Innovate Finance - News, Articles & Research

Covid-19 has driven digital transformation, not the C-suite

During a panel for UK Fintech Week 2021, Jess Bartos, investment manager, Albion VC, quipped that the joke going around the tech community at the beginning of the pandemic was “who has been driving digital transformation in your enterprise, the CEO, the CIO, the CTO or C19?”

21 April 2021

Company announcement/people

Charlotte Crosswell to step down as CEO of Innovate Finance

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing UK FinTech, today announces that Charlotte Crosswell will step down from her position as Chief Executive Officer in May 2021.

06 April 2021

News/inclusion

Madhvi Mavadiya a ‘Standout 35’ winner for Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist

Finextra’s very own head of content, Madhvi Mavadiya, has been named in Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist for 2020.

24 March 2021

News/startups

UK continues to dominate European fintech investment

The UK fintech sector has retained its role as the top-ranking investment destination in Europe, with $4.1bn invested across a total of 408 deals in 2020.

20 January 2021

News/startups

Fintech mega-rounds keep sector afloat in Q2, although deal activity dips

After a pronounced pullback in investor activity during the early days of Covid-19, the fintech funding cycle roared back into life in Q2 2020 as a number of mega rounds came to fruition.

06 August 2020

News/covid-19

UK fintech funding slows amid pandemic

The first half of 2020 has seen investment in the UK's fintech sector slow by more than a third as venture capitalists (VCs) chose to either keep hold of the money or invest in more established companies amid the global pandemic.

27 July 2020

News/startups

Majority of early stage fintechs have cash runway of just six months

Nearly 70% of smaller UK fintech companies have a cash runway of just six months or less and 77% are worried about their next funding round, according to a survey conducted by Innovate Finance

02 July 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Gemini joins Innovate Finance

Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini joins the Innovate Finance community as the company continues its expansion into Europe.

16 March 2020