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What Be does

Be | Shaping the Future Management Consulting Ltd (Be UK) is a London-based management consultancy that exclusively serves the financial services sector. The firm delivers complex transformational change, strategic advisory, and delivery consulting across six practice areas: retail and commercial banking, cards and payments, risk and regulation, CFO advisory and finance change, capital markets, and ESG and sustainability. Its target buyers are enterprise financial institutions — banks, payments providers, and capital markets firms — in the UK and Europe. Be UK is a subsidiary of Be | Shaping the Future, which was acquired by Engineering Group in 2022, providing the firm with access to a pan-European network of over 14,000 consulting experts across 13 countries.

Be UK operates as a professional services firm with no proprietary technology platform; its core asset is the domain expertise of its consultants, many of whom are former financial services practitioners, regulators, or risk professionals. The firm publishes thought leadership on topics such as third-party risk, AI in banking, UK SOX readiness, operational resilience, Basel Committee principles, ISO 20022 adoption, and sanctions risk management, and maintains an advisory panel of ex-regulators and industry specialists to support client engagements.

Revenue is generated through project-based and retainer consulting engagements with enterprise financial services clients, priced per engagement on a negotiated basis. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on senior-level relationship selling, direct business development, content marketing (insights, blogs, whitepapers), and strategic channel partnerships — most notably as a principle management consulting partner within the Stripe partner ecosystem, where Be UK co-developed four joint propositions (risk management, virtual credit card issuance, Stripe terminal, and finance-in-a-box). The UK entity employs over 100 people in its London headquarters at 60 Moorgate, supported by the broader Be Group of over 1,900 professionals across Europe.

Name

Be

Legal name

Be | Shaping the Future Management Consulting Ltd

Website

https://beshapingthefuture.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Be | Shaping the Future (Be UK) is a London-based management consultancy exclusively serving the financial services sector, delivering transformational change and strategic advisory across banking, payments, risk and regulation, capital markets, CFO advisory, and ESG. It is the UK subsidiary of Be | Shaping the Future, acquired by Engineering Group in 2022.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Financial services consulting
• Risk and regulation advisory
• Capital markets consulting
• Banking transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Revenue is generated through consulting engagements with financial services clients, delivering transformational change and strategic advice. Engagements are project-based or retainer arrangements for advisory services across specialist practice areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Be UK is a specialist management consultancy serving banks, payments providers, and capital markets firms with complex transformational change, regulatory compliance, risk management, and strategic advisory services. Engagements are delivered across six practice areas: Retail and commercial banking, Cards and payments, Risk and regulation, CFO advisory and finance change, Capital markets, and ESG and sustainability. Work is structured as project-based or retainer consulting engagements led by senior practitioners.

Product overview

Be | Shaping the Future is a management consulting firm, not a software product company. The company provides consulting services organized into practice areas: Retail and commercial banking, Cards and payments, Risk and regulation, CFO advisory and finance change, Capital markets, and ESG and sustainability. These are consulting engagement offerings, not standalone software products or platforms with distinct product names, versions, or technical features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail and commercial banking consulting Management consulting services for retail and commercial banks, combining innovative thinking with sector experience to help clients take advantage of market disruption and achieve lasting value.
• Cards and payments consulting
• Risk and regulation consulting
• CFO advisory and finance change consulting
• Capital markets consulting
• ESG and sustainability advisory

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• StripecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 April 2022Be UK joined Stripe's partner ecosystem as a principle management consulting partner. Together they developed four key propositions: risk management, virtual credit card (VCC) issuance, Stripe terminal, and finance in a box. Both companies are described as disruptors in their respective industries sharing a vision for innovative global payments evolution.
• West London ZoneminorOthers · 25 April 2022Be UK announced a two-year CSR partnership with West London Zone, a charity helping children and young people in West London. Support includes fundraising, sharing professional skills, career development opportunities, and pro-bono consultancy on branding and communications.
• Engineering GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Be | Shaping the Future was acquired by Engineering Group in 2022, creating a digital transformation champion. The acquisition expanded the group's reach to over 14,000 consulting experts across the world, significantly enhancing Be UK's capabilities and market reach.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Delta Capita: Delta Capita is a UK-headquartered financial services consultancy and solutions provider focused on retail and investment banking, capital markets, and financial crime. It is a direct competitor for similar transformation, risk, and regulatory mandates across UK and European FS clients.
• Synechron: Synechron is a global digital transformation consulting firm specialising in financial services with strong presence in the UK and Europe. It is comparable to Be UK for FS-focused consulting and technology-enabled transformation, though Synechron leans more heavily on technology delivery.
• Baringa Partners: Baringa Partners is a UK-headquartered independent consultancy with a strong financial services practice covering energy trading, risk, and banking. It competes with Be UK for senior-level FS transformation mandates and is comparable in its independent, specialist positioning.
• Capco: Capco is a global management and technology consultancy exclusively focused on financial services, serving banks, payments, and capital markets firms. It is the closest direct peer to Be UK in terms of pure-play FS specialisation, project-based delivery model, and similar practice-area coverage in risk, cards and payments, and banking transformation.
• Alpha Financial Markets Consulting: Alpha FMC is a UK-listed specialist consultancy serving the asset and wealth management industry, providing consulting and implementation services. It is comparable to Be UK as a publicly traded FS-focused consultancy with similar project-based revenue model and sector specialisation.
• Projective Group: Projective Group is a European financial services consultancy specialising in payments, digital banking, and data transformation. It is directly comparable to Be UK in serving European banks and payments providers with transformation consulting across similar practice areas.

Broad incumbents

• Oliver Wyman: Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm with deep financial services specialisation across banking, capital markets, and risk. As a large incumbent, it competes with Be UK for senior-level FS transformation mandates but operates at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• FTI Consulting (Financial Services): FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm with a dedicated financial services practice covering risk, regulation, and transformation. It competes with Be UK for senior-level FS mandates and is comparable in serving complex regulatory and transformation engagements.
• PwC (Financial Services Consulting): PwC is a Big 4 professional services firm with a substantial UK and global financial services consulting practice covering risk, regulation, and banking transformation. It overlaps with Be UK's practice areas but operates at significantly greater scale with broader advisory and assurance offerings.
• Accenture (Financial Services): Accenture is a global professional services firm with one of the largest financial services consulting practices, serving banks and capital markets clients worldwide. It competes with Be UK for large transformation and regulatory mandates but offers much broader technology and operations capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/be-shaping-the-future-uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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