Financial Technology APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 20/11/2024

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To provide a collaborative forum for parliamentarians to discuss the challenges and opportunities relating to the growth and competitiveness of the Financial Technology (FinTech) ecosystem in the UK, covering the depth and breadth of the sector.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
Luke Charters Portrait
Luke Charters
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - York Outer
Joined: 9th October 2024
3 APPG Memberships
Fair Banking , UK Food Security , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Samantha Niblett Portrait
Samantha Niblett
Co-Chair
Labour - South Derbyshire
Joined: 9th October 2024
4 APPG Memberships
Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Internet, Communications and Technology , Motor , Open Banking and Payments
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride Portrait
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
3 APPG Memberships
Industrial Strategy , Open Banking and Payments , Political and Media Literacy
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell Portrait
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 13th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Mr Luke Charters MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: luke.charters.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Megan Jenkins, Innovate Finance. Tel: 020 3848 8692

Email: policy@innovatefinance.com

Secretariat:

Innovate Finance acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.innovatefinance.com/

Group's Website:

https://appgfintech.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
10 Sep 2024
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 10/09/2024 To : 09/09/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Feb 2024
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2024 To : 04/02/2025
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Feb 2023
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2023 To : 04/02/2024
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Feb 2022
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2022 To : 04/02/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Feb 2021
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2021 To : 04/02/2022
Value
£1,501
Date
5 Feb 2020
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 05/02/2020 To : 04/02/2021
Value
£1,501
Date
15 Oct 2018
Source
Nationwide Building Society
Description
Reception held on 15/10/2018
Value
£6,001
Date
12 Sep 2017
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 12/09/2017 To : 11/09/2018
Value
£6,001
Date
7 Jul 2016
Source
Innovative Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/07/2016 To : 06/07/2017
Value
£6,001
Date
7 Jul 2016
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/07/2016 To : 06/07/2017
Value
£6,001
Date
7 Jul 2015
Source
Innovate Finance
Description
Secretariat   From : 07/07/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£6,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Financial Technology APPG

Former APPG Officers
Adam Afriyie Portrait
Adam Afriyie
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Windsor
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Officer
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 15th June 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Holmes of Richmond Portrait
Lord Holmes of Richmond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Taylor of Warwick Portrait
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Video Games and Esports
Barry Sheerman Portrait
Barry Sheerman
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Huddersfield
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Vaux of Harrowden Portrait
Lord Vaux of Harrowden
Officer
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
1 APPG Membership
Vietnam
Aaron Bell Portrait
Aaron Bell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 1st November 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
Officer
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 5th April 2023
3 APPG Memberships
Africa , Future of Financial Services , Opera
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Vice Chair
Labour - East Ham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Alan Mak Portrait
Alan Mak
Officer
Conservative - Havant
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Chi Onwurah Portrait
Chi Onwurah
Vice-Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Memberships
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , Space
Gavin Robinson Portrait
Gavin Robinson
Vice-Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
3 APPG Memberships
Aviation, Travel and Aerospace , Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories , Restorative Justice
Mark Field Portrait
Mark Field
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Cities of London and Westminster
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Alan Mak Portrait
Alan Mak
Officer
Conservative - Havant
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Nick Hurd Portrait
Nick Hurd
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships