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.
The Future of Wealth Innovation Call has launched, bringing together 21 fintech innovators and leading financial institutions to explore new technology-driven ways to help consumers make more informed financial decisions.
Delivered through the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) in partnership with SuperTech West Midlands, the programme focuses on closing the UK’s “advice gap” by developing accessible, compliant and data-driven wealth support solutions aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.
Students at Aston University have developed a powerful AI research platform that is now in operation at global consulting firm, AlixPartners.
The platform demonstrates the potential of generative AI to revolutionise business intelligence by dramatically reducing research time while improving the depth and accuracy of insights.
Reforming Home Buying: Real Momentum, Real Opportunity
Home Buying and Selling Reform
The UK government’s new consultation on home buying and selling reformwhich welcomes contributions up until 29December, signals a defining moment for the property sector. With industry, innovators, and policymakers finally aligned, the opportunity for real change has never been greater. Here’s why this matters, and how the West Midlands is already leading the charge.
Nationwide Innovation Call Launches to Bridge the UK’s Financial Advice Gap
A coalition of leading financial institutions including PWC, NatWest, Barclays, Standard Life, M&G, Lloyds Banking Group, Dudley Building Society and BNP Paribas Personal Finance have joined forces to launch a UK-wide innovation challenge to explore how technology can reshape consumer access to financial support at the critical advice-guidance boundary.
Aston University and SuperTech WM announce strategic partnership to strengthen the region’s innovation-led economy. The collaboration will help accelerate growth in the Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS) sector. Aston University will contribute research, skills and thought leadership in areas such as AI.
Why the Legal Sector’s AI Future Depends on People, Not Just Tech. The latest thought leadership write up from SuperTech’s WM LawTech Forum with guest, Oxford Brookes University.
We’ve reached a point where generative AI tools are ready to reshape legal practice. Yet for many law firms, the real challenge isn’t figuring out what AI can do — it’s deciding whether to rely on it.
A coalition of leading financial institutions including Sword Group, Natwest, Morgan Stanley, Dudley Building Society, The Tipton, Unity Trust Bank, M&G, Pinsent Masons, Tesco Bank, Aberdeen and KPMG have joined forces to launch a UK-wide innovation challenge focused on strengthening operational resilience across the financial sector.
Packed house at our recent BPFS event.
The event marked a milestone for the region, as the Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS) sector has been confirmed as a core growth sector in both the recently-published national and soon-to-be-announced Local Growth Plan.
The Innovation Lab is back! We’re delighted to announce the return of BNP Paribas Personal Finance’s FinTech Incubator programme, in collaboration with SuperTech WM, for the third year running.
The return of the Innovation Lab forms part of our renewed commitment to drive financial services innovation in the West Midlands region. As the FinTech industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, enabling innovation through collaboration is essential to unlocking new opportunities across the financial services sector.
We believe that SuperTech WM is the first cluster organisation in England to achieve Bronze Award status within the European Cluster Management Excellence accreditation scheme from the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) - fantastic recognition for how we have supported our ecosystem and our innovative ambitions for the future.
A timely opinion piece from Jof Walters, WM FinTech Leader and CEO of Greater Things on the recent launch of PISCES, the FCA and LSE’s response to the new market context, where companies remain private longer and IPO activity has slowed significantly.
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.
