Collaborating for the Future of RegTech and Resilience
UKFin+ Workshop | 14 October 2025 The UKFin+ Collaborative Workshop on RegTech and Resilience brought together over 40 academics, regulators, and industry professionals to explore how technology and research can play a vital role in addressing the most pressing challenges in financial services. This workshop is built directly on the UKFin+ Spotlight on RegTech, Resilience, … Read more
Recording available: Collaborative Online Workshop on RegTech and Resilience
Thank you to everyone who joined our UKFin+ Network Collaborative Online Workshop on RegTech and Resilience this week. The session brought together academics and industry professionals for a lively and insightful discussion on some of the most pressing challenges in regulatory technology and financial resilience. The workshop explored emerging themes around AI governance, sustainability, and … Read more
Wicked Lunch Reflections: RegTech, Resilience & Compliance
Last week, we hosted a Wicked Lunch as part of our Spotlight on RegTech, Resilience and Compliance series. Building on the insights from our Glasgow roundtable, the session brought together voices from industry and academia to explore some of the toughest challenges facing financial services today. Hosted by UKFin+ Director William Knottenbelt Our panellists: Iago … Read more
FinTech West Bristol 2025: Innovation, Inclusion, and the Evolving Future of Finance
The FinTech West Conference in Bristol brought together innovators, regulators, investors, and entrepreneurs to explore how financial technology continues to evolve across the UK’s regions. Throughout the day, the themes of trust, data, and responsible innovation resonated strongly, reflecting both the opportunities and challenges shaping the next chapter of fintech. The event opened with an … Read more
FinTech North Summit York 2025: Innovation, Inclusion, and the Power of Collaboration
The FinTech North Summit in York brought together innovators, investors, regulators, and academics from across the UK to explore how financial technology continues to evolve and redefine the future of finance. Throughout the day, discussions moved seamlessly between topics of innovation, investment, and inclusion, showing how the northern fintech community continues to strengthen its position … Read more
UKFin+ RegTech Resilience and Compliance Roundtable
As part of the Spotlight on RegTech Resilience and Compliance, UKFin+ hosted a roundtable event in Glasgow on 16 July 2025. This event brought together leading voices from industry, academia, and government to address some of the most persistent and complex challenges facing financial services. Setting the Scene: RegTech, Resilience and Compliance The day started … Read more
UKFin+ Spotlight on RegTech, Resilience & Compliance
About UKFin+ UKFin+ is an EPSRC-funded network connecting academic research to technological innovation within the UK financial services industry. Our primary goals are to foster connections, fund collaborations, communicate our findings, and coordinate a national research agenda. Our vision is a financial services market that offers a wide range of competitive, trusted, and socially relevant … Read more
Workshop: Game-Changing Technology in FinTech
We’d like to extend our thanks to everyone who joined us for Game-Changing Technology in FinTech. It was a fantastic day filled with insightful discussions, innovative ideas, and great company. A special thank you to our speakers and panellists for sharing their expertise, as well as to all who contributed to the engaging conversations. Events like … Read more
UKFin+ Wicked Lunch: Blockchain
Thank you to all our panellists for sharing their knowledge and insights during our wicked lunch on Blockchain in financial services! The discussion was chaired by UKFin+ Director William Knottenbelt, Director of the Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering. Thank you to our fantastic panel of experts for sharing their knowledge with us: … Read more
UKFin+ Wicked Lunch: Quantum Computing
Thank you to all our panellists for sharing their insightful opinions during our wicked lunch on Quantum Computing in financial services! The discussion was chaired by UKFin+ Director Jing Chen, a Professor of Financial Mathematics at Cardiff. Thank you to our fantastic panel of experts for sharing their knowledge with us: Ross Grassie (Quantum Software … Read more