FinTech Fringe adds Whitecap to boost FinTech growth strategy

By Vriti Gothi

FinTech Fringe has added Whitecap Consulting to its Scale & Grow platform, enhancing its capabilities to deliver comprehensive commercial strategy support to scaling FinTechs across the UK and beyond.

This partnership marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Scale & Grow as a one-stop consulting collective built to drive sustainable FinTech growth. Whitecap brings a decade-long track record of enabling FinTechs, financial institutions, and technology firms to shape and execute scalable growth strategies. With strong regional roots and a deep understanding of the UK’s financial innovation ecosystem, Whitecap will provide FinTechs with high-impact, data-led commercial insights designed to accelerate market entry, expansion, and investor readiness.

With this collaboration, FinTech Fringe further strengthens Scale & Grow’s value proposition, a curated network of FinTech-focused experts offering hands-on support across compliance, capital raising, talent acquisition, public relations, legal advisory, and now, strategic commercial planning. Whitecap’s addition adds vital strategic depth, enabling FinTechs to scale more intelligently in a highly competitive environment.

Whitecap’s leadership in regional FinTech development, particularly through its work with FinTech North and FinTech West, brings an important geographic dimension to Scale & Grow. FinTechs leveraging the platform now benefit from integrated national reach, enhanced commercial visibility, and access to top-tier strategic counsel, all delivered at speed.

This partnership builds on recent Whitecap research that analysed 250 FinTech scaleups outside of London, revealing a strong correlation between structured external support and accelerated growth. The integration of Whitecap into Scale & Grow operationalises these insights, offering FinTechs a trusted partner to navigate complex commercial landscapes and unlock new growth trajectories.

Calypso Harland, Founder and CEO of FinTech Fringe, said, “Whitecap brings the strategic clarity and market insight we needed to supercharge Scale & Grow. We’re already strong across the operational stack but now we’ve got the top-level strategic muscle to help FinTechs go faster and smarter. And just as importantly, we’re values-aligned. That matters. In a recent report, Whitecap analysed 250 FinTech scaleups outside of London, finding that FinTechs with structured support were more likely to raise funding and grow faster. That’s what Scale & Grow delivers, and with Whitecap on board, we’ve turned up the dial.”

Julian Wells, Director at Whitecap Consulting, said, “We’ve been watching the FinTech Fringe ecosystem build at pace, and Scale & Grow feels like a natural evolution. We’ve got shared goals and now, a shared platform to support the FinTechs that need us. With our strength across regional ecosystems, we’re ideally placed to help join the dots across the UK.”