The UK is fast becoming one of the world’s leading FinTech centres with innovation and growth in data analytics, payment models, mobile payments and alternative funding mechanisms being just some of them.
This year we saw the government reinforce the growing importance of FinTech with the appointment of a special envoy, Eileen Burbidge (now also chair of Tech City UK), charged with promoting and encouraging investment in London’s booming industry. The public sector is one area of payments that is innovating in this space and where the benefits of FinTech can be leveraged for the benefit of both Government and the citizen.
September 2021
Late 2019 I decided to submit a talk to the Open Source Strategy Forum conference, an annual event hosted by FINOS, an organisation that fosters open source collaboration within the financial services industry. While organisations like FINOS, and its parent company Linux Foundation, have helped big […]
January 2020
The integration of data into our personal decision-making has been so universal, that we no longer see it for what it is. Why are we not using data to help drive our business decisions? Do you check your balance before making a financial purchase? I’m […]
October 2019
As we begin to re-imagine our current digital payment services through our Future Payments programme, we’ll be putting the citizen front and centre. Technology and innovation may be one way to solve some of the issues our customers face. So why not join us at […]
August 2019
Individuals and families on lower incomes often find themselves subject to a poverty premium, paying more for a range of essential goods and services such as heating, loans and insurance than those who are more financially secure. The premium manifests itself in different ways, including compounding […]
July 2019
The recent Digital Leaders Salons in Manchester and in London, as part of Digital Leaders Week, showed the impact of technological advancement on regulators and the regulated – RegTech for short – is increasing both its reach and impact on the lives of citizens and […]
July 2019
During UK Fintech Week, in April, thousands of entrepreneurs and investors, regulators, advisers and headhunters gathered across the UK to network, showcase innovation and negotiate. They were joined by 15 international delegations from China, the Middle East, North America and Europe — keen to be […]
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