North of England FinTech Report 2025
The report finds the North to have close to 400 FinTech firms employing nearly 20,000 people, generating £1.5 billion of Gross Value Added (GVA) to the northern economy. It estimates the total FinTech workforce of the region to be almost 70,000 people, when FinTech roles within the financial and tech sector firms are included.
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Credit card spending slows
Latest UK credit card data from global analytics software leader FICO provides stark evidence that consumer financial confidence remains low. Whilst spending has followed the usual seasonal drop after Easter, the average active balance is 4.7% higher year-on-year, suggesting consumers are not able to clear as much of their credit card debt.
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Consumer finance new business grew by 2% in May 2025
New figures released (15/07/25) by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in May 2025 by 2% compared with the same month in 2024. In the first five months of 2025, new business in this market was 4% higher than in the same period in 2024.
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Second charge mortgage new business volumes grew by 11% in May 2025
Commenting on the latest new business figures for the second charge mortgage market, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), said:
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First-time buyers typically borrowing for 31 years
First-time buyers are borrowing through mortgages that last an average of 31 years as the affordability of homes remains a stretch.
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Consumer finance new business grew by 1% in April 2025
New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew in April 2025 by 1% compared with the same month in 2024. In the first four months of 2025, new business in this market was 4% higher than in the same period in 2024.
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