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Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT)
https://cfit.org.uk/Last activity: 21.05.2026
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The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) was set up following the Kalifa Review of FinTech (2021) to position the United Kingdom as a global leader in financial innovation. CFIT’s purpose is to unblock barriers to growth for financial technology by bringing together the best minds from across the UK in order to drive better outcomes for consumers and SMEs . CFIT wants to make the UK the undisputed global leader in fintech and, in doing so, maximise economic growth across all regions of the UK.
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Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
1-10
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Sep 12, 2025 | 85% of UK SMEs Ready to Pay for Digital Company ID | Eighty-five percent of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be willing to pay for a Digital Company ID service, according to research commissioned by the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT). The findings demon... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Grow London, London Stock Exchange and The Global City partner with London FinTech Summit The partnerships position the newly launched Summit as a key moment for the UK's FinTech sector and a powerful platform for global engagement. | Held on 6–7 October 2025 and organised by Trescon, the London FinTech Summit will unite financial centres, regulators, investors, and innovators from around the world building strategic corridors for growth and accelerating partnerships tha... |
| May 26, 2025 | Labour’s immigration rules will make it harder for tech to recruit | To maintain the excellence of London’s tech sector, it must remain open to the world’s best and brightest. Labour’s immigration rules risk derailing that, writes Chris Hayward Ahead of London Tech Week, it’s a timely moment to reflect on th... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | The Digital Identity Race: London’s Call to Action | The digital age is a double-edged sword. It offers convenience but also invites chaos. The UK stands at a crossroads. A recent report from EY and the City of London Corporation sounds the alarm. Without a robust digital verification system,... |
| Mar 27, 2025 | City of London and EY call for national digital ID | The UK risks losing its position as a global financial hub unless it rapidly upgrades its digital verification infrastructure. A new study from EY and the City of London Corporation warned that delays in establishing a government-backed, sc... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | SME Finance Taskforce announces plan boost UK economic growth | The SME Finance Taskforce has released its cation plan to boost the UK economy by speeding up lending and access to finance for 5.5 million SMEs. The taskforce, which was formed by Centre for Finance, Innovation & Technology (CFIT) in A... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | UK Unveils Smart Data Roadmap for Key Sectors | The UK’s energy, banking, finance, retail, transport, home-buying, and telecommunications sectors are set to benefit from the new government roadmap, which says it will enhance efficiency, innovation, and consumer empowerment. Central to th... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | CFIT Reveals Open Finance Coalition, Includes Two Scots Firms | The Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT) — the private sector-led finance innovation body — has revealed the partners of its Open Finance coalition, which includes Scotland’s Smart Data Foundry and MBN Solutions. According ... |
| Jul 4, 2023 | DIGIT’s Movers and Shakers June 2023 | Welcome to DIGIT’s Movers and Shakers for June 2023. Here, we’ll go through some of the major partnerships, recruitments, appointments, and expansions seen in the Scottish Tech ecosystem throughout the month of June. This month’s issue feat... |
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What has the press written about Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT)?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), among them “85% of UK SMEs Ready to Pay for Digital Company ID” (Sep 12, 2025) and “Grow London, London Stock Exchange and The Global City partner with London FinTech Summit The partnerships position the newly launched Summit as a key moment...” (Aug 13, 2025).
Is Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) still active?
Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 21, 2026.