Change Gap + Mastercard
WE MATCHED CHANGE GAP, A FINTECH STARTUP MAKING CHANGES IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, WITH MASTERCARD, TO CONDUCT MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.
Change Gap are a purpose-led business, committed to building stronger, more resilient financial services that are better for everyone. Their overall aim is to help financial service firms better serve their customers and provide a more balanced economy and society.
They are offering consulting and troubleshooting to financial services firms, as well as developing a cloud-based technology solution that will help reduce the complexity and address the accessibility of regulatory data and reporting. They are also providing their products to UK and international regulators, to help streamline and support the way they collect and utilise regulatory data in their supervision of firms.
In addition, Change Gap give a share of their time, expertise and profit to help increase awareness, acceleration, and advocacy of key cultural initiatives which contribute to, or are impacted by, the gaps in financial service space. They particularly focus on Diversity & Inclusion, skills gaps, and mental health in the workplace.
The Change Gap team were looking for help with market research and analysis, particularly looking at current competitors. They anticipated that this would help to accelerate their launch, allowing them to scale and make an impact faster. They were also looking at this as an opportunity to identify other key partners to help further their mission.
We matched them with Mark Bromley, Director of Sourcing & Supplier Management from Mastercard, who used his broad financial service experience and experience working with innovative fintechs to help them with this project.
“Meeting Sarah Sinclair, the founder of Change Gap, and getting to know her and her business has been a great experience. She is very engaging and willing to share her strategy and goals.
The space of ‘regtech adoption’ is very relevant right now so the topic is definitely one of interest. I have learnt a lot about this space in the time we have been together and Sarah I hope would feel the same! She has already met with other colleagues at Mastercard to discuss her company and I’m excited to see how far she can go.”
“Mark Bromley has been such an inspiring and valuable source of encouragement and wise counsel, in areas that are of critical relevance to a RegTech startup such as ours. His work at Mastercard to drive changes in the way sourcing decisions and opportunities are made, are innovative and inspiring, and this is massively relevant for the Financial Services industry to ensure that the huge investment in RegTech results in real business value.
Mark is a natural and genuine ambassador for Mastercard, echoing their excellent top-down commitment for forward-thinking and inclusive culture.
For these reasons, we are very excited to be matched with Mark – his openness to listening and relating our work and areas of interest to relevant people and initiatives in Mastercard, is invaluable as we develop our working groups, services and products.”
