“We are excited to be part of the future of fintech and working together with other innovators and specialists on the Tech Nation programme."
— Felicia Meyerowitz Singh, CEO & Co-Founder, Akoni
Fintech
Helping UK fintech startups scale, at home and abroad
UK fintech, global leadership
Our new fintech programme is aimed at company founders. Through a 24 hour induction, series of in-depth learning sessions, networking events and a three-day international showcase trip, you'll become part of the very first Tech Nation Fintech cohort.
Insights sessions will be delivered by some of the most established fintech entrepreneurs, investors and partners, who will cover topics such as regulation, partnering with banks and expanding internationally.
Programme activity
Fundraising and Board workshop with Maria Josife, Gavin Holland, Dale Murray CBE & Lazaro Campos
29 January 2019 Workshop Funding Options join Upscale programme
25 January 2019 Company news Thyngs named as Rising Stars finalists
18 January 2019 Company news Cohort spend 2 days in New York on international expansion trip
16 January 2019 International trip
Tech Nation Fintech in numbers
£1.1mAverage raised
35%Outside London
40%Female founder/co-founder
“As an early-stage business the opportunity to meet like minded people, engage with those who have been there and done it before and seek guidance and help from individuals within our potential partner organisations was too good to miss."
— Tom Eyre, Co-Founder and CEO, LOQBOX
The Programme
Kick off24-hour intensive programme kick off session
Insights8 in-depth sessions on key fintech scaling challenges
Connect5 themed networking events with stakeholders
ExpandCrack your next market
Judging Panel
Cathryn Lyall, Seismic Foundry 
Simon Taylor, 11:FS 
Richard Theo, Wealthify 
Louise Smith, RBS 
Lisa Wood, Atom Bank 
James Varga, The ID Co. 
Imran Gulamhuseinwala, EY & Open Banking 
David Duffy, Clydesdale Bank 
Catherine Wines, WorldRemit 
Anne Boden, Starling Bank 
Anil Stocker, MarketInvoice 
Al Lukies, Motive Partners 
Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital & Chair Tech Nation
Insight Peers
Wendy Jephson, Nasdaq, Sybenetix 
Stephen Lemon, Currencycloud 
Sophie Hossack, Receipt Bank 
Rishi Khosla, OakNorth Bank 
Justin Basini, ClearScore 
Jon Bradford, Motive Partners 
James Crowley, FundApps 
Chris Hill, Kemp Little 
Sophie Theen, 11:FS 
Justin Fitzpatrick, DueDil 
Carrie Osman, Cruxy & Co. 
Sarah Kenshall, Burges Salmon 
Gareth Malna, Burges Salmon 
Tom Seo, Citi Ventures 
Kelly Fryer, Techstars 
Dimitar Stanimiroff, Heresy 
Kevin Covington, Change Alley 
Nick Harrison, First Direct 
Mary Jane Adojah, BNY Mellon 
Matt Levinson, Fintech Collective 
Andy Stewart, Motive Partners 
Tom Parachini, Funding Circle 
Andrew Boyajian, Transferwise 
Sep Alavi, White Star Capital 
Sara Ellison, EY 
Dale Murray CBE, Xero & Sussex Place Ventures 
Tosin Agbabakia, Octopus Ventures 
Andrew Crump, Unkillable 
Maria Josife, Erevena 
Dave Polonsky, Fundapps 
Gavin Holland, Anthemis 
Lesley Eccles, FanDuel & Relish 
Michelle Rogers, Buckley Sandler 
Dan Glazer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
More peers coming soon…
Are you eligible for Tech Nation Fintech?
- The company is at Seed to Series A funding stage. If the company is bootstrapped, maximum annual revenues are £1.5m
- At least one active client or pilot
- B2B or B2B2C – you seek to sell to, partner with or work in any way with businesses, large or small
- UK HQ
Externally funded companies will be accepted until 6 months after Series A.
Applications are now closed, but will open again in 2019.
Other fintech initiatives
Fintech For All Competition
At the end of 2017, back when we were still Tech City UK, we ran a nationwide competition to find fintech startups that make financial services work for everyone.
Fintech Delivery Panel
The FDP, set up at the request of HM Treasury, develops collaborative initiatives to positively impact domestic fintech startups and accelerate their time to market.
Insurtech Board
An FDP spinout, the Insurtech Board was set up to promote the UK insurtech agenda and help companies to scale up and compete on a global stage.
Read more about fintech
How to Groundbreaking fintech onboarding guidelines created with UK’s five biggest banks
By Greg Michel, November 7, 2018 Tech Nation 20 of the UK’s most exciting fintech companies join inaugural Tech Nation Fintech programme
By Tech Nation, September 6, 2018 Opinion One Fintech Nation: Bringing the Nation Together – The Network Effect
By Dhanum Nursigadoo, July 16, 2018