Voice of UK FinTech

We advocate to Parliament, Government and regulators on behalf of our members.

Some of Our Policy Wins in 2025

• Following our extensive engagement and advocacy, government and regulators chose to proportionately regulate the Deferred-Payment-Credit (also known as Buy-Now, Pay-Later) with a set of bespoke rules based on the FCA rulebook, rather than outdated consumer credit legislation from the 1970s. Our work with legal partners was instrumental in this choice by HM Treasury, and provides certainty and clarity for our members.


• Following our Budget 2025 submission and advocacy, the Chancellor announced the Government would open a call for evidence on the tax environment for entrepreneurs. Echoing our calls for the Government to back the UK scaleup FinTechs ,the call for evidence will review the tax system to ensure it helps to unlock the UK’s scale-up potential and that tomorrow’s world-leading FinTechs choose to remain and list in the UK.


• We consistently advocate for initiatives which boost investment in UK Fintech startups and scaleups, and revitalise the London IPO pipeline. In November 2025, the Chancellor announced the Government would take forward our proposal to have a three-year stamp duty holiday on the trading of shares in newly-listed companies.


• We have called for regulators to address the cliff edge FinTechs face when they exit the ‘startup/sandbox’ stage, leading them to lose access to support in navigating regulations. Following our extensive advocacy, including oral evidence to the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee, the FCA and PRA launched a joint Scale Up Unit. This Unit provides scaling firms with expanded support to navigate their regulatory landscape, to build their relationship with regulators and feed back into policy proposals that affect them. 

We create opportunities for our members to engage with and discuss key issues directly with Ministers, MPs, government officials and regulators. 

In 2025, our CEO was invited to represent members on the Prime Minister’s visit to India and groups of Innovate Finance members met:

Innovate Finance and its members are often featured in international, national and trade media leading the agenda for the UK FInTech sector.

Every year we partner with leading media organisation to ensure we amplify the success stories of the sector and influence decision makers to drive positive change.

Join our industry leading events and initiatives including our annual Global Summit, FinTech as a Force for Good,  Partnership Days, Women in FinTech, Pride in FinTech, FinTech Strategy Group, CEO Forum, FinTech Academy, The Unicorn Council for UK FinTech, our International FinTech Group and more.

Meet with leading financial institutions, try our investor speed dating and connect with FInTech VCs, sit at our C-Suite dinners and network with all our members at our quarterly receptions.