Columnist Aoife McDowell Sync NI
Let’s Talk Tech Innovation and opportunities: The spotlight continues to shine brightly on Northern Ireland’s technology sector.
First ever Northern Ireland FinTech Symposium takes place in Belfast The first ever Northern Ireland FinTech Symposium has convened in Belfast to celebrate an industry that contributes £392 million in GVA to the local economy. The two-day event hosted by FinTech NI, the independent voice of fintech in Northern Ireland, brought together fintech leaders from across the UK with the chief executives, funding organisations, educational institutions and professional services that support the fintech ecosystem in Northern Ireland. The symposium brought together over 70 delegates to examine how the sector is heading towards the creation of thousands more jobs and the attraction of over £25 million in Foreign Direct
Investment to Northern Ireland. Speaking about the event, Andrew Jenkins, chair of FinTech NI and HMT FinTech Envoy for Northern Ireland, said: “This was an opportunity to unite the sector, celebrate our achievements and showcase our potential both locally and to the rest of the UK. FinTech NI exists to promote the region as a leading global fintech hub, and today’s event will be the first of many as we seek to implement our three-year strategy and take the fintech sector to the next level.” The Northern Ireland FinTech Symposium 2022 was supported by A&L Goodbody, Invest NI, Deloitte and Fintech Nexus.
FinTrU named in Financial Times Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies for second year For the second year in a row, FinTrU has been announced as one of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies by the Financial Times. The Financial Times, in partnership with Statista, sought to identify the 1,000 European companies with the strongest growth between 2017 and 2020 to feature in their annual FT1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies League Table. Working with Investment Banks around the globe, FinTrU designs technologyenabled solutions to help its clients meet their regulatory obligations. Commenting on the recognition, FinTrU founder & CEO, Darragh McCarthy, said: “It is truly an honour for FinTrU to be named in such a prestigious league table for the second year in succession. It is a testament to our people and the commitment, hard work and ambition they have displayed with humility ever since FinTrU was first founded in 2013. Their high quality of work with our clients has led to our employees achieving this global award. Our client partnerships are very strong and we are excited for what the future holds as we continue to expand our product offering on an ever-increasing global scale.”
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