FinTech Scotland has achieved a brand new stage of Cluster Excellence accreditation, the best stage achieved by a fintech physique in UK and Europe.
The European Secretariat for Cluster Accreditation (ESCA) confirmed the excellence award for FinTech Scotland following an in-depth audit of the organisation’s progress and supply file.
FinTech Scotland is an impartial not for revenue cluster physique collectively established with the monetary companies sector, universities and Scottish Enterprise in January 2018.
ESCA highlighted a number of important enhancements by FinTech Scotland to attain its silver label for Cluster Administration Excellence. These embrace:
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- Supporting the expansion within the variety of fintech SMEs by 22 per cent 12 months on 12 months
- Management of elevated cluster collaboration between fintech SMEs, giant enterprises, universities, public sector our bodies all through the UK
- Producing UK’s first business led 10-year Fintech Analysis & Innovation Roadmap
The response
“I’m very happy with the group in attaining this important milestone and my honest because of all of the dedicated cluster contributors,” mentioned Stephen Ingledew, FinTech Scotland govt chair and founder. “The award additional recognises our management and collaboration throughout UK reinforcing the pivotal interdependence with one another in fostering progressive innovation inside all areas, so the tide rises for everybody”
Sir Ron Kalifa OBE, writer of the Fintech Evaluate in 2021, described FinTech Scotland as a ‘bellwether instance of leveraging the outputs of fintech innovation and accelerating the regional fintech improvement and progress’.
He mentioned: “This glorious recognition is a testomony to the FinTech Scotland mannequin that Stephen and Nicola have led, and I do know they’re persevering with to make use of their experience to additional advance nationwide connectivity and supply help to UK areas by way of the FinTech Nationwide Community in addition to the brand new Centre for Finance, Innovation and Know-how.”
Nicola Anderson, chief govt of FinTech Scotland, additionally added: “Bringing collectively leaders from business, entrepreneurial companies, academia, public sector, we’ll use our cluster experience to drive innovation regionally in Scotland and in collaboration all through the UK.
“We’re significantly excited concerning the innovation alternatives in open finance, regulation, funds, and local weather finance. By way of a collaborative and inclusive strategy, these can contribute to addressing the difficult financial headwinds throughout the UK”
Inclusive cluster
FinTech Scotland’s targets are to develop an modern neighborhood of fintech companies, generate impactful collaborations between companies of all sizes and foster an inclusive cluster which is UK and globally recognised and linked.
ESCA defines clusters as networks of corporations and analysis/schooling establishments in addition to public businesses which have a thematic focus, are regionally concentrated, institutionally organised and managed by a Cluster Administration Organisation.
