Glimpse of the Future – Reflections from Innovate UK’s Business Connect Event
With so much uncertainty defining today’s world, Innovate UK’s “Glimpse of the Future” event offered a rare space to step back and think beyond the immediate challenges. This event brought together leaders, innovators and curious minds to explore how emerging technologies might shape the next two decades. Rather than telling us what the future will … Read more
Future Finance Finale: Innovation in Action & What’s Next
Reflecting on an inspiring day in Bristol, 27 November Last week, I joined financial services leaders, innovators, academics, and partners in Bristol for the Future Finance Finale: Innovation in Action & What’s Next. It was a half-day celebration of what the programme has achieved and a bold look at where innovation adoption in financial services … Read more
UKFin+ Annual Research Showcase 2025
Celebrating Progress, Partnerships and the Future of FinTech Collaboration National Museum Cardiff – 24 November 2025 On Monday, we brought the UKFin+ Network together at the beautiful National Museum of Wales in Cardiff for our Annual Research Showcase. It was a day of insight, reflection, and collaboration, surrounded by an extraordinary cohort of academics and … Read more
Wales Tech Week: A Glimpse into the Future of Financial Services
Earlier this week, I attended Wales Tech Week and participated in three insightful sessions that explored generative AI in finance, digital currencies, and the future of the insurance industry. It’s remarkable to see how Wales is rapidly transforming the financial services sector, and how uniquely positioned it is to lead this next chapter. It continues … Read more
FTT Fintech Festival 2025: Article 4. Beyond Passwords
Beyond Passwords – Why Identity Must Evolve to Keep Up With the World Another notable moment at the FTT Fintech Festival 2025 was a session examining what it truly takes to move beyond passwords. It was a lively, honest, and sometimes slightly alarming discussion about the future of authentication, identity signals, biometrics, and security in … Read more
FTT Fintech Festival 2025: Lessons for the Future of Financial Services. – The Chargeback Trap
The Chargeback Trap: How Fraudsters Win and Businesses Lose One of the sessions at the FTT Fintech Festival 2025 that left a lasting impression on me was the discussion on chargebacks. The scale of the issue now is enormous, and it’s something I’ve personally lived through. During my time when I was running a retail … Read more
FTT Fintech Festival 2025: Article 2 – Future Identity & Interoperability: Why the UK Can’t Afford to Fall Behind
Another brilliant session at the FTT Fintech Festival 2025 focused on a topic that affects almost everything in financial services: digital identity and interoperability. Digital identity used to be a niche or technical topic, now it’s becoming the backbone of onboarding, payments, travel, supply chains, fraud prevention, and even how citizens interact with the state. … Read more
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
FTT Fintech Festival 2025: Lessons for the Future of Financial Services
Article 1 – Social Engineering: The Oldest Trick, Supercharged by New Technology Earlier this week, I was part of FTT Fintech Festival 2025, on behalf of UKFin+ and I left with pages of notes, a head full of questions, and a renewed appreciation of just how complex and fast-moving our sector really is. There was … 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