Fintech Innovation Contest

This £175,000 IC tomorrow contest seeks to encourage innovation in financial technologies.

Are you a digital startup or SME seeking funding?

The IC tomorrow Financial Technologies Innovation Contest, supported by the Digital Catapult, has five awards of up to £35,000 to fund the development of digital solutions, solving challenges set in conjunction with leading financial industry players. This will cover themes including education, cyber security, transactions, personal financial management, compliance and regulation.

It’s your chance to have your ingenuity recognised and trialled by one of the  challenge partners: Money Advice Service; Experian; Department for Business; Innovation and Skills; RBS Group; Lloyds Banking Group; American Express and Accenture. The winning companies will also benefit from support from the Digital Catapult.

Apply now to:

– Trial your technology with major industry players while keeping your intellectual property.
– Secure up to £35,000 to develop your solution.
– Receive promotion, support and advice to speed up the commercialisation of your solution.

The following briefing events are being held in March. These are great opportunities to network and find out more from the partners about their challenges and the application process. Please use the links below to find out more and register to attend the nearest briefing to you.

– London – Digital Catapult Centre – 4th March 2015
– Cardiff – Chapter Cardiff Ltd – on 5th March 2015
– Edinburgh – Scotsman Co Ltd – on 10th March 2015
– Belfast – Europa Hotel – 11th March 2015

To apply please visit www.bitly.com/FTInnoCon

Application deadline: 12pm, Tuesday 21st April 2015.