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.

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.

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.

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.

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.