“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.
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 
Radboud Vlaar, Finch Capital 
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
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
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 Opinion One Fintech Nation: Fintech For Good
By Dhanum Nursigadoo, June 29, 2018