UKFin+ Directors Maggie Chen and Karen Elliott and UKFin+ Project Manager Sheena Robertson visited the Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) for their Fall 2023 CRAFT Industry Advisory Board Meeting 2nd and 3rd November 2023 at the Bank of America, New York. The meeting was a tremendous success, delivering inspirational key notes on ESG and decentralized … Read more
The first of a series of workshops designed to give applicants the opportunity to discuss our funding opportunities, develop project ideas, and ask any questions they might have. The launch of the UKFin+ funding workshop series took place Monday the 9th of October at InSpace, an events and exhibitions space which is part of the … Read more
15th November 2023, 15:15 – 17:15 Room: BD-02-036Ulster University , Belfast Campus, York Street Speaker: Professor Jing ( Maggie) ChenChair in Financial Mathematics at Cardiff University Despite the growing literature on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, we know relatively little about who are involved in trading, transacting and using these assets and how they behave. Examining … Read more
by Gabriela Filipkowska, Beining Han and Fan Wu – PhD students in Financial Mathematics at Cardiff University, Dr Ning Wang Mathematical Institute University of Oxford and, Dr Jia Shao an Assistant Professor at the School of Mathematics of the University of Birmingham. On September 5th, 2023, our team, visited Harrogate for the Royal Statistical Society … Read more
We are pleased to announce that funding details are now available on our website! This includes important information such as submission deadlines and a comprehensive overview of the various funding types we offer. Make sure to look through the funding sections on our website and explore these details to maximize your chances of securing funding … Read more
UKFin+ online funding clinics are now open for booking in September and October! Our Project Manager Sheena Robertson will be offering funding clinics for all potential applicants to our funding schemes. The clinics will give potential applicants the opportunity to seek clarification on eligibility, criteria and remit of our funding streams before submitting a funding application. … Read more
We are pleased to announce the success of our second launch event for UKFin+, held at the Berkeley in London. The event was a resounding success from start to finish, with attendees both engaged and excited about the project and our goal to tackle wicked problems in the financial services and Fintech industry. We kicked … Read more
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On the 4th of July UKFin+ launched in Birmingham with a terrific event at The Exchange. Our photographer Amy from Creative Media at the University of Birmingham did a brilliant job of capturing some of the highlights. The event commenced with an overview of UKFin+ EPSRC funded Network Plus on FinTech in the UK by … Read more
UKFin+ is funded by UK Research and Innovation through the Financial Services NetworkPlus Fund as part of the Building Research Communities with the UK financial services programme. Grant reference: EP/W034042/1. We were pleased to have representatives from our funders join us at our launch events. We asked for a quote from Stephen Webb, our Project … Read more