Innovate Finance

62 results about this entity

Period: 16 Mar 2020 - 06 Feb 2025

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Innovate Finance appoints three new non-executive directors

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the UK FinTech sector, has kicked off 2022 with a further strengthening of its Board, including the appointment of three new non-executive directors. This follows on from the permanent appointment of CEO Janine Hirt, who took on the role of Interim CEO in May 2021 and was appointed as CEO in autumn 2021.

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UK fintech sector bounces back from the pandemic

The UK has registered a record year in annual fintech investment in 2021, exceeding $11.6bn – representing a huge 217% increase from 2020.

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Alliance Manchester Business School to provide fintech curriculum with Innovate Finance

Alliance Manchester Business School is to become Innovate Finance’s first strategic academic partner.