French Fintech & Retail Tour Tech Tour UK & Ireland 2020 (Powered by Business France. Supported by Fintech UK, Fintech Ireland, & Fintech Northern Ireland)
What: French Fintech & Retail Tour Tech Tour UK & Ireland 2020. Powered by Business France. Supported by Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK & Fintech Northern Ireland. A 3-day event designed to increase the adoption of French technologies in 2 of the most vibrant British & Irish industries: financial services and retail. The Fintech & Retail Tech Tour UK & Ireland will bring together senior and top executives from banks, insurance companies, brick-and-mortar retailers, e-commerce players and investment & financial-related companies. Following 3 Fintech tours and 1 Retail Tech Tour, this new event will combine these 2 highly innovative sectors in Ireland and the UK, from 19th to 22nd October 2020.
When: Tuesday 19th – 22nd October
Learn More: Contact Business France at https://events-export.businessfrance.fr/ftt-uk-ie/contact/ and Pauline Tapié
Together with Fintech UK (FintechUK.com) and Fintech Northern Ireland (FintechNI.com) Fintech Ireland (FintechIreland.com) is proud to support for our third year now the annual French Fintech & Retail Tech Tour of the UK and Ireland with thanks to our friends at Business France. When Pauline Tapline, Trade Adviser New Technologies and Innovative Solutions at Business France contacted us, we jumped at the opportunity to throw our support behind the Tour again. Our Peter Oakes will be one of the Jury Members reviewing the excellent fintech and retail tech companies participating. Great to see leading Irish fintech TransferMate’s Annabelle Hackett also joining the event.
The reasons, and the benefit of greater collaboration and ties between Ireland, the UK and France, are obvious:
- €370 million raised by French Fintechs in 2018
- 42% of French Fintechs have activities worldwide
- 10,000 people work in Fintech in France
- Fintech, Insurtech & Regtech are the 3 segments driving growth across France’s retail & finance industries
- €803 million raised by 146 French Retail Tech start-ups in 2018 (+40% vs 2017)
There is a great line up of French Fintech & Retail Tech Companies on the Tour, including:
- BRANDQUAD
- ECOTREE
- KAMELEOON
- MR SURICATE
- PROXIMIS
- RELEVANC
- TRANSACTION CONNECT