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Financial Services Council

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Our Financial Services Council provides guidance and direction to the work across our Financial Services programme, its groups and work streams, to ensure innovation and technology can be fully harnessed and embraced by industry and regulators.

The financial services industry relies heavily on technology, from communications and infrastructure to new technologies such as cloud, AI and blockchain. Now more than ever, financial services providers are embarking on digital transformation journeys to improve processes, resilience and services.

Council members are elected from techUK member companies with key expertise and a strong interest in long-term policy aims for the financial services sector. Register your interest to find out more.

Group Contact
  • James ChallinorJames ChallinorHead - Financial Services and PaymentstechUK
  • Lucas BanachLucas BanachProgramme AssistanttechUK
  • Lourdes De MiguelLourdes De MiguelJunior Programme Manager - Financial Services & SME EngagementtechUK
Chair and Vice Chair
  • Jeremy DonaldsonManaging DirectorDXC Technology
  • Prakash KeraiPartnerGateley Legal

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Council members

  • Sam Adekunle

    Manager

    Facebook UK Ltd

  • Russell Antram

    Senior Manager

    Visa Europe

  • Russell Antram

    Senior Manager UK&I Government Engagement

    Visa Europe

  • Isadora Arredondo

    Global Policy Director

    Hedera Council

  • Rosalie Brown

    Manager, Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy

    London Stock Exchange Group

  • Lilia Christofi

    Partner

    PwC

  • Simon Cox

    Chief Transformation Office

    ServiceNow

  • Freddie Creed

    Government Relations Manager

    PayPal

  • Graham Drury

    Director - UK Financial Services

    Google UK Limited

  • Ksenia Duxfield-Karyakina

    Ksenia Duxfield-Karyakina

    Managing Director

    Forefront Advisers

  • Tom Graham

    Tom Graham

    MD, Banking

    Accenture

    I'm a partner in Accenture's UK business, and lead our work with Banking clients. I also run Accenture's Fintech Innovation Labs/growth programme. I help clients use technology to innovate and modernise..

  • Matt Green

    Director

    Lawrence Stephens

  • Alex Guerin

    Financial Institutions Industry Leader

    Marsh Limited

  • Karan Jain

    CEO

    NayaOne Limited

  • Michael Jefferson

    Michael Jefferson

    Head of UK Financial Service Public Policy

    Amazon Web Services UK

    A public policy and government relations professional with experience in both the public and private sectors. An expert in politics, financial services and trade with experience in the UK, EU and both developed and emerging Asian countries.

  • Chris Knox

    Global Director

    Microsoft Ltd

  • Thomas Martin

    Business Platform Lead

    Lloyds Banking Group PLC

  • Nadav Mordechai

    Nadav Mordechai

    Director, Product & Strategy

    Elsewhen

    Nadav is a seasoned product and people leader with over 15 years of experience driving innovation and growth. He helps organisations develop and launch new products, streamline operations, and tackle complex business challenges. With a unique combination of industry and consulting expertise, Nadav has worked with leading companies such as JPMorgan, Octopus, and Spotify to deliver exceptional digital experiences that drive business success. His proven ability to align teams and strategies has consistently led to outstanding results across various sectors.

  • Vince Mullin

    NVIDIA

  • Cindy van Niekerk

    Cindy van Niekerk

    CEO

    Umazi

    Cindy has over 10 years experience on the front lines of large-scale IT-regulatory projects with global financial institutions. Such as JP Morgan, HSBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds, RBS, Scotiabank, Merrill Lynch, Northern Trust, NatWest and BNP Paribas. Cindy transitioned to the Fintech world in 2018, working with Marco Polo / TradeIX and Finteum. Cindy recently obtained her Oxford Blockchain Strategy Certification by Said Business School and received the Corda Developer Certification. She also holds a ICA KYC Compliance Certification.

  • Ian Stevens

    Partner

    CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

  • Sara de la Torre

    Head of Financial Services

    Dun & Bradstreet Limited

  • Rosemary Whyte

    Head of Financial Services

    Version 1

  • Dr Christina Yan Zhang

    Dr Christina Yan Zhang

    CEO

    The Metaverse Institute

    About the company : The Metaverse Institute (MI) is made up of a group of leading pioneers and thought leaders in the Metaverse, artificial intelligence, smart cities, and related technologies. We work closely with intergovernmental organisations, governments, big corporates and institutional investors to assist them to use latest technologies to improve real world.. Current responsibilities: As CEO I oversee all aspects of the company and I am responsible for developing the company strategy and its execution.. Current involvement with techUK: I sit on the Digital Twins Steering Board. I have a long history working with TechUK since 2010. Then I was elected as the first Chinese elected to National Union of Students(NUS) UK since 1922. I was representing 1 million international and EU students study at 600 higher education and further education institutions in Britain. Work with CBI, TechUK, Universities UK, MPs & Lords (especially BIS Secretary Vince Cable, University Minister David Willetts), 10+ Ambassadors to the UK, media, trade unions, think tanks on a successful campaign between 2010-2012. We produced a toolkit for 600 Students Unions to work with University/college presidents to lobby their local MPs/Lords, achieved a record-breaking 31,000 responses to a UK government public consultation in two months, had questions being asked at key parliamentary committees, the Prime Minister’s Question Time, relevant All Party Parliamentary Groups, and generated much media coverage in the UK and globally. We successfully lobbied Theresa May to cancel 10 policies, postponed the Post Study Work Visa cancelation by 1 year, created Graduate Entrepreneur Visa. I was also interviewed for a Director of Policy job by TechUK in 2017. What are your reasons for wanting to be a techUK Director and what could you bring to the techUK Main Board? I have a wealth of expertise to deliver the top priorities in areas highlighted by the latest TechUK membership survey by SME:

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