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Innovate Finance calls for expanded open banking to help with cost-of-living crisis

Fintech industry body Innovate Finance has called on regulators to extend open banking to support the deployment of budgeting and affordability algorithms as a way to help Brits with the cost-of-living crisis.

03 March 2023

News/security

Eyes down – Remember to Take Five! UK Finance launches Scam Bingo game

UK Finance's Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is aiming to raise awareness among the over-65s with a new 'scam bingo' game.

02 March 2023

Finextra TV/predictions

What will 2023 mean for fintech survival?

Roberto Napolitano, Director of Marketing and Communications, Innovate Finance, shares his predictions for 2023. As we examine last year's Fintech trends, including regulatory and ESG developments, we review how this will impact fintech survival in 2023.

22 February 2023

News/startups

UK fintech funding slumps by eight percent

UK Fintech funding slumped by eight per cent last year but remained ahead of rival hubs in Europe and Asia amid a sharp global slowdown, according to new data from industry body Innovate Finance.

09 January 2023

News/startups

Innovate Finance to run Startup Academy for early and mid-stage fintech companies

Fintech industry body Innovate Finance is launching a new Startup Academy to help the UK community of early and mid-stage founders and CEOs generate grwoth.

06 October 2022

News/regulation

Innovate Finance calls for government support for crypto-asset industry

The UK must establish a joined-up strategy across government, regulators and the legal system if it wants to be a global leader in the crypto sector, says an Innovate Finance report.

05 October 2022

News/startups

UK fintech investment grows despite global slowdown

While global fintech capital investment was flat in the first half of the year, the UK saw a 24% year-on-year increase, according to data from Innovate Finance.

19 July 2022

Company announcement/startups

Gender disparity still rife in fintech sector

There are signs of positive change for women in UK FinTech, according to a new report by EY and Innovate Finance ‘Changing the face of UK FinTech: focusing on gender diversity and equality’, which reveals that over three-quarters of women (76%) believe their FinTech organisation is inclusive and over half (56) feel it is diverse.

06 June 2022

News/people

Ukrainian refugees connected with UK tech jobs by Fintech Without Frontiers

Fintech Without Frontiers – an industry led-initiative created by Ozone API – has launched a bid to connect Ukrainian refugees with career opportunities in the UK fintech space.

05 May 2022

News/regulation

IFGS 2022: Taking the pulse of UK fintech

Following welcome addresses from Catherine McGuinness, chair, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation, and Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance, the Innovate Finance Global Summit took off with a panel stacked with leading fintech voices.

04 April 2022

News/startups

Innovate Finance forms International Fintech Group

Innovative Finance has formed an International Fintech Group, to promote the UK's booming startup scene in overseas markets.

23 March 2022

News/startups

Fintech founders and CEOs call on Government to speed up Kalifa reforms

In an open letter to the UK Government, almost 70 fintech founders and CEOs have called for further progress in implementing the reforms advocated by the Kalifa Review into financial services.

21 February 2022