Our latest & greatest insights and findings from the West Midlands and beyond.
The release of the West Midlands Futures Green Paper questions how to grow the West Midlands in an inclusive and transformative way benefiting all citizens. Consultation is now out for review from the Mayor Richard Parker and WMCA.
SuperTech has launched its Seeds programme for 2022 which is offering twenty builds to founders and entrepreneurs from the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
Seven early-stage entrepreneurs have been given the chance to develop their business ideas thanks to the SuperTechSeeds campaign launched earlier this year.
Five of the West Midlands’ largest business and professional services organisations have committed to meeting innovative technology firms from across the region, as part of SuperTech’s Connector Series.
The judging panel for SuperTechSeeds, the no-code pre-accelerator that is offering six fully funded places to UK founders, has been announced and features four leading ProfTech figures.
SuperTech, is on the hunt for the next unicorn business idea and is offering a fully funded development programme for UK entrepreneurs.
Birmingham based PropTech CrowdProperty has announced a hat-rick of records in the month of May.
The UK’s leading specialist property project online lending platform CrowdProperty has expanded its international footprint, announcing the launch of CrowdProperty Australia.
The ‘levelling up’ of FinTech is more within our reach than ever before as the Chancellor has set out ambitions plans for UK FinTech, in response to the Kalifa Review
Birmingham Tech joins the UK Tech Cluster Group - the group that work with & understand geographical clusters of tech & digital businesses.
Find out from law firms and tech innovators involved in the UK’s first LawTech Innovation Challenge why they got involved, the benefits of Innovation programmes for their teams and ultimately for law firms clients.
The release of the West Midlands Futures Green Paper questions how to grow the West Midlands in an inclusive and transformative way benefiting all citizens. Consultation is now out for review from the Mayor Richard Parker and WMCA.
We are at a BPFS crossroads - further public sector support for technology-led innovation would bring even greater benefit to our region through strengthened, inclusive growth. SuperTech shared learnings from the UKs only ProfTech cluster.
Proptech Research from our Ecosystem Partner, Warwick Business School Gillmore Centre Highlights Data as a key challenge to growth. Data challenges are impeding the progress of the proptech revolution in key global real estate markets.
The latest thought leadership write up from SuperTech’s West Midlands LawTech Forum provided a lively discussion on how the industry is leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance legal services and gain competitive advantage.
SuperTech announces the 9 innovative companies selected to progress to the next stage of their Innovation Call for onboarding in the legal sector. The first programme of it’s kind for the UK, SuperTech is driving innovation for West Midlands Legal sector.
SuperTech WM Launches a UK-First, Industry-led Innovation Challenge for the Legal Sector to Improve Client Outcomes and Productivity: Call Out to Technology SMEs to Get Involved.
Practical collaboration between law firms and tech innovators.
Over 60 junior lawyers, law students and academics from universities across the city came together for a SuperTech event, “Navigating the Future of Legal Careers in a Tech-Driven Landscape” with Shoosmiths and Birmingham City University
Five fintech firms have each been awarded £50,000 to propel developments that support financial inclusion, accelerate financial resilience and deepen consumer engagement in financial services.
Emerging technologies, shifting client demands, and complex legal landscapes are reshaping how law firms and in-house legal teams operate. While the promise of innovation is immense, the journey to achieving it is not without its challenges.
As we come to the close of a year, it’s always good to pause, draw on the experiences and accomplishments of the previous twelve months, and look forward to the year that is to come.
As part of the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab, a UK wide innovation call aiming to create an environment for collaborative innovation in order to tackle financial crime challenges is launched.
Fintech Scotland, SuperTech WM and eight industry collaborators are announcing the launch of a new innovation challenge aim at enhancing consumer outcomes with technology and data.
SuperTech has launched its latest pre-accelerator programme for idea stage firms in the West Midlands. Over £10,000 investment of development time and learning support is up for grabs.
SuperTech, the UK's first professional services technology (ProfTech which includes FinTech, PropTech, LegalTech and InsurTech) supercluster has today released an extensive Research and Innovation Roadmap
With support of SuperTech, BMet opens doors to UK’s first FinTech short course of its kind in the country and is actively recruiting students ready to start in Birmingham at the beginning of June. SuperTech is working hard with its education partners to close the skills gap.
The latest insights, news, views & updates from the UK's first ProfTech cluster
‘The Innovation Lab’, a FinTech incubator programme for SMEs to elevate their business to the next level working alongside BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK and STEAMhouse, is just one of the many initiatives launched this month.
BNP Paribas Personal Finance and SuperTech have renewed their partnership for a second year to establish an incubator programme dedicated to discovering digital solutions from a range of sectors to apply to challenges within the financial services industry.
Partnerships are a fundamental part of any business growth strategy, but getting that first foot in the door is no mean feat. With that in mind, the Connector Series was born and it is fantastic to announce that Secure Trust Bank is the latest addition to the suite of West Midlands’ based corporates opening their doors to SMEs.
This year has been a whirlwind of innovation and impactful activities, each contributing to the success of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region.
From the launch of the Impact Report to the Connector Series live event with BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we've witnessed collaborative initiatives that are reshaping our region’s ProfTech sector.
The latest insights, news, views & updates from the UK's first ProfTech cluster
As we near the end of 2023 we took a moment to celebrate the impact and progress we’ve achieved through the collaborative power of the cluster at the SuperTech Mayoral Roundtable. The region has so much to be proud of with exciting news from Vanti, CrowdProperty, Nimbus, Furbnow and GFA Exchange.
Leading finance provider BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK is inviting fintechs and tech businesses with expertise in AI to join its Connector Series event in collaboration with SuperTech — an organisation supporting tech innovation in the West Midlands.
SuperTech, the UK’s only tech supercluster, drives collaboration and innovation in ProfTech (professional services technology which includes FinTech, PropTech, LawTech and InsurTech) across Birmingham and the West Midlands. It is the lead cluster body with a mission to grow the ecosystem.
The SuperTech Impact Report will be launched on 20 September at London’s iconic Guildhall Art Gallery. The City of London Corporation will host a reception to highlight opportunities in next generation services in Birmingham.
CrediCar, the Birmingham based FinTech and leading innovator in the car finance industry, has won the Game Change Award at the Credit Strategy Car Finance Awards.
