Five signals from the FCA: how financial innovation is being reshaped in real time.

A closed-door session this week between FinTechs, Financial Services Innovation leads and Colin Payne Head of Innovation at the Financial Conduct Authority offered a clear signal: regulation is no longer catching up with innovation, it’s being built alongside it.

Fighting fraud has become one of the defining challenges facing financial and professional services. Across financial, insurance legal, accountancy and property sectors, organisations handling sensitive data and client money face increasingly sophisticated threats.
At SuperTech, working across these sectors reveals some consistent themes and this article summarises views from our ecosystem members.  

SuperTech and Aston University partnership to provide research support and industry engagement for FinTech and BPFS firms.

The partnership will allow 10 doctoral researchers to be available to selected regional businesses. The initiative is part of Aston’s PhD+ scheme.

As technology continues to reshape professional services, the legal sector is undergoing rapid and lasting change. Recognising the importance of preparing future talent, SuperTech WM recently led a regional event exploring The Future of Legal Careers in a Tech-Driven Landscape, delivered in partnership with Shoosmiths and supported by Birmingham Law Society and Birmingham City University.  

Bringing together around 70 students, practitioners and legal technology innovators, the event highlighted a defining message: Technology is not replacing lawyers — it is redefining what great lawyers do.  

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.