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Sandstone Technology Announce Partnership with FinTech North



The national FinTech market is evolving and expanding, as evidenced recently when the UK government’s strategic review of UK FinTech (the Kalifa Review) identified two of 10 FinTech clusters in the UK to be based in the North (The established Pennines cluster of Leeds & Manchester and the emerging cluster of Newcastle-Durham).

Sandstone Technology is a leading provider of banking solutions and financial technology to the financial services and FinTech sectors across the world. Founded in Australia in 1996, Sandstone now operate globally across 3 continents and have an established UK presence with offices in Leeds.

Sandstone provide digital banking solutions & customer-centric products using secure, integrated digital platforms. Sandstone is partnering with FinTech North, to make a positive impact on the development of FinTech in the North and across the UK.

Ross Watts, Chief Customer Officer at Sandstone said; “As long standing associates of FinTech North, we are excited to become a partner and join the devoted FinTech community. We look forward to meeting and collaborating with other members and raising awareness of the strong, evolving UK FinTech market”

FinTech North helps build and sustain a dedicated FinTech community across the Northern Powerhouse. We bring together a community of over 4k people who are interested in and work in FinTech in the North, through events, conferences, webinars and trade missions.

Joe Roche, Engagement Manager at FinTech North said; “We are delighted to be partnering with Sandstone, which is one of the most significant players in the northern FinTech ecosystem and a UK market leader in digital banking and AI. We look forward to working with the Sandstone team and helping them continue to raise awareness of the many FinTech opportunities and developments they are involved in.”

As part of a year long partnership, Sandstone will support activity that assists in developing the ecosystems and growing FinTech in the North, including helping FinTech North to shape the content at our Future of Mortgages Webinar on 21st October.

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