FCA launch new Innovation Hub
Back in May, the Lab held a workshop with senior staff at the Financial Conduct Authority which looked at how the FCA could change the way it worked to help transform the finance sector into one that...
View ArticleCampaign Lab kicks off!
It’s that time again and the excitement and anticipation are high as we begin our third Campaign Lab programme. We received over 80 applications and as always it was a difficult to choose the final...
View ArticleChampioning a fresh approach to banking in the UK
Access to basic banking facilities is an essential part of modern life, as employers and government agencies move away from cash and cheques towards electronic payments. Small and micro businesses are...
View ArticleFinance Innovation Lab leads alternative finance coalition in call for...
Nearly 20 leading organisations from alternative finance have sent a joint submission, drafted by The Finance Innovation Lab, to the investigation into retail and SME banking to be undertaken by the...
View ArticleAre We Innovating for Innovation sake?
Looking back at 2014, it feels like it’s been a big year for innovation. There are now global summits being held on innovation. Universities are setting up bespoke innovation centres. It is rumoured...
View ArticleCivil Society coalition calls on the next government to transform the...
Today we launch a set of manifesto asks, backed by a coalition of 11 civil society groups, that urges the next government to create a financial system that better serves society, the environment and...
View ArticleFebruary Lab Social: Driving our Manifesto for Change
Join us at our next Lab social we’ll be discussing the five fundamental changes that the next government should make to transform the financial system. We have great speakers coming along to kick start...
View ArticlePioneering Investors of 21st Century Systems Change Infrastructure – Who are...
Cathedrals have been some of the most important infrastructure projects in the history of humankind. They have been places where people have come together for a higher purpose, to connect, to make...
View ArticleAnnouncement – Lab receives £250,000 funding for ‘Systems Change Infrastructure’
We are pleased to announce that Friends Provident Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) have made grants to The Finance Innovation Lab of a combined total of over £250,000. These...
View ArticleHave politicians forgotten about finance reform?
As the manifestos are coming out and the political parties seek to differentiate themselves, the issues around finance are not exactly hitting the headlines. In fact, in December 2014, Finance...
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