FinTech, financial technology, is about disrupting the stale financial sector with technology and innovation. Have you accepted the status quo of a bank-led dominance? The people in the flourishing FinTech field have rejected it. Last year, Eileen Burbidge, the UK government’s special envoy for FinTech stated: “London and the UK will lead the FinTech sector.” That’s not hard to believe. With a well-established financial sector, a cultivated tech scene and wide access to capital and talent, London is primed for FinTech. The industry generated over $9 billion in revenue last year. As the UK celebrates #FinTechWeek, we look at five British…
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