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Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales names Sarah Kocianski as new CEO

FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the Fintech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has today announced that Sarah Kocianski has been appointed as its new CEO.

21 February 2024

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales welcomes Starling Bank as latest Partner

FinTech Wales, the independent members association and champion of the Fintech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has welcomed Starling Bank as the latest organisation to become a Partner to empower Wales as a globally recognised hub of fintech excellence.

18 January 2024

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales releases annual report

FinTech Wales, an independent membership association and champion of the Fintech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has today published the Fintech in Wales Annual Report for 2022/23.

11 December 2023

Company announcement/retail

FinTech Wales adds Royal Mint as partner

One of Wales’ most established companies, The Royal Mint, has become the latest company to partner with FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the Fintech and Financial Services industry in Wales.

29 November 2023

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales launches sustainability course

FinTech Wales, a non-profit independent membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industries in Wales, has partnered with The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) to offer an exclusive, five module course for professionals in FinTech to deepen their understanding of sustainability strategies.

21 November 2023

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales begins search for new CEO as Sarah Williams-Gardener takes up chair

FinTech Wales has today announced the resignation of Sarah Williams-Gardener as CEO, who will move to assume the role of the organisation’s Chair, replacing Louise O’Shea, from January 2024.

13 November 2023

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales makes board changes

FinTech Wales, the not for profit independent membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industries in Wales, has elected Rhys Thomas, Chief Operating Officer at Cardiff Capital Region, Rachel Hillier, Partner at Capital Law, and Lucy Cohen, Co-Founder of Mazuma, as its new Board members.

30 October 2023

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales to offer training and employment opportunities for women in tech

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit members organisation empowering Wales as a globally recognised hub of FinTech excellence, has teamed up with charitable organisation and campaigner for women’s rights, Chwarae Teg, to offer exclusive training and employment opportunities for females in Wales.

08 March 2023

Company announcement/startups

Fintech Wales annual report reveals jobs up, investment down

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit independent membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industries in Wales, has today released its Annual Report for 2021/22.

08 November 2022

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales kicks off latest accelerator programme

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has opened the applications process for the third season of its accelerator programme, the FinTech Wales Foundry. The closing date for applications is 19th August, 2022.

27 July 2022

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales appoints Gemma Hallett head of skills

FinTech Wales, the independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has appointed Gemma Hallett as its Head of Skills.

19 July 2022

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales secures £1.6million investment from Cardiff Capital Region

Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has today announced a £1.6 million, five-year investment in FinTech Wales, the independent not for profit membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales.

07 June 2022

Company announcement/startups

Fintech Wales accelerator opens for applications

FinTech Wales has today announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2022 FinTech focused accelerator programme, the FinTech Wales Foundry.

15 December 2021

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales names Confused.com's Louise O'Shea chairman

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit independent membership organisation for the FinTech and Financial Services industries in Wales, has voted Louise O’Shea, the CEO of Confused.com, as the new Chairman and appointed two new Directors to the board - Ben Joakim, Head of Strategy at Principality Building Society and Eamon Tuhami, Founder and CEO of X8IQ.

15 October 2021

Company announcement/startups

Economic Secretary visits Cardiff to launch Wales’ first ever fintech accelerator

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury visited Cardiff today (23 June) to launch Wales’ first ever fintech accelerator, which will deliver a major boost to the promising fintech cluster in and around Cardiff.

25 June 2021

Company announcement/startups

FinTech Wales opens zero equity accelerator programme

Launched today at Innovate Finance’s UK FinTech Week, FinTech Wales, has announced the “FinTech Wales Foundry” - a business accelerator that pairs global FinTechs with leading financial institutions to solve societal challenges and build back better.

20 April 2021

Company announcement/startups

UK regional fintech hubs release research and innovation report

FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales have released a report proposing increased Research and Innovation (R&I) to drive acceleration in fintech development across the UK, nationally and regionally to support growth and new jobs.

26 January 2021

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales appoints Starling Bank founding member Sarah Williams-Gardener as its first CEO

FinTech Wales, an independent membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has named Sarah Williams-Gardener as its first CEO.

02 November 2020

Company announcement/people

FinTech Wales celebrates first anniversary with the search for its first CEO

FinTech Wales, the not-for-profit organisation working to make Wales a pillar of the global FinTech landscape, is celebrating its one year anniversary by launching the search for its first CEO.

02 September 2020

News/retail

FinTech Wales plans 10-year roadmap

Not-for-profit FinTech Wales has set out on the creation of a 10-year roadmap as it seeks to make the country a global player in financial technology.

17 June 2020