UK Fintech Week

Finextra TV/inclusion

IFGS Reflections: How The UK Has World-Beating Potential

Following on from a busy UK Fintech Week, Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance sat down with FinextraTV to give her reflections. Discussing Hirt’s highlights, she explained how the UK is in a place of great technological potential with the opportunity to not just be a world leader, but the leader of the world. With visions of a future UK Tech Stack and stablecoin insights, Hirt speaks with optimism and passion during an uncertain time.

13 May 2025

News/wealth

IFGS 2025: Is it time for wealthtech to take the stage?

At IFGS 2025, the panel discussion ‘The great wealth transfer: wealthtech’s time to shine’ focused on the evolving nature of wealth management, and how digitalisation, personalisation, and creative partnerships are key to scale up wealthtechs.

02 May 2025

News/payments

IFGS 2025: National Payments Vision—the road ahead for an agile, future-ready payments ecosystem

Building a framework and infrastructure for a world-leading payments ecosystem is critical for the UK's continued leadership in financial services. The question ‘How can we ensure innovation, competition and high security standards?’ was answered by industry experts at IFGS 2025.

02 May 2025

News/markets

IFGS 2025: How can the UK become a world leader in fintech?

In two expert panels at IFGS 2025, speakers considered how geopolitical tensions are impacting the global fintech industry, and strategised how the UK can lead the space.

02 May 2025

News/sustainable

IFGS 2025: Profit is key to net zero action

At IFGS 2025, the panel, titled ‘The road to net zero: clear and decisive, or bumpy and long?’ gathered perspectives from climate finance experts on how navigating sustainable decisions require nuance amid rising complexity.

01 May 2025

News/predictions

IFGS 2025: The next frontier of smart data

At IFGS 2025 in London, Edie Lush moderated a panel titled ‘The next frontier of smart data’, with Liz Brandt, CEO at Ctrl-Shift; Dan Scholey, CCO at Moneyhub; Gavin Starks, CEO and founder at Icebreaker One; Marie Walker, open futurist at Raidiam; and Milly Zimeta, head of digital and data policy at Which?. The question is focus being ‘How can the UK become the world's first smart data economy?’.

30 April 2025

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

What UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s US cryptoasset collaboration means

30 April 2025

News/payments

IFGS 2025: What’s next for challenger banks?

As challenger banks continue to mature, gain market share, and power increasingly larger portions of the SME community, the lines between traditional and new players have become blurred. The question ‘How will the challengers continue to challenge?’ was answered by industry experts today at IFGS 2025.

29 April 2025

Finextra TV/regulation

Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE on what the AI Regulation Bill Means for Fintech

At IFGS 2024, Lord Christopher Holmes provides his view on announcements such the Open Finance Task Force, which were revealed by Bim Afolami MP. Lord Holmes also dives deep into the AI Regulation Bill and how the industry can better align technology for financial inclusion and to benefit vulnerable customers.

06 June 2024

Finextra TV/retail

CFIT CEO Ezechi Britton MBE on How to Unlock Barriers to Fintech Growth

At IFGS 2024, Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), explores their recently released report on the benefits of open finance, what needs to be done to implement successful change and how open finance will change UK fintech going forward.

06 June 2024

Finextra TV/payments

Exploring UK Fintech: Growth, Disruption, and Future Trends

At IFGS 2024, Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer at Zopa Bank, breaks down the success factors driving the UK fintech scene. From regulatory agility to consumer demand and access to funding, we discuss what sets the UK apart, major tech disruptors such as contactless payments and open banking, and the evolving needs of the next generation of consumers.

09 May 2024

Finextra TV/payments

Fortifying the UK's Position as a Global Fintech Hub

Join FinextraTV at IFGS 2024 as Richard Davies, CEO of Allica Bank, sheds light on the UK's potential to become a global fintech hub. We discuss the steps the UK must take to solidify its industry leading position, including diversifying financial service providers, fostering fintech growth, nurturing global champions, and gaining insight into the role the government has in shaping the fintech ecosystem with key policy recommendations to drive innovation and scalability.

09 May 2024

Finextra TV/payments

Riding the Fintech Wave: Keeping up with Innovation

Joining FinextraTV at IFGS 2024, Eric Van der Kleij, Cofounder of EdenBase & TransformBase, discusses the next big disrupters in the financial sector, the flexible attitude businesses need to overcome adoption challenges, and how investors can help to make these changes sustainable and impactful.

08 May 2024

Finextra TV/payments

Unveiling Fintech's Future: The innovations and regulations making change

During UK FinTech Week at IFGS 2024, Gurdeep Singh Kohli of Standard Chartered Ventures, discusses the impact of digital disruptors on UK FinTech, citing regulatory support and funding as key drivers. He highlights Challenger banks' success in improving client experiences and addressing SME needs. We look at approaches to innovation, emphasizing experimentation and the importance of security in emerging technologies like digital assets and artificial intelligence.

19 April 2024

Finextra TV/inclusion

Project Nemo: Pioneering Disability Inclusion in Fintech

Live at IFGS 2024, Joanne Dewar, Project Lead at Project Nemo, discusses Project Nemo’s innovative initiative driving disability inclusion in fintech. With one in five individuals having disabilities, this project connects fintech firms with specialized service providers to promote awareness and change. We discuss upcoming workshops and events aimed at providing practical resources for inclusion efforts, aiming to set a new standard for inclusivity across industries.

19 April 2024

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

Will embedded finance change UK fintech by 2035?

18 April 2024

Finextra TV/inclusion

Everybody in the room: Moving fintech forward

Lou Smith, Chair of Innovate Finance, discusses fintech's evolution in the past decade and its impact on consumer behaviour and industry collaboration. From challenger banks to widespread fintech app usage, we examine transformative trends like Open Finance, and amidst the challenges 2024 brings both nationally and internationally, we highlight opportunities for sustainable growth, charting a course towards fintech's fruitful future.

17 April 2024

News/markets

Zopa CEO quashes IPO speculation

Jaidev Janardana, CEO of Zopa, has blamed the media for the UK fintech sector’s focus on valuations.

16 April 2024

Finextra TV/retail

Gen Z taking the wheel: What’s driving the next generation of consumers?

Speaking at the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2024, Emma Kisby, Cogo CEO, EMEA, talks about Gen Z taking the wheel and asks what’s driving the next generation of consumers. We hear how consumer trends have shaped the payments landscape to date, how Gen Z is becoming an increasingly major financial force, how their spending habits are changing financial operations, and what Fintechs can do to encourage sustainable habits going forward.

16 April 2024

Finextra TV/startups

"Who's in charge?": What it takes to build an effective FinTech Board

Speaking at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, Anita Kimber, Lead Partner, EMEIA Transformation, Financial Services at EY, talks about building an impactful Fintech board, and asks, what skillsets, cultures, and strategies are required to build one? We learn about the challenges FinTechs face when trying to scale-up and why boards are so important in helping them grow successfully, why the role of boards is often overlooked by FinTechs, and what's needed to form a strong board as the FinTech industry matures.

16 April 2024