Fintech Roundtable on Growth, Productivity & Talent

We are pleased to invite you to a senior-level roundtable focused on the fintech sector’s role in driving growth, productivity, and talent development, co-hosted by Innovate Finance, ClearBank and Progress Together. This session will bring together senior leaders from across the fintech ecosystem to explore approaches for attracting, developing, and retaining high performing talent from all walks of life.

Why This Matters

At Progress Together’s recent event at the Bank of England, leaders reflected on the findings of their recent research. It reveals that employees from lower socio-economic backgrounds take 16% longer to reach senior roles than their more privileged peers.  No one should be held back because of the job their parents did, the accent they speak, or the postcode they grew up in.

The scale of disruption from artificial intelligence makes this even more urgent. The challenge is not a “tech gap” but a human and skills gap. If technology advances faster than investment in people, the sector risks creating a two-tier workforce – one empowered by new tools and knowledge, and another excluded from them.

This roundtable will build on those insights, with a fintech lens, focusing on:

·        Progression, not just entry – ensuring talent from all backgrounds can thrive in high-growth environments

·        Technology as a people strategy – how fintech innovation can democratise opportunity or deepen divides

·        Leadership and narrative – how stories and data together drive change

·        Sector-wide collaboration – how fintechs can lead the way in inclusive growth and future-ready leadership

Your Voice Matters

The choices we make now will determine whether fintech becomes the driver of inclusive growth the UK needs – or risks leaving too many behind.