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July 16, 2024

Inside Fintech Founders, the exclusive network of fintech execs with a line to the UK government

How a grassroots network holding “invitation-only” events became a lifeline for the UK’s fintech founders


Tom Matsuda

6 min read

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a Fintech Founders event in February 2022 | Photo: Fintech Founders

In 2016, a group of fintech founders — including Revolut founder Nikolay Storonsky, finance marketplace LendInvest cofounder Christian Faes and Freddy Kelly, founder of the Apple-acquired open banking startup Credit Kudos — began to meet on a bimonthly basis for dinner. 

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Fintech Founders group meet with FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi in December 2022 | Source: Fintech Founders
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A Google-sponsored Fintech Founders event in September 2023 | Source: Fintech Founders
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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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