tepid capital markets. While there are many indications the world has turned the corner, for Fintechs and access to capital, 2024 was a dismal year. Innovate Finance, a UK association that advocates… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the Fintech community in the UK, and Vested Impact have released The Fintech Impact Report 2024, prepared in collaboration with Accenture, assessing the impact UK FinTech has on the “economy and society.” This latest report measures the Fintech ecosystem’s… Read More

September 17, 2024 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Returning for a second year, we will bring together 20-25 of our High Growth Fintech CEOs to discuss a range of topics across four 1hr private room sessions hosted at Gray’s Inn, London. This intimate, half-day event will convene the CEOs of our highest growth… Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The new Labour government is expected to “embrace” the UK Fintech industry. The UK has long been a top global financial services sector, and support of Fintech is key to growth and ongoing relevance. According to a report in CityAM, the new Chancellor of the… Read More

July 11, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data generated by Pitchbook and posted by Innovate Finance, a UK-based group that supports the Fintech community, highlights global Fintech funding trends in the first half of 2024. The data includes both equity and debt funding raises. Fintech has been a significant success story “for… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK Fintech, has launched the Unicorn Council for UK Fintech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based Fintech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council will be “co-chaired by Janine Hirt, CEO… Read More

January 3, 2024 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Women in Fintech Powerlist 2023 is now accepting applications. The annual list is a project by Innovate Finance in the UK and highlights female founders/executives, influencers, and policymakers leading the charge in digital financial services. Applicants will submit names under eight different categories, including:… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The current cost of living crisis has underlined the need for our financial services industry to innovate and push forward solutions that better serve the consumer – enabling greater access to better products at a lower cost, for everyone. The Fintech sector has been a… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

This morning, a Parliament Treasury Committee issued a report that was highly critical of crypto, announcing that it believes this sector should be regulated similarly to gambling. The Committee said many digital assets have no intrinsic value, creating unecessary risk for UK investors. Today, Innovate… Read More