Public Sector Engagement Opportunities

Explore current opportunities for fintechs to engage with public sector bodies, including tenders, trade missions, and market engagement events. Below are the latest updates and calls to action for Fintech Wales members. Please contact the FinTech Wales team for further information.

FCA seeks feedback on further rules for cryptoasset firms

We are seeking views on further rules for cryptoasset firms as the final step in our consultations on our crypto rules. Consultation responses are open until 12 March 2026. Share your views now.

Mills Review to consider how AI will reshape retail financial services

The FCA has launched a review into the implications of advanced AI on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. The Review will be led by Sheldon Mills and builds on the FCA’s existing work on AI. This includes its AI Discussion Paper, AI Sprint, and AI Lab including AI Live Testing and its groundbreaking Supercharged Sandbox supported by NVIDIA.

‘By taking a forward-looking view, the review will help the FCA continue to support innovation while promoting the safe and trusted adoption of AI in retail financial services.’

The FCA is seeking views on 4 interrelated themes:

  1. How AI could evolve in the future, including the development of more autonomous and agentic systems.
  2. How these developments could affect markets and firms, including changes to competition and market structure and UK competitiveness.
  3. The impact on consumers, including how consumers will be influenced by AI but also influence financial markets through new expectations.
  4. How financial regulators may need to evolve to continue ensuring that retail financial markets work well.

The deadline for comments is Tuesday 24 February 2026.

Any other contributions can be sent to us at [email protected].

South Summit 2026 – Madrid – Apply Now.

Call for Startups! Join the Startup Competition at South Summit Madrid 2026.

If you are looking for visibility, investment or new customers, South Summit is the place to be!

Any startup from any country, industry or development stage can apply to the Startup Competition. We will select the 100 most disruptive projects and they will get the chance to pitch in front of a jury of top investors and corporations.

Application and participation in case of selection are entirely free!

Why apply?

    • South Summit finalists have collectively raised over $19.8 billion to date in the past 15 years we’ve been in business, $1,6 billion only this year.
    • Pitch your project to a global network of over 2000 investors. 221 VC funds have invested in South Summit finalists. 52% of them attended South Summit in person.
    • The startup competition reached a 90,9M audience through our media exposure in online, tv and radio format.
    • Access exclusive networking opportunities. Last year our finalists had in total more than 1,300 meetings during the 3 days of South Summit.