SUPERTECH NEWSLETTER
The latest insights, news, views & updates from the UK's first ProfTech cluster
It’s been another busy month for SuperTech! As we near the end of 2023 we took a moment to celebrate the impact and progress we’ve achieved through the collaborative power of the cluster at the SuperTech Mayoral Roundtable. The region has so much to be proud of with exciting news from Vanti, CrowdProperty, Nimbus, Furbnow and GFA Exchange. We are full of optimism for 2024 - watch this space!
A mission-led event chaired by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, brought together influential industry leaders from the regional and national ProfTech sector to shine a light on ‘next generation services’. Looking to the future, the cluster committed to build on the great progress to date by collectively working together to deliver the region’s Plan for Growth. We’d like to give a huge thank you to Andy Street’s office for their support and making this happen!
Congrats to Vanti, Nimbus, CrowdProperty & Furbnow
Vanti, a pioneering generative AI solution that streamlines manufacturing data into insightful knowledge and Nimbus have made BusinessCloud's Proptech 50, an annual ranking of the most innovative property tech creators in the UK.
A massive congratulations also to CrowdProperty and Furbnow on being shortlisted for the UK PropTech Association’s (UKPA) annual UK PropTech Awards. While they weren’t crowned this time round, a fun night was had celebrating the achievements of the UK PropTech community.
GFA Exchange
GFA Exchange, a cutting-edge AI start-up, has been honoured by BusinessCloud in The Fintech50 for 2023 as one of the UK's 50 most innovative financial technology companies, and has been selected in the coveted Top 20. The company's journey began in 2019, guided by a simple but powerful mission: to transform finance through inclusivity. It now offers its own proprietary AI-powered, data-driven software to help finance providers mitigate risk, cut costs and eradicate unconscious bias - all to unlock newfound growth opportunities for underserved businesses. Read more here.
City of London and FCA launch data-set to fight fraud
Combatting Automated Push Payment (APP) fraud is an urgent priority - fraud losses grew to a staggering £485 million in 2022.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the City of London Corporation have collaborated to launch a new synthetic data-set to support the development of products to combat APP fraud. The data-set, which mimics real transactional behaviours, is being hosted within the FCA’s Permanent Digital Sandbox. Successful applicants can access varied support alongside the data-set, from expert mentorship, showcase opportunities and networking within the ecosystem.
If you’re a financial services institution, a tech company, potential mentor or collaborator - check out the website to find out how you can get involved. More information here.
TiPS Project - Technology for Social Change
Technology in Professional Services (TiPS) is an initiative to support digitisation for mid-tier law and smaller accountancy firms. A key dimension of the project is to use technology to provide social benefit through access to professional services.
TiPS is inviting firms that represent individuals or organisations marginalised by inability to access services. Firms selected will get to work with and learn from academics at Oxford Brookes Business School, Lancaster University Management School and Hyperscale Group.
Do you have the ambition to embrace innovative technology to drive social change?
Does this sound like your firm? For more information on the pathways, deadlines and details on how to enter click here
