Financial giants are coming to Manchester for the annual Fintech North conference
FinTech North will return to Manchester on Thursday 24 November, welcoming a host of big hitters, newcomers and everything in between to the UK’s FinTech scene.
Taking place at the University of Manchester’s iconic Whitworth Hall, the schedule is packed with experts and FinTech trailblazers from the worlds of payments, digital banking, e-commerce, embedded finance and more.
The event is run in collaboration with thought leaders in British FinTech research, the University of Manchester; global financial services provider, Mastercard; cloud computing specialists, Amazon Web Services; cyber security experts, DARE technology; embedded finance professionals, Weavr and digital transformation leaders, GFT Group.
The hybrid event is expected to draw over 250 delegates, attending in person and viewing online.
Expert speakers set to converge on Greater Manchester include: Max Lambertson, Economist at Mastercard; Markos Zachariadis, Professor and Chair of Financial Technology at the University of Manchester; Daniel Greiller, Chief Commercial Officer of Weavr; and Jamal Issouquaein, Customer Success Engineer at Dare Technology.
Delegates can expect to hear a first-hand account of how some of the world’s most successful digital banks were built from the ground up, in a fireside chat with Amazon Web Services and GFT Group – both partners in the development and launch of Mox Bank in Hong Kong and Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia.
Panel sessions throughout the day will include discussions on female entrepreneurship and funding from female-led collective Fund Her North, as well as a deep dive into Greater Manchester’s FinTech ecosystem with Whitecap Consulting.
Attendees will also hear from some of the region’s best success stories in the FinTech exhibition. More than 15 pioneering Manchester FinTech companies will be taking part, including accounting software provider Rupee Solutions – speakers at the 2021 FinTech North Manchester conference, who have now made the city their home! The exhibition will be sponsored by Croatian ICT solution providers TIS and their UK counterpart, Bluebird IT solutions.
To compliment the North West contingent of FinTechs, there will be a selection of international FinTechs to round out the agenda, hailing from as far afield as Ukraine and Nigeria.
Chris Sier, Chair of FinTech North and HM Treasury FinTech Envoy for England, comments: “It’s a real privilege to be back in Manchester for our fifth annual flagship conference in the city. It’s great to see such longevity on a platform that year on year grows bigger and continually boasts an impressive line-up regionally and nationally significant speakers from all corners of FinTech. This year is no exception.”
“In line with the Kalifa Review, which recognized Manchester as an established national FinTech hub, we are confident that this year’s Manchester conference will once again demonstrate that FinTech in the regions continues to thrive.”
FinTech North is a non-profit organization founded in 2016. It aims to champion the UK’s Northern Powerhouse as a region of expertise for FinTech, providing a platform to forge relationships between the North’s FinTech start-ups, innovators, established tech giants, policy makers and academia.
The full agenda for the FinTech North Manchester conference is here. Tickets can be purchased here and cost £75 per delegate. The live-stream event is free and seats can be reserved here.
