After years of developing our fintech ecosystem, FINTECH Circle is now helping organizations to strengthen their own. Your ecosystem network is only as effective as your knowledge of the main players within your market. In order to maximise the key components of your company, such as R&D, talent acquisition and sales and marketing, and position yourself with precision, a thorough evaluation of competitors and partners is essential. Sometimes even niche  sectors comprise of dozens of categories made up of hundreds of companies and stakeholders. Mapping  the network through to suppliers and customers increases your ecosystem exponentially. Innovative strategies require ecosystem builders. FINTECH Circle supports your business units to build platform models and strengthen your innovation muscle. Michael Brooke, Head of Innovation, BNP Paribas, explains. “We were delighted to work in partnership with FINTECH Circle for the BNP International Hackathon. This was a complex challenge which drew deeply upon their extensive ecosystem and expertise. The requirement was not only to assess and select multiple entrepreneurs across two intricate and multi-faceted customer journeys, but also to ensure a positive experience for our attendees and fintech participants.”

Your fintech ecosystem

Financial institutions can acquire, combine, integrate and develop internal and external know-how to accelerate their innovation process. Therefore, your ecosystem—your network of unique relationships with fintech startups, scaleups, tech leaders, fintech visionaries, key industry partners, financial regulators, fintech media and the investment community—is one of your key competitive advantages. Laura Citron, CEO London & Partners explains “London & Partners chose FINTECH Circle for the highly competitive London Mayor’s International Business Program because of its high-growth potential to not only export the best fintech education and digital transformation services globally but also their unique ecosystem approach connecting the best investors with the best fintech founders.”

How can FINTECH Circle help?

After several years developing our fintech ecosystems, FINTECH Circle is helping organizations to strengthen their own. By leveraging our expertise and connections, we help banks, insurance companies, fintech vendors  and asset managers to thrive in today’s market and gain the competitive edge We  connect you to the right clients, strategic partners and insights to enhance your own products  and services—a critically important factor in future-proofing your business in the world of fintech innovation. Some of the largest companies in the world are experienced ecosystem players: Alibaba, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Tencent, showcasing the importance of knowing the industry and its stakeholders. When it comes to developing an effective strategy, the evaluation of competitors and partners is essential. Strengthen your fintech ecosystem. Get in touch with us today.