Fintech giants will gather around Newcastle for a big conference

On July 14, startups, unicorns and giants in financial services will gather in the iconic Common Room of the Great North, in Newcastle’s old Mining and Mechanical Engineering Institute, for the city’s second FinTech North annual conference.

The event will gather an accumulated financial strength with a valuation of well over billions in one room, for example the North Eastern success story Atom Bank alone is well on its way to unicorn status (a valuation of 1 billion pounds), FTSE 100-listed Sage is often quoted as the UK’s largest fintech, and headline supporter Mastercard is a global force in the payment industry.

The hybrid event will receive about 250 delegates, both in the room and watching livestream. They will be welcomed by an address from Sir Ron Kalifa, author of a major strategic report on UK FinTech.

Published in February 2021, the Kalifa Review is the definitive strategy for the UK’s fintech leadership on the global stage, with Newcastle and the Durham cluster identified as one of the emerging rapid growth areas for this fast-growing contributor to the country’s economy.

The full agenda of speeches, panel sessions, networking and presentations will also include contributions from Newcastle University Business School and the Regional Economic Crime Coordination Center, NERSOU, as well as another homemade success story, Kani Payments.

This fast-growing fintech company, described as “kind” in a proud recognition of its local roots, has processed over $ 10 billion in payments using its technology since the last time FinTech North visited Newcastle. Kani’s founder Aaron Holmes will take the stage to share insights from his journey.

Chris Sier, chairman of finTech North and HM finance minister finTech envoy for England, comments, “what a privilege to be back in town for our second Newcastle FinTech North conference, and to have such an impressive range of regional and nationally important speakers to speak with the group on fintech’s unique power to not only increase our economy, but also to bring about real societal change.

“As the Kalifa Review shows us, the growth of fintech has a major impact on people’s lives, from democratization and access to finance, to job creation, regional engagement and sustainability. And this region is one of the areas where it is happening more and more. “

FinTech North is a non-profit organization founded in 2016. It aims to strengthen the UK’s Northern Powerhouse as a region of expertise for fintech and provide a platform to help build relationships between the Nordic fintech startups and innovators, established technology giants, policy makers and academia .

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