UK fintech ‘can’t assume talent will continue to flow from abroad’, warns sector chief

By Charlie Conchie The UK’s fintech industry cannot “rest on its laurels” and presume that a stream of talent will continue to flow in from overseas, the incoming chief of a government-backed fintech body has warned. Charlotte Crosswell, who was appointed as chief of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) this month, warned that the UK could be at risk of letting its status as a global fintech hub slip if it does not address the challenges around talent and cash facing the sector. Fintech firms in the UK have been grappling with a post-Brexit tightening of the talent pool in …

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