FINTECH Circle’s Chair Susanne Chishti interviewed BDO’s Fintech specialist, Carrie Rutland (Fintech Tax Lead Partner), Luke Patterson (Fintech Regulatory Lead), Matt Hopkins (Fintech Audit Lead) and Kelly Sheppard (FS Outsourcing) — to uncover the biggest tax, regulatory and operational challenges facing UK Fintechs, and how BDO helps address them.

The EU AI Act is poised to reshape how fintechs build, deploy, and manage AI-driven products across Europe. This analysis explores what the law means for fintech—covering obligations for compliance, accountability, model risk, and how to prepare your business before enforcement kicks in.