Emerging RegTech Heliocor selected for TechNation FinTech

Heliocor Limited, the emerging RegTech that wants to change the way the world does business, restoring trust within financial services, is delighted to announce it has been selected by TechNation- the UK’s leading network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, to participate in its FinTech programme.

Following the call for applications in June, the successful companies were selected by a panel of expert judges from all over the UK, including Eileen Burbidge, Partner at Passion Capital & Chair of Tech Nation; Anne Boden, CEO of Starling Bank; and Richard Theo, CEO of Wealthify and Fintech Envoy for Wales. This prestigious programme, designed to accelerate the growth of future globally significant fintech companies, offers access to the range of skills and previously hard-learned experiences of similar high growth companies. Following Heliocor’s ambitious growing and achievement in the past 1 year, Heliocor is thrilled to be joining such an illustrious cohort.

Director of Partnerships of Heliocor, Elly Zhang, commented, “We know from our recent business development visits to Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan and the Middle East that the UK FinTech brand is seen as world leading. We are delighted to be part of the exclusive TechNation Fintech programme, which is undoubtedly the flagship of its kind in the UK.”

Eileen Burbidge, Chair of Tech Nation, HM Treasury’s Special Envoy for Fintech, Chair of the Fintech Delivery Panel and Partner at Passion Capital commented: “The UK has a fantastic leadership position of producing globally renowned fintech companies, by being number one in the world for scaleup investment into fintech firms between 2015 and 2018, attracting an impressive £4.5 billion in total funding. I’m pleased to see another diverse group of companies on this year’s programme, with 40% of companies being based outside the capital.”

Heliocor is ambitious to become a global powerhouse quickly. Heliocor is look forward to working with Tech Nation and the fellow cohort members to accelerate that growth.