Editorial report: Northern Ireland fintech: leaders in ESG

Northern Ireland has emerged as a hub for innovation across the financial services sector. The UK region is home to a dynamic and diverse ecosystem of fintech and regtech companies comprised of home-grown start-ups as well as many of North America’s leading financial multinational corporations.

It’s no surprise that the capital city of Belfast was identified by fDi Markets as a top three Fintech Location of the Future (after London and Singapore). A host of global financial services institutions have established operations of scale here, including Allstate, Citi, CME Group, FinTrU, IQ-EQ and TP ICAP, to name just a few.

These companies thrive in a supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem in which collaboration and innovation is encouraged and supported by the government and two of the world’s leading universities for high technology skills development.

This report deep dives into how Northern Ireland became a pioneer in the advances of fintech and regtach. You’ll look to Northern Ireland as the forefront of innovation as the drive for enhanced transparency and security in global financial services continues.