SuperTech WM Impact Report 2026: Next Generation Services starts here
From £1m+ in private sector co-investment and commercial deals to an ecosystem that has grown from 32 to 180 start-ups and scale-ups since 2020, SuperTech WM’s 2026 Impact Report charts the growth of the West Midlands’ FinTech, PropTech and LawTech ecosystem and the role SuperTech and its partners have played in turning connections into commercial opportunities.
Read the report to explore the impact so far and the opportunity to build on it.
Lawtech Open Innovation Lab Academic Insights Report
What testing AI tools on real legal workflows tells us about readiness, risk and how to adopt with confidence.
The LawTech Open Innovation Lab partnered with the Aston-Capgemini Centre of Excellence for Enterprise AI at Aston University to provide academic rigour and insights on the results of testing within the programme. This report sets out what that testing found and is written to sit alongside the Legal AI Adoption & Evaluation Toolkit.
EQUINET - Tech Industry Engagement and Support Report
UK tech developers surveyed by Equinet revealed widespread gaps in awareness and understanding of equality law as it applies to AI. The report’s findings informed targeted capacity‑building training to embed non‑discrimination protections into AI development.
SuperTech ProfTech Research & Innovation Roadmap 2024-2033
A roadmap for the growth of the ProfTech sector, covering FinTech, LegalTech and PropTech. Developed in the West Midlands, to support the prosperity of the region and the UK.
“When less is not more: the counter-intuitive effects of simplifying financial information”
As part of the Consumer Duty Financial Regulation Innovation Lab, led by FinTech Scotland in partnership with SuperTech WM, research from the Gillmore Centre of Financial Technology, Warwick Business School, looks at how consumers interpret financial information and the implications for financial services.
SuperTech Impact Report
Impact Report commissioned by SuperTech, reveals that Birmingham and the West Midlands are on track to achieve £1 billion in economic output.
FinTech Skills Framework 2023
Published by BMet in April 2023, this report is described as a ‘Blueprint for Further Education in Birmingham and the West Midlands’, and provides insight with recommendations on how to strengthen our region’s FinTech sector.
SuperTech Seeds Evaluation
Produced by City-REDI, University of Birmingham, learn more about the impact of the no-code programme delivered by SuperTech, funded by HM Government Community Renewal Fund.
PBS Sector Outside of London
A deep dive into the business professional services sector in Birmingham, commissioned by the Dept of BEIS and the Professional Services Businesses Council.
FinTech Ecosystem of West Midlands
An investigation into the FinTech ecosystem in the West Midlands.
West Midlands Financial and Professional Services Sector
A deep dive into the economic contribution and productivity drivers of the West Midlands financial and professional services sector.