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.

Leading smart data expert Liz Brandt to joins the WM LawTech Forum to explore the UK’s smart data roadmap and where the regional opportunity exists in shaping this near future.

Covering core guiding principles to the development of this infrastructure in the UK context.
“the future is here already; it’s just poorly distributed”

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.

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. 

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.