Tagged: ron kalifa

August 16, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

As outlined in the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech, the UK Fintech Growth Partners has launched its Growth Stage Fintech Fund. The Kalifa Review declared there was an annual growth stage funding shortfall for UK Fintechs of around £2 billion. A £1 billion fund was… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Leeds is the beneficiary of a new government-supported Fintech hub that will formally launch today. The Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT) is described as the first of its kind, backed by £5.5 million of Treasury and City of London Corporation funding. Fintech is… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the University of East London (UEL) launched the Centre of Fintech, a new hub that aims to leverage expertise within the University in research, finance, technology, law, and regulation. The launch was hosted at the Houses of Parliament and included the participation of… Read More

April 24, 2021 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom has been touted as a world leader in Fintech, and it also has the “accolades” to back this position, according to a blog post by London-based Pollinate, a global software business that teams up with banks to assist them with deepening and… Read More

January 8, 2021 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

In March of 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the UK budget. Included in the presentation was the announcement of a Fintech sector review – a study to be led by Ron Kalifa OBE, who was previously CEO Worldpay and current Chair… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Digital Finance Forum has rebranded as Fintech Founders, according to a note from the group. Founded and Chaired by LendInvest founder Christian Faes, the name change is said to indicate the group’s wider, scaled-up ambitions to become a network of influence and authority… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 2:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the annual budget today in a speech at the House of Commons. Sunak only recently stepped into the key government role this past February, inheriting an exceptionally challenging task in a world where the Coronavirus, or Covid-19, has… Read More

March 19, 2018 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The City of London Corporation and Innovate Finance have jointly announced the launch of the Fintech Strategy Group (FSG) to help continue the success of the UK Fintech sector. According to Innovate Finance, the group will combine senior industry leaders across the sector including banks,… Read More