Northern Ireland has become a global fintech hub, boasting an impressive ecosystem of specialist university research centres, home-grown innovators and international financial services leaders. We have the right blend of talent, innovation and expertise to help your fintech project succeed.
Northern Ireland Fintech Animation
Northern Ireland is a globally recognised fintech hub. Our dynamic cluster of home-grown firms provide innovative financial technology solutions to companies across the globe.
Discover Northern Ireland's fintech strengths in our fintech animation.
Northern Ireland holds an international reputation for engineering excellence and providing innovative solutions to the global capital markets, asset management and banking industries. We have deep expertise across areas driving transformation in the financial services industry.
Our areas of sector expertise include:
Regtech and compliance
Area of sector expertise
- Northern Ireland has a strong cluster of companies developing and delivering governance, risk and compliance (GRC) technology solutions for the global banking, asset management and payments industries.
Innovative start-ups are delivering solutions globally and international investors include major financial institutions and world leading cyber security companies.
Key companies here include:
- Auditcomply
- Ampliphae
- Automated Intelligence
- Datactics
- Data Intellect
- FinTrU
- FSCom
- Funds-Axis
- Regtick
- Pytilia
- Surecert
- SustainIQ
- Treliant
Banking and capital markets technology
Area of sector expertise
- Technologists in Northern Ireland have developed a range of technology solutions for the banking and capital markets industries.
Over 2,000 software engineers and systems architects are employed in Northern Ireland in the development of trading technology platforms for global capital markets.
Key companies here include:
- Citi
- CME Group
- Fern Software
- FD Technologies
- Neueda
- Push Technology
- TP iCAP
Insuretech
Area of sector expertise
- Northern Ireland based teams from international and local insurance companies are developing next generation insurance solutions.
These innovative solutions are based on telematics, advanced data analytics and predictive modelling and are helping to improve driver behaviour, fraud detection and customer retention.
Key companies include:
- Aflac
- Alchemy Technology Services
- Allstate Corporation
- Arity
- Bluesona
- Covernet
- Firemelon
- Insurance Office of America
- Liberty Mutual
- Seopa
- Trumo
Data analytics and AI
Area of sector expertise
- Northern Ireland has several major clusters of excellence in AI research including cyber security, robotics, analytics and Financial Services.
These clusters are using AI and advanced data analytics to solve data quality, data personalisation and using new sources of data as a source of competitive advantage in global financial services.
Ulster University’s Cognitive Analytics Research Lab (CARL) is a cutting edge cognitive analytics research centre, building on the university’s proud history of expertise in Data Analytics both in terms of machine learning algorithms and the application of analytical techniques across a diverse range of domains including Capital Markets and Financial Technology.
Key companies include:
- Adoreboard
- Ampliphae
- Analytics Engines
- Arity
- Datactics
- Data Intellect
- FD Technologies
- ISx4
- The Robot Exchange
- Yedup
- Cardinal Analytics
- Plotinus
- Push Technologies
- Qarik Group
Payments and accountstech
Area of sector expertise
- Northern Ireland is home to multiple next-gen payment innovators and disruptors.
In an era when the payments industry is evolving rapidly amidst an influx of technology, demographic and regulatory dynamics, companies here are developing innovative solutions thanks to our globally renowned technical talent and competitive operating costs.
Key companies include:
- AirPOS
- CyberSource Visa
- Lightyear
- Shopkeep
- SLA Digital
- Signifyd
- TSYS (a Global Payments Company)
- Biztech
- Selazar
Funds and wealthtech
Area of sector expertise
- Northern Ireland has deep expertise in the area of funds and wealthtech.
A cluster of global wealth management, pensions and actuarial service providers have chosen to locate offices in Northern Ireland and several of our innovative fintech companies including Data Intellect, Clarus Technology and Plotinus offer pioneering solutions to customers operating in funds and asset management.
Key companies include:
- Asset Nexus
- Causeway Securities
- Clarus Technology
- Data Intellect
- Funds-Axis
- Options
- Plotinus
- Pytilia
- Salt Communications
- Yedup
Cyber security for financial services
Area of sector expertise
- Northern Ireland is a world-leading cybersecurity hub, with specialist university research, an impressive cluster of international companies and innovative start-ups delivering solutions globally.
Northern Ireland is the number one international investment location for US cyber security firms (FDI Markets FT 2020) and home to CSIT - the UK’s Innovation & Knowledge Centre (IKC) for cyber security - at Queen’s University Belfast.
Financial Services giants such as Aflac, Allstate and CME Group have all located cyber security teams in Northern Ireland, alongside Cyber security specialists Whitehat Security and Rapid7, to develop and deliver a wide range of solutions for firms in the financial services sector. Other firms in the Northern Ireland cluster include Angoka and Contrast Security.
Key companies include:
- Ampliphae
- Black Duck by Synopsys
- Cyphra
- LoughTech
- Metacompliance
- Proofpoint
- Salt Communications
- Skurio
- Uleska
- Vertical Structure
Emerging technology
Area of sector expertise
- Teams in Northern Ireland are currently exploring the application of numerous emerging technologies for the Financial and Related Professional Services Sector. Including:
- Blockchain solutions for insurance, digital banking and cross-border payments
- Robotics and Automation for customer service, accounting and financial transactions
- As well as how Metaverse and Virtual and Augmented Reality can be used in the sector
Key companies include:
- Rakuten
- The Robot Exchange
Fintech for Good
Area of sector expertise
- Companies in Northern Ireland are developing innovative and game-changing solutions to help make finance services more ethical, sustainable, transparent and accessible for everyday people.
Key companies include:
- ESTHER
- Haru
- LoyalBe
Fintech ecosystem
Northern Ireland’s Fintech start-up and SME community is thriving thanks to a highly developed entrepreneurial ecosystem, vibrant networking scene and active promotion of sector collaboration.
The Fintech NI network is the independent voice of FinTech in Northern Ireland and is made up of active participants in the local ecosystem to enable Northern Ireland to be successful on a national and global stage.
It represents Northern Ireland’s interests as part of the UK FinTech National Network and the UK - EU Fintech Corridor which connects EU and UK fintech organisations and enterprise hubs located in the geographical region between Dublin and Belfast.
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