All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Technology

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Technology (APPGFT) was formed in order to 'raise awareness in Parliament of the growing importance of Fin Tech (Financial Technology) to the UK economy, to policy-making and consumers; to promote a regulatory framework that encourages a growing, inclusive and competitive FinTech Industry; to investigate the potential applications of FinTech including peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, digital currencies, internet banking.'

The APPGFT is the first all-party parliamentary group of its kind, having been created by the new parliament following the general election of 2015.

People

Officers as of September 2015

• Chair: Adam Afriyie - Conservative Party
• Vice-Chair: Chi Onwurah - Labour
• Vice-Chair: Nick Hurd - Conservative Party
• Vice-Chair: Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond - Conservative Party
• Vice-Chair: Gavin Robinson - Democratic Unionist Party
• Secretary: Mark Field - Conservative Party

Secretariat

Innovate Finance acts as the groups secretariat, helping to organise meetings and events as well as performing day to day administrative tasks.

Registered benefits

As of July 2015, Innovate Finance was registered to have paid (in bands of £1,500) £6,001-£7,500 in benefits to the APPGFT.

Contact

The register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups names Dan Morgan as the public enquiry point for the group.

Address: Innovate Finance, Level 39, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AB

Telephone: 07709 393 156

Email: daniel@innovatefinance.com

Website

The APPGFT does not currently have a website.