UK Fintech Week

Finextra TV/predictions

Citi's Future Of Finance Analyst On Money & The Metaverse

Sophia Bantanidis, Future of Finance Analyst, Citi Global Insights, speaks on FinextraTV about all things Metaverse. We discuss what is it, why should we care about it, how will we use it, and the challenges and opportunities that come along with the Metaverse.

12 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Gerard Grech Founding CEO at Tech Nation

Accessibility and affordability are critical for the UK's future fintech success

07 April 2022

Finextra TV/payments

LIVE @ UK Fintech Week: Future-Proofing & Powering Embedded Finance

Hayley Viner, Head of Product, ClearBank speaks LIVE @ IFGS2022 as part of UK Fintech Week about emerging trends in the UK and the future of Embedded Finance. We discuss the big areas for disruption, how infrastructure is powering embedded finance, and some of the most significant use cases out there today.

06 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

IFGS 2022: Home Office's Philippa Rouse on the scale-up visa

05 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

IFGS 2022: Sequoia's George Robson on fintech predictions for 2022

05 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

IFGS 2022: John Glen MP on new legislative developments around stablecoins and cryptoassets

05 April 2022

News/regulation

IFGS 2022: FCA pursues outcomes-based approach to fintech policy

Speaking on the panel ‘Regulating Innovation: When things start heating up’ on day two of the Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS), Richard Fox, the FCA’s director of international, explains the reasoning behind the FCA’s attraction toward outcomes-based fintech regulation in the UK.

05 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

IFGS 2022: Klarna's Sebastian Siemiatkowski on post-Brexit regulation

05 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

IFGS 2022: Starling Bank's Anne Boden on profitability and VC capital

05 April 2022

Long read/UK Fintech Week

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

IFGS 2022: FCA's Jessica Rusu discusses Russian sanctions and regulating cryptocurrency

05 April 2022

News/identity

London Stock Exchange acquires KYC specialist Global Data Consortium

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is continuing its acquisition spree, buying digital ID firm Global Data Consortium to help clients with know your customers requirements.

05 April 2022

News/regulation

IFGS 2022: Stablecoin news sparks mixed response from crypto lawyers

Speaking on the ‘Crypto Rebooted: 2021 and Beyond’ during day two of the IFGS conference, Barnaby Reynolds, global head of the Financial Services Industry Group, Shearman & Sterling, played down the significance of HM Treasury’s announcement yesterday regarding the regulation of stablecoin use the UK.

05 April 2022

Finextra TV/payments

LIVE @ UK Fintech Week: Empowering the UK through Embedded Finance

LIVE @ UK Fintech Week FinextraTV spoke with Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE during IFGS about the future of Embedded Finance within the UK and globally. We hear how infrastructure is powering embedded finance, some of the challenges involved, and what the government is doing to secure the UK a competitive position within the market.

05 April 2022

News/people

Santander UK CIO joins biometric outfit iProov

Biometric face authentication technology company iProov has hired Miguel Traquina, Santander UK's chief information officer for operations and economic crime, as CIO

05 April 2022

News/crypto

Chancellor asks Royal Mint to create NFT

The UK government has commissioned the Royal Mint to create an NFT as part of a push to make the country a "global hub for cryptoasset technology".

05 April 2022

News/startups

IFGS 2022: Are fintechs biting off more than they can chew?

Molten VC’s and moderator for IFGS session ‘Chomping on the (uni)(deca)corn’ Bindi Karia set the scene with some striking statistics around investment in the UK and global fintech industry.

04 April 2022

News/startups

Kalifa to steer creation of new UK Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology

A steering committee has been established to develop the remit for a new Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology in the UK.

04 April 2022

News/crypto

IFGS 2022: HM Treasury confirms regulation of stablecoin use

Speaking at the Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) conference on Monday, Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen announced that legislation will be introduced to bring certain stablecoins into the UK payments framework, as well as projects to tackle broader crypto regulation and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs).

04 April 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/retail

Zopa hits profitability ahead of planned move into BNPL market

Zopa bank has achieved a rare feat among UK challenger banks, hitting profitability for the first time just 21 months after acquiring its UK banking licencet.

04 April 2022