The Digital Finance Forum announces rebrand and new approach as it becomes Fintech Founders
The Digital Finance Forum (DFF), the UK’s leading network representing fintech founders, has rebranded and will be known as Fintech Founders as it moves forward.
The DFF was established in 2016 with the aim of creating real conversations and better collaboration amongst entrepreneurs, start-ups, government, and regulators. Over the last four years it has hosted a number of events and brought people closer together but as the DFF’s annual Summer Survey earlier this year made clear, many founders across the Fintech sector feel they and their businesses have been overlooked by Government.
The decision has therefore been made by the organisation’s Chair, Christain Faes, and its Steering Group, to take a more assertive approach under the new name of ‘Fintech Founders’. The Group’s first meeting as Fintech Founders will hear from Ron Kalifa who will discuss his current role as chairman of the independent Fintech Strategic Review
Christian Faes, Chair of Fintech Founders and Co-Founder of LendInvest, commented:
“We are an organisation that will always reflect the concerns and issues of our members. We are also committed to being a direct channel for sharing ideas and solutions, and promote the excellent work that our sector delivers to the wider economy.
“As Fintech Founders, we look forward to continuing our work with the government to address these issues and evolve the competitive landscape for UK Fintech. We have engaged with the Kalifa Review of the UK fintech landscape and will continue to call for the pressing needs of founders to be at the forefront of Government thinking. As part of this we will be meeting with Ron Kalifa in the coming days. This will be the first of an exciting and informative programme of events that Fintech Founders will be hosting as we emerge from the pandemic.”
Fintech Founders will represent and champion the interests of its members and bring together founders and key stakeholders across Government and industry. Its new name is a signal of wider, scaled-up ambitions to become a network of influence and authority for all Fintech founders. Chaired by Christian Faes, the group will be assisted by a new Steering Group, which will provide valuable experience and expertise, made up of six leading Fintech founders (with a view to additional members joining the Steering Group imminently):
Christian Faes, LendInvest (Chairman)
Charlie Delingpole, Comply Advantage
Paul Taylor, Thought Machine
David Luck, Capital on Tap
Freddy Kelly, CreditKudos
Thomas Olszewski, Koyo
Notes to Editors
Download the most recent DFF Summer Survey here.
Contacts
Leigh Rimmer
leigh@lendinvest.com | 020 3846 6814
Archie Hill
archie.hill@henhamstrategy.co.uk | 07469 890388
About Digital Finance Forum
Since late 2016, DFF has been hosting a series of invitation-only events for the founders of successful financial technology companies and leaders at the forefront of building the Fintech sector. The group has previously hosted guest speakers from senior levels of government, 10 Downing Street, the World Economic Forum, experienced financial services investors and senior banking executives.
The Digital Finance Forum was established by Christian Faes and Ian Thomas, the co-founders of LendInvest, the UK’s leading marketplace for property finance.