Northern Ireland for Fintech

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

Key companies include:

• ESTHER
• Haru
• LoyalBe