FinTech Wales - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales appoints Gemma Hallett head of skills

FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has appointed Gemma Hallett as its Head of Skills.

19 July 2022

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales secures £1.6million investment from Cardiff Capital Region

Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has today announced a £1.6 million, five-year investment in FinTech Wales, the independent not for profit membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales.

07 June 2022

Company announcement/startups

Fintech Wales accelerator opens for applications

FinTech Wales has today announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2022 FinTech focused accelerator programme, the FinTech Wales Foundry.

15 December 2021

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales names Confused.com's Louise O'Shea chairman

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit independent membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industries in Wales, has voted Louise O’Shea, the CEO of Confused.com, as the new Chairman and appointed two new Directors to the board - Ben Joakim, Head of Strategy at Principality Building Society and Eamon Tuhami, Founder and CEO of X8IQ.

15 October 2021

Company announcement/startups

Economic Secretary visits Cardiff to launch Wales’ first ever fintech accelerator

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury visited Cardiff today (23 June) to launch Wales’ first ever fintech accelerator, which will deliver a major boost to the promising fintech cluster in and around Cardiff.

25 June 2021

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales opens zero equity accelerator programme

Launched today at Innovate Finance’s UK FinTech Week, FinTech Wales, has announced the “FinTech Wales Foundry” - a business accelerator that pairs global FinTechs with leading financial institutions to solve societal challenges and build back better.

20 April 2021

Company announcement/startups

UK regional fintech hubs release research and innovation report

FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales have released a report proposing increased Research and Innovation (R&I) to drive acceleration in fintech development across the UK, nationally and regionally to support growth and new jobs.

26 January 2021

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales appoints Starling Bank founding member Sarah Williams-Gardener as its first CEO

FinTech Wales, an independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has named Sarah Williams-Gardener as its first CEO.

02 November 2020

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales celebrates first anniversary with the search for its first CEO

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit organisation working to make Wales a pillar of the global FinTech landscape, is celebrating its one year anniversary by launching the search for its first CEO.

02 September 2020

News/retail

FinTech Wales plans 10-year roadmap

Not-for-profit FinTech Wales has set out on the creation of a 10-year roadmap as it seeks to make the country a global player in financial technology.

17 June 2020