Research

Driving innovation through collaboration

Future Finance utilises the research expertise of four universities to build collaborative methods of data and insight gathering.

Across our research sprints, expert interviews, AI scanning platform and underlying £2m UKRI project, we have a wealth of knowledge across financial services technology, innovation, regulation and the behaviours, culture and leadership that enable it to flourish.

What are we trying to achieve?

Through collaborative research projects, the programme supports organisations in understanding innovation adoption, testing new approaches, and identifying practical solutions to real industry challenges. Each project combines industry insight with research-informed analysis to generate outcomes that are relevant, actionable, and commercially valuable. We aim to:

Support the creation of practical tools, playbooks, and frameworks that can be applied within organisations

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Improve the success rate of innovation adoption across financial services

Develop more effective approaches to measuring innovation impact and long-term value

Create clearer ways of measuring what “good innovation” looks like

How we do research

Rather than producing research in isolation, our research approach creates space for practical discussion, sector-wide insight, and collaborative problem-solving – helping organisations better understand emerging trends, test ideas, and identify opportunities for innovation adoption.

Commissioned projects

Explore some of our recent research projects by reading their summaries

What you gain

Participating in the Research Sprints Programme provides organisations with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful industry research while gaining access to valuable insight, collaboration, and innovation and financial support.