UEL Centre of FinTech

The Centre of FinTech is a University of East London Research Centre, based at @SBL_UEL in collaboration with @ACEatUEL.

[Iwa Salami @Iwaleso]

Honoured to join the @bankofengland’s Payments Academic Advisory Group - shaping evidence-based discussion on the future of UK payments as part of the National Payments Vision.
#NationalPaymentsVision #UKPayments #BankOfEngland #PaymentsInnovation
@UELFinTech @SBL_UEL @UEL_News

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

@UELFinTech was properly represented at @FintechB2b global conference, part of #UKFinTechWeek supported by @InnFin 🙌 Big thanks to @Praina5 & team for a brilliant event — a fantastic platform for our research and student initiatives. #FinTech
@SBL_UEL @ACEatUEL @UEL_News

[Iwa Salami @Iwaleso]

🎙️NEW POPCAST🎙️
Delighted to host Ina Alogwu, CDIO @T2mobile_ng, on @UELFinTech podcast - unpacking the transformation from Etisalat Nigeria → 9mobile → T2 Mobile, and what it takes to lead through failure and change.
👉 https://t.co/CU303NTFc9
#fintech #leadership #startups

[Royal Docks School of Business and Law at UEL @SBL_UEL]

We’ve wrapped up our @UELFinTech Seminar Series with @TheFCA 🎉

A great final session on Smart Data & Innovation, with engaging discussions throughout.

Thank you to everyone who joined, and to @Iwaleso and @UELFinTech for leading the series.

@UEL_News

[Uni of East London @UEL_News]

Stablecoins will only be able to develop safely as part of the financial system if they are supported by robust regulation, Professor Iwa Salami tells @UKHouseofLords investigation.

Read more: https://t.co/PWN0fboSSE

#UELNews

[Royal Docks School of Business and Law at UEL @SBL_UEL]

The @UEL_News Centre of FinTech Hackathon brought together talented students to develop innovative fintech solutions & pitch their ideas.

Congrats to EcoTrack, the winning team. Thanks to judges, participants & @Iwaleso, Director of @UELFinTech, for supporting the initiative.

[Royal Docks School of Business and Law at UEL @SBL_UEL]

We launched the @UELFinTech Seminar Series at UEL in collaboration with @TheFCA.

A big thank you to the speakers from the FCA for sharing valuable insights on #FinTech, RegTech and global innovation with our students.

Thanks to RDSBL's @Iwaleso for creating these opportunities.

[Royal Docks School of Business and Law at UEL @SBL_UEL]

RDSBL’s Prof Nazrul Islam & Prof Iwa Salami have co-edited a new @SpringerNature volume exploring the technologies, finance and legal frameworks shaping the metaverse.

Congratulations to all contributors involved in this collaborative achievement.

@UEL_News @Iwaleso @UELFinTech

[The Conversation Africa @TC_Africa]

As stablecoins gain ground in Africa, could financial inclusion come at the cost of monetary sovereignty? 🤔

https://t.co/k4YvhnPScF

💻 Iwa Salami, @UEL_News
#BusinessAndEconomy

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

Proud of a strong year advancing fintech through teaching, research, industry engagement, and policy impact. Thank you to colleagues at @UEL_News, our partners, and students. Happy Christmas and best wishes for a successful 2026.  
@SBL_UEL @ACEatUEL

[Royal Docks School of Business and Law at UEL @SBL_UEL]

RDSBL’s Professors Nazrul Islam & Professor @Iwaleso have edited Metaverse Innovation: Technological, Financial & Legal Perspectives (2025), a new @SpringerNature volume with @UELFinTech, @ACEatUEL & industry partners.

📖 Learn more: https://t.co/Rf2uLeeYT8

#RDSBL #UEL #FinTech

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

Enjoy our latest inspiring podcast on Postgraduate Research at @UELFinTech featuring 2 PGR students based @SBL_UEL and @ACEatUEL
#fintech #PhD #PGR #Research #UEL
https://t.co/nBda9kGaaq

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

Enjoy watching this #AI in #Finance Masterclass 🎥. A deep dive into how AI is reshaping the financial sector and the evolving #legal and #compliance landscape around it.
#FinTech #law #regulation
@SBL_UEL @ACEatUEL

https://t.co/VlX2xUMuRI

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

Last week, our director Prof @Iwaleso joined the Joint Standards Setting Bodies #Cryptoassets Forum with reps from @IOSCOPress, @FATFNews, @IMFNews and @WorldBank and regulators led by the @TheFCA, discussing novel/emerging trends and risks in the crypto market.
#crypto #fintech

[Royal Docks School of Business and Law at UEL @SBL_UEL]

Thinking about your next step?

Our LLM in #FinTech combines legal expertise with practical industry experience.

Hear from RDSBL Prof. @Iwaleso and current Students on why this course goes beyond the classroom.

🔗 https://t.co/YS49hTFBPw

#RDSBL #UEL #StudyLaw #LLM @UELFinTech

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

Our director, Prof Iwa Salami, with John Byrne & Alan Ainsworth on the '#RegTech and the #Regulators: Priorities for FS Transformation In 2025' panel at #GRTS25 this week! Regulatory harmonisation is needed in an era of isolationism
@Fintech_Global @SBL_UEL, @corlytics @JerseyFSC

[FINTECH GLOBAL @Fintech_Global]

📢 Our latest speaker taking the stage at the Global RegTech Summit – Iwa Salami, Professor of Law and Director, UEL Centre of FinTech at University of East London 📢

Register to take part in the worlds largest #RegTech event: https://t.co/bDjNvWmyyy

#GRTS25 #Compliance

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

@UELFinTech researcher @dactadehsohbah will be joining @avax Campus Builders Roundtable w/Codebase teams with @mmartinxyz, @runninyeti, @criptopoeta, @huicanu

Be sure to tune in:
👇🏼
https://t.co/RT8VOQbBOO

#fintech, #web3, #blockchain, #crypto, #startups

[Doro Unger-Lee @doroungerlee]

Join us next week: The @avax Campus Builders Roundtable w/ Codebase teams @runninyeti & @criptopoeta, our scholarship awardee @huicanu from @dev3pack & @UELFinTech's @dactadehsohbah. @mmartinxyz will drop some alpha on the Codebase S4 application season: https://t.co/QuwtUYpMIM

[Avalanche🔺 @avax]

Shoutout to the recent @UELFinTech hackathon winners who stopped by the @avax Innovation House in Bath! 🇬🇧

They pitched, networked, and connected with our Codebase founders and innovators in residence.

[UEL Centre of FinTech @UELFinTech]

What an amazing opportunity for our @UELFinTech students thanks you @doroungerlee and @AvaLabs team!

[Doro Unger-Lee @doroungerlee]

🎓🔥🚀Yesterday our @AvaLabs team was able to welcome recent hack winners from the @UELFinTech at our @avax Innovation House in Bath 🇬🇧. They were networking with our innovators in residence and Codebase S3 founders and practiced their pitches.