YouLend joins fintech Unicorn Council

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK FinTech, launches the first Unicorn Council for UK FinTech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based FinTech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council will be co-chaired by Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance, and a steering committee of FinTech leaders.

The Unicorn Council for UK FinTech will provide the government with key policy recommendations to both protect and maintain the UK’s leading global position in FinTech ensuring the country successfully meets the investment and growth challenges over the next 10 years.

FinTech is a crucial strategic sector of the UK economy, contributing to the country’s innovation, productivity and growth. According to Innovate Finance’s latest FinTech Investment Landscape, despite decreased investments in the sector in 2023, the UK maintains its global leadership, securing more capital than the rest of Europe combined.

The Council has a focus on improving policy, perception and liquidity for the FinTech sector by amplifying a unified industry voice on the key priorities of CEOs, investors and board members to scale their FinTech organisations.

The Council will identify key prevailing issues for UK companies to truly scale-up and grow, and will have direct interaction with senior Government ministers and officials to provide recommendations as to how policy interventions can best help these companies. In turn, it will help unlock and drive greater direct foreign investment into the UK, enhancing our international competitiveness.

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