FinTech North announces partnership with Leeds Building Society
Collaboration between Financial Services and FinTech is key to the development of the Northern FinTech ecosystem.
FinTech North has announced one of the best-known financial institutions in the Leeds City Region, Leeds Building Society, as strategic partners.
To mark the start of their partnership, they have hosted Whitecap Consulting’s Leeds FinTech Report Launch 2023 at Leeds Building Society’s headquarters on Sovereign Street, in the heart of Leeds.
Leeds Building Society works to ensure more people have the home they want, and by working with FinTech North and the Northern FinTech community, aims to bring cutting-edge thought leadership and technology together to help impact issues such as home ownership and vulnerability, among many others.
The partnership marks the association’s ongoing engagement with the FinTech sector and the start of a collaborative relationship to find innovative solutions to key customer needs that achieve the purpose of putting home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.
Vanessa Roberts, head of strategy at Leeds Building Society, said: “Making home ownership more attainable is the driving force behind everything we do at Leeds Building Society. By collaborating with FinTech North, we hope to be able to work with new partners to try and implement new solutions for our members. We hope to increase the availability and affordability of borrowing and make it easier to save for housing in order to help more people up and up the housing ladder.
“We are proud to champion the FinTech sector in one of the UK’s top financial services regions. We have already achieved some impressive feats, such as adopting cloud-based capabilities to become best-in-class for lending decision-making. Through this partnership with FinTech North, we will look at solutions to help our aspiring homeowners navigate the cost of living crisis and how we can provide meaningful support to our members.”
Joe Roche, Engagement Manager, FinTech North, said: “As the focal point for the FinTech community in the Northern Powerhouse, we are delighted to welcome Leeds Building Society to join our collaborative ecosystem.
“Sharing ideas and challenges means we can facilitate connections and learn from each other and help deliver solutions that benefit customers.”
