Fintech Finance

What Fintech Finance does

Fintech Finance, doing business as FF News, is a UK-based fintech media network that produces editorial content, video programs, podcasts, and digital magazines covering the global fintech, payments, insurtech, and capital markets sectors. Founded in 2015 and operating as a private limited company (FF News Ltd) out of Tonbridge, United Kingdom, the company runs a multi-vertical content platform organized around branded sub-properties — The Fintech Show, The Paytech Show, The Insurtech Show, FF Spotlight, FF Virtual Arena, FF Presents, and three magazines (The Fintech Magazine, The Paytech Magazine, The Insurtech Magazine) — supported by reference directories of 935+ companies and 1,113+ industry professionals and an events calendar covering 39+ fintech conferences annually.

The underlying platform is a digital media operation built around video, podcast, written editorial, and magazine production, with content distributed through ffnews.com and specialist vertical sites (merchantseye.com, tradetecheye.com, insurtecheye.com), YouTube, and Spotify. FF News monetizes primarily through official media partnerships and on-site coverage at major fintech events (Money20/20 Europe, Sibos, Temenos Community Forum, MPE, Fintech Talents Festival, Smarter Payments Summit, ITC Asia), alongside advertising and sponsored content placement in its freely accessible magazines and online properties. There is no disclosed subscription or paywall; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company's go-to-market is event-driven and content-led, targeting fintech executives, payments professionals, insurtech founders, and capital markets firms seeking industry visibility, thought leadership placement, and competitive intelligence. Following the September 2024 acquisition of European fintech media outlet Everly.eu, FF News has extended its geographic footprint beyond the UK into continental Europe and APAC, while continuing to operate with a reported headcount of 1–10 employees and no disclosed external funding.

Name

Fintech Finance

Legal name

FF News Ltd

Website

https://ffnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FF News is a UK-based fintech media network producing podcasts, video shows, magazines, and editorial coverage of the global fintech, payments, insurtech, and capital markets sectors for industry executives and companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fintech Media and Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Education & Coaching (Digital Programs, Tools) (FSAGADAH)

Keywords

• Fintech media
• Industry news coverage
• Video interviews
• Digital magazines
• Event media partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Tonbridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Media partnerships and event sponsorship: FF News generates revenue through official media partnerships with fintech events and summits, positioning itself as the go-to media partner for industry conferences. This includes brand visibility, content creation, and coverage at events like Smarter Payments Summit.
2. Magazine and content licensing: The company publishes The Fintech Magazine, The Paytech Magazine, The Insurtech Magazine, and Discover editions, available free to read online, suggesting revenue generation through advertising and sponsored content placement.
3. Acquisition and expansion: FF News acquired European fintech media outlet Everly.eu to expand its coverage across Europe and strengthen its position in fintech journalism, increasing content diversity and market reach.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fintech Finance (FF News) operates a vertical fintech media network that produces and publishes news articles, video interviews, podcasts, and digital magazines covering fintech, payments, insurtech, and capital markets. It runs multiple branded content programs (The Fintech Show, The Paytech Show, The Insurtech Show, FF Spotlight, FF Virtual Arena, FF Presents), maintains company and people directories, and acts as the official media partner at major fintech conferences worldwide.

Product overview

FF News is a unified fintech media network offering multiple content formats and verticals. The core platform (FF News) provides global fintech, payments, insurtech, and capital markets news coverage. The portfolio includes branded content shows (The Fintech Show, The Paytech Show, The Insurtech Show), editorial hubs (FF Spotlight, FF Virtual Arena), long-form productions (FF Presents), magazine publications (The Fintech Magazine and related titles), and reference directories (Companies and People). The various show products target different segments of the financial services industry while sharing the common editorial focus and cross-promotional infrastructure of the main FF News platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FF Spotlight: Editorial hub featuring exclusive interviews, deep analysis, and stories shaping financial services
• FF Virtual Arena
• FF Presents
• The Fintech Show
• The Paytech Show
• The Insurtech Show
• The Fintech Magazine
• The Paytech Magazine
• The Insurtech Magazine

Products and services

• The Fintech Show Flagship FF News program featuring interviews and analysis from across the fintech industry, distributed as video and podcast to fintech executives and professionals.
• The Paytech Show Video/podcast series featuring conversations with leaders building the next generation of payments and money movement, aimed at payments and financial services professionals.
• The Insurtech Show Video/podcast series featuring founders, executives and underwriters reshaping insurance with technology, serving insurtech and insurance innovation audiences.
• FF Spotlight Editorial video hub bringing exclusive interviews, deep analysis, and stories shaping financial services to fintech executives and industry observers.
• FF Virtual Arena Live discussion series bringing together fintech founders, executives, and regulators for in-depth conversations, distributed as video content.
• FF Presents Long-form video productions from the FF News editorial team, including event-based features, roadshow content, and signature interview series such as Carpool Conversations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage of over 935 companies across fintech, payments, insurtech, and capital markets
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Smarter Payments SummitcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 February 2026FF News was named the official media partner for the Smarter Payments Summit scheduled for March 4, 2026. The summit brings together senior leaders from payments, fintech, banking, and financial services sectors, including representatives from companies such as Amazon, BBC, BP, and EasyJet, to explore new payment solutions. This partnership provides FF News with premier event coverage and thought leadership positioning.
• Everly.eucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2024FF News acquired European fintech media outlet Everly.eu to expand its coverage across Europe and strengthen its position in fintech journalism. The acquisition aims to increase content diversity and provide more insights on emerging fintech trends and technologies. This strategic acquisition extends FF News's geographic reach into the European fintech media market.
• Money20/20 EuropecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News provides extensive coverage and content creation at Money20/20 Europe, one of Europe's largest fintech stages. Coverage includes FF Tattoo Studio interviews with industry leaders, session recordings, and thought leadership content. Multiple episodes feature executives from companies presenting at or attending the event.
• Temenos Community Forum (TCF)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News covers the Temenos Community Forum (TCF) 2026 with video interviews and session coverage, including discussions on core banking transformation, real-time payments, and banking technology evolution.
• SiboscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News operates the FF Salon at Sibos, conducting interviews and providing coverage of banking and financial services technology discussions at the annual Sibos conference.
• MPE (Merchant Payments Ecosystem)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News provides coverage of the MPE conference through Merchant's Eye vertical, featuring interviews with payment industry executives on local payment strategies, innovation, and the future of payments.
• Scout InsurtechcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News covers Scout Insurtech events through Insurtech Eye, featuring interviews with insurtech founders and executives on insurance technology, AI workflows, and industry innovation.
• Fintech Talents FestivalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News operates the FF Tattoo Studio at Fintech Talents Festival, conducting on-site interviews with industry executives and technology leaders.
• Insurtech ConnectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHistorical coverage of Insurtech Connect (Vegas) events with Carpool Conversations series featuring insurtech executives.
• ITC AsiacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFF News is listed as a media partner for ITC Asia (International Trade Conference Asia), scheduled for June 30 - July 2, 2026 in Singapore.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Finextra: Finextra is a long-established fintech news and research site covering banking, payments, and capital markets. It is the closest direct competitor to FF News, offering news, opinion, research, and event coverage targeting the same fintech professional audience.
• Tearsheet: Tearsheet is a specialist B2B media outlet covering financial services and fintech with editorial content, podcasts, and research. It targets a similar professional audience to FF News and competes for fintech advertiser and sponsor budgets.
• Banking Dive: Banking Dive is a B2B media outlet covering banking technology and fintech trends through daily news and analysis. It targets a comparable financial services professional readership and competes for fintech sponsor mindshare.
• CoinDesk: CoinDesk is a major crypto and digital asset media outlet with extensive video, podcast, and event coverage. While more crypto-focused, it overlaps with FF News on fintech, payments, and capital markets coverage and shares a similar editorial-first digital media model.
• The Paypers: The Paypers is a payments and fintech media publisher offering news, interviews, and analysis across payments, digital identity, and fintech verticals. Its paytech and fintech coverage directly overlaps with FF News's Paytech Show and core fintech reporting.
• PYMNTS: PYMNTS is a leading payments and commerce media outlet with news, research, and video content. It covers the same fintech/payments/insurtech verticals as FF News and competes for similar advertising and event sponsorship dollars.

Emerging players

• Fintech Business Weekly: Fintech Business Weekly is a niche fintech newsletter and media brand covering industry news and analysis. It targets a similar audience as FF News but is more focused on newsletter distribution rather than video and event media.

Broad incumbents

• NetWorld Media Group (Banking/Fintech titles): NetWorld Media Group publishes several B2B fintech and payments trade publications and hosts industry events. It is a comparable B2B fintech media operator with a broader portfolio, competing for advertiser and event sponsor relationships in adjacent verticals.
• TechCrunch (Fintech vertical): TechCrunch is a broad technology media outlet with a dedicated fintech category covering startups, funding rounds, and trends. While not fintech-specialist, it competes for fintech executive interviews and sponsor attention alongside FF News.
• Informa (Fintech and Payments division): Informa is a global B2B media and events group that operates multiple fintech-adjacent events and media brands. Through its events portfolio (including Money20/20 historically) and trade publications, Informa is a much larger incumbent that competes for the same event media sponsorship pool FF News taps.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fintechf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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