Invest in Future Wales

Wales: The UK’s New Engine Room for AI‑Enabled Financial Services

Wales is rapidly emerging as one of the UK’s most exciting locations for AI‑driven financial services. With two newly announced AI Growth Zones, major data‑centre investment, and a fintech ecosystem anchored by world‑class universities and industry partners, Wales offers companies a practical, cost‑effective, and scalable home for AI innovation.

This UK Fintech Week, join the City of London Corporation, Welsh Government, and the UK Government Department for Business and Trade at The Guildhall for an energetic morning exploring why Wales is becoming the go‑to destination for financial services firms and investors who want to build, deploy, and scale AI infrastructure and solutions.

You will hear from the organisations shaping Wales’ AI‑driven financial services boom - from policy makers and financial services innovators to regulators, major institutions, and AI‑infrastructure partners - giving you a front‑row view of why Wales is attracting serious investment.

Agenda: 

• 08:30: Registration and refreshments
• 09:00: Welcome address from The City of London Corporation 
• 09:10: Introduction from the Welsh Government 
• 09:15: Panel session - "Inside the Engine Room: How Wales is Powering AI-Enabled Finance" including panellists from Target Group, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Welsh Government.
• 09:50: Closing remarks from Fintech Wales 
• 10:00: Networking 
• 11:00: Event close 

Why Attend?

1. Understand the Opportunity: AI Financial Services in Wales

Hear how Wales’ fast-growing financial services and fintech ecosystem is leveraging AI in underwriting, compliance, customer operations, fraud detection, risk modelling and more.

2. Discover the Two Welsh AI Growth Zones

Learn how Wales is uniquely positioned with AI Growth Zones in North Wales and South Wales, unlocking:

• priority access to power
• accelerated planning
• large-scale digital infrastructure
• £5m per zone for AI adoption and skills

• major private-sector data centre investment 

   

3. Meet the People Shaping the Future of Financial Services + AI

Hear directly from the organisations building the next generation of digital financial services in Wales from regulators to global players to home-grown innovators.

4. Build Connections that Matter

The room will include investors, banks, insurers, AI infrastructure providers, regulators, and high‑growth companies. 

Who Should Attend?

Perfect for:

• AI & digital transformation leads
• FS CTOs, CIOs, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Data/AI Officers
• Infrastructure and institutional investors
• Banks, insurers, fintechs, and payments companies
• Global firms exploring UK expansion

• Large corporates seeking lower-cost, high-skill scaling centres

   

Event details

Date: Thursday 23rd April 2026

Time: 08:30-11:00

Venue: The Guildhall, London

How to attend this event

Register by Friday 17th April 2026.