The Liverpool City Region’s has nearly 100 firms operating in the FinTech sector across established financial services, tech, and FinTech. There are more than 40 dedicated FinTech firms with key strengths evident in payments, WealthTech, accounting and InsurTech.
Liverpool City Region has a GVA of £38.5bn, of which Whitecap estimate £218.6m is currently generated by FinTech. The region’s ambition of 5% R&D investment annually by 2030 is nearly double the national target, and the investment in innovation aims to provide £41.7bn gross GVA benefit and 44,000 new jobs by 2030.
The story of FinTech in the region is a strong one, and there is much to be positive about for people and organisations already based in the region, and those that might be considering it as a future location.
FinTech News and Insights for the Liverpool City Region
Events and Communities
FinTech North
Bringing the North of England’s FinTech ecosystem together.
The FinTech Social
The LCR FinTech Social is a quarterly event which aims to bring together the FinTech community and foster growth for this sector in the Liverpool City Region.
Resources for Fintechs
Liverpool’s FinTech Heritage
Liverpool’s Fintech ecosystem – built on historic strengths
UKTN Regional Tech Report: Liverpool
Professional and Business Services Baseline Review 2024
Developing the FinTech Sector in Liverpool
The LCR FinTech Growth Group is made up of stakeholders working together to:
- Celebrate and champion Liverpool City Region
- Create impactful links
- Activate our community to work together, learn from each other and accelerate growth
- Kate Roberts – DTM Legal
- Richard Harris – DTM Legal
- Georgia Morris -DTM Legal
- Michael Panton – DTM Legal
- Darren Griffin – RSM UK
- Gavin Brown – University of Liverpool
- Elaine Courtney – Courtney Recruitment
- Phil Adams – Professional Liverpool
- Leon McCowan – Professional Liverpool
- Stephen Murray – Hopeful Studio
- Nathan Johnson – Natwest
- Angela Moretta – Natwest
- Julian Wells – Whitecap Consulting
- Joe Roche – Fintech North
- Ryan Walsh – Fintech North
- Rachel England – Fintech North
- Silas Ozoya – Fintech North
- Danielle Carrington – LCR Combined Authority
- Tom Bates – Baltic Apprenticeships
If you’d like to find out more about Liverpool City Region’s FinTech heritage contact danielle.carrington@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk