Financial services and FinTech

In this session, the UK Trade and Business Commission met to hear from experts who can outline what the UK Government can do to support the growth of Financial Services and FinTech industries.

The UK is widely recognised for its world leading finance sector. The industries in this sector have been particularly important for UK economic growth for the past thirty years but face new challenges post-Brexit. This session gathered evidence with the aim of gaining an understanding of the challenges, priorities, and future opportunities in finance and financial innovation from a panel of six leading experts.

The UKTBC found that the financial sector is facing unprecedented regulatory uncertainty and furthermore is being undermined by a workers and skills shortage. The UKTBC further highlight the significance of these shortcomings given the importance of the financial sector to the UK economy as a whole.