Webinar Replay: The West of England FinTech Eco-System

The China Bureau’s latest webinar focused on the West of England’s thriving fintech ecosystem.

The session explored the unique position that the region’s fintech businesses have established in the wider UK economy and the reasons why, as detailed in the government’s recent Kalifa Report.

There were contributions from several panellists including:

  • Stuart Harrison, director of FinTech West, the representative body for fintech in the region

  • Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance, the industry body for UK fintech

  • Charlie Richardson, co-founder of intelligent financial mentor Lumio

  • Tim Hegarty, founder of Evershare, a cash donation platform for the charity sector

  • James Trenholme, founder of Phronesis Technologies, which provides a platform for SMEs to validate mobile customers

Will Powell