Janine Hirt

Sep 10, 2024 | ffnews.com | Lauren Towner |Shachar Bialick |Ken Cooper |Janine Hirt

London-based investment firm Outward VC has announced the first closing at £51m of its Fund II. The fund has received a cornerstone investment of £30m from the British Business Bank, which is deploying capital through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, which has a strong track record in backing emerging, UK-based Venture Capital fund managers. A wide range of private investors are also participating in the fund.

Jul 9, 2024 | ffnews.com | Lauren Hinton |Janine Hirt

New data by Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the FinTech community in the UK, has today revealed the global FinTech investment trends in the first half of 2024. FinTech has been a significant success story for the UK over the last 10 years, creating over 75,000 jobs, filling the gaps in SME lending, driving financial inclusion and growth across the country and building a #2 global market position.

Jun 19, 2024 | ffnews.com | Janine Hirt |Tanveer Bhatti |Tracy Vegro

The UK’s industry body for the fintech community, Innovate Finance, has confirmed it will be distributing the CISI’s Certificate in Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) to its membership. This new partnership means that the CISI’s Certificate in Ethical AI will be added to the Innovate Finance elearning programme and made available to all Innovate Finance members. Educational charity and professional body the CISI has a global membership of over 53,000 based in over 100 countries.

Jun 5, 2024 | ffnews.com | Katy Garnham |Janine Hirt |Louise Smith |Iain Anderson

Innovate Finance, the industry body for UK FinTech, has today launched its second Pride in FinTech Powerlist 2024. The initiative, supported by Google and Zopa Bank, is part of Innovate Finance’s ongoing commitment to champion diversity in the UK FinTech and Financial Services industry. It celebrates the positive impact members of the LGBTQIA+ community are having in driving a more inclusive, more democratic, and more transparent financial services sector for all.

Apr 16, 2024 | ffnews.com | Katy Garnham |Julia Streets |Julian Wells |Janine Hirt

Innovate Finance, Streets Consulting and Whitecap Consulting have published the ‘Scaling UK Regional FinTech’ research report. The new, unique study, born from the collective expertise of the three organisations deeply embedded in the UK’s FinTech ecosystem, provides valuable insights into accelerating the growth of regional scaleups* based outside of London and the South East.