UK FinTech Week: Bristol & Bath FinTech Cluster Showcase
On Thursday 22nd April, in partnership with WECA and its Invest Bristol & Bath team, we showcased why Bristol & Bath was named in the Kalifa Report as one of the top 10 FinTech clusters in the UK.
This 90 minute session was recorded and you can watch it back here:
Watch the Bristol & Bath FinTech Showcase
As a reminder, this was the agenda:
Welcome & UK FinTech opportunity overview - Julian Wells, Director FinTech West and Whitecap Consulting
Bristol & Bath, a melting pot of innovation – Marty Reid, Head of SETsquared Bristol & Engine Shed
The Regional FinTech cluster – Stuart Harrison, Director, FinTech West
FinTech showcase with introductions and insights from 3 local FinTech scaleups:
Tumelo. -Will Goodwin, Co-founder
LOQBOX - Tom Eyre, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Moneyhub - Sam Seaton, CEO
Interactive panel discussion (focused on funding and skills)
Closing remarks: How we can support the UK & international businesses to grow in Bristol and Bath – Valentina de Micheli, Business Development Manager, Invest Bristol and Bath and West of England Combined Authority.
Useful links from the discussion:
The Kalifa Review of UK FinTech
Bristol & Bath FinTech Ecosystem Report 2019-20
The Invest Bristol & Bath Service Leaflet
Email address for Valentina de Micheli, Business Development Manager, Invest Bristol and Bath: Invest@bristolandbath.co.uk
WHAT’S NEXT?
The next event FinTech West is supporting is hosted by Bristol China Bureau:
13TH MAY 09.00-10.30
The West of England FinTech Eco-System - Technology Driven Innovation