UK Fintech Companies to watch out for

By Dexter Cousins on 06/09/2022

In this special extended Fintech News we feature some of the Fintech companies on the UK DIT delegation as part of Intersekt.

We’ve got an absolutely jam-packed Fintech News for you today. It’s Intersekt week and the excitement is building for Australia’s premiere Fintech Event.

We chat to Fintech Australia’s Rehan D’Almeida for a rundown on what to expect. If you can’t make it to Intersekt we’ll be covering events and bringing daily show’s this week, so if you are new to Fintech Chatter make sure to follow us on your podcast player.

UK DIT showcases the UK's next wave of Fintech companies.

This week sees the Department of International trade bring their first UK Fintech delegation to Australia since 2019.

Tier One People has worked closely with UK DIT since 2018 as part of the Aus/UK Fintech bridge. The programme has supported over 100 Fintechs, helping them expand internationally. 

Dexter Cousins got to spend day one with the delegation to share insights and connect with some of the UK’s up-and-coming Fintech companies.

In this episode Dexter chats to:

Louise Cantillon from UK DIT on the Fintech Delegation - To enquire about support from UK DIT you can reach out to Elisa.Henderson@fcdo.gov.uk or Steven.Walker2@fcdo.gov.uk 

Nick Briscoe from Currency Cloud talks about their Australian launch 

Joe Roche from Fintech North who gives an insight on the UK Fintech scene outside of London 

We’ve also got a host of interviews from UK Fintech companies focusing on ESG, AI, Payments and Business Lending:

Charlie Rainbird - Featurespace
Daniel Layne - QV Systems
Eleanor Metcalf - Tred
Matthew Rankine - Tumelo
Robbie MacDiarmid - CMSPI
Ian Clark - Invevo


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Article written by Dexter Cousins
Founder of Tier One People and host of the Fintech Chatter Podcast.

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