Fintech Sector Strategy is good for the industry, says Starling

Tom Allen
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It’s only in the last decade that ‘fintech’ has become a consumer industry
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It’s only in the last decade that ‘fintech’ has become a consumer industry

Government hopes to extend fintech outside London

With the UK acknowledged as a leader in the financial technology (fintech) space and finance playing an important role in the country's GDP, the government has long been keen to support firms working to...

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