Fintech
Helping UK fintech startups scale, at home and abroad
UK fintech, global leadership
The UK is home to 760 high-growth fintech firms, with nearly 50% still at seed stage
We aim to help them scale into global disrupters
Are you eligible for the Fintech programme?
- Seed to Series A funding stage, or up to £1.5m revenue if bootstrapped
- At least one active client or pilot
- B2B or B2B2C
- UK HQ
Externally funded companies will be accepted until a maximum of 6 months after closing Series A.
If the company is bootstrapped, the maximum ARR will be around £1.5m.
Applications open 13th June 2018
Fintech Delivery Panel
Our dream team of industry experts from leading fintech startups and financial services institutions collaborate to ensure the UK continues to be the intellectual, technological and financial capital of the world for fintech.
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.
In order to drive full transparency and accountability, we publish all FDP papers and minutes here:
- 27 February 2017 – Papers & Minutes
- 26 June 2017 – Papers 1, 2 & Minutes
- 13 September 2017 – Papers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & Minutes
- 6 December 2017 – Papers & Minutes
- 27 February 2018 – Papers & Minutes
If you want to get involved with the FDP or Insurtech Board, if you have any queries or require any more information, please email: info@technation.io
Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank 
Philip Brown, Head of Policy, LV= 
Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital (Chair) 
Claire Calmejane, Director of Innovation, Lloyds 
James Chappell, CTO, Digital Shadows 
Martin Cook, General Counsel, Funding Circle 
Gus Macfarlane, MD Global Innovation, Barclays
Taavet Hinrikus, CEO and Co-Founder, TransferWise 
Matt James, UK & Europe Innovation Scouting, RBS 
Eamon Jubbawy, COO, Onfido (Deputy Chair) 
Ed Molyneux, CEO, FreeAgent 
Alice Newton-Rex, VP of Product, WorldRemit 
Chris Pond, Vice Chair, Financial Inclusion Commission 
Paul Rippon, Co-Founder and Deputy CEO, Monzo
James Varga, CEO, The ID Co. 
Sigga Sigurdardottir, CC&IO, Santander UK 
Anil Stocker, CEO, MarketInvoice 
Serge Taborin, Global Innovation Director, Aviva 
Charlotte Crosswell, CEO, Innovate Finance 
Kaushalya Somasundaram, Head of Fintech Partnerships & Strategy, HSBC 
Will Thorne, Innovation Lead, The Channel Syndicate
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.
It brings together representatives from incumbent insurers, industry bodies including the Association of British Insurers, Lloyd’s of London and insurtech startups.
Papers and minutes:
FDP and Government board members:
- Will Thorne, Innovation Leader, The Channel Syndicate, Chair (FDP)
- Philip Brown, Head of Policy, LV= (FDP)
- Serge Taborin, Group Digital Innovation Director, Aviva (FDP)
- Daniel Poxon, Insurance and Pensions, HMT
- Euan McCarthy, Policy Advisor, Pensions, Markets & Insurtech, HMT
- Gordon Baker, Future Sectors, Business Growth Directorate, BEIS
- Louis Barson, Head of Future Sectors, Business Growth Directorate, BEIS
- Alan Stewart, Insurance and Markets Team, HMT
- Thomas Price, Head of Fintech, Banking & Credit, HMT (FDP)
Industry board members:
Christopher Beazley, CEO, London Market Group 
Chris Sharpe, CEO, Kinsu 
Steven Mendel, CEO, Bought By Many 
Daniel Pender, Co-Founder, Gryphon 
Freddy MacNamara, CEO, Cuvva 
Tom Powell, Regional Manager, CBL Insurance
Vivek Banga, Chief Digital and Offshoring Officer, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 
Matthew Cullen, Assistant Director, Head of Strategy, Data & Analytics, Association of British Insurers 
Phoebe Hugh, CEO & Co-Founder, Brolly 
Paolo Cuomo, Co-Founder InsTech London & Principal, Boston Consulting Group 
Trevor Maynard, Head of Innovation, Commercial, Lloyds 
Greg Michel, Fintech Lead, Tech Nation