Nicola McNeely appointed to FinTech Wales Advisory Panel

Nicola McNeely, Partner and Head of Technology, has been appointed to the FinTech Wales Advisory Panel.

The panel brings together a group of experienced leaders from across the Welsh fintech landscape, brought in to support the sector’s continued growth and help shape its future. Members will provide strategic input across FinTech Wales’ key focus areas, being amplification, skills, funding and ecosystem, and offer direct guidance to fintech businesses operating in and expanding from Wales.

The full Advisory Panel are:

• Tim Barnett, CEO, Credas
• Gareth Berry, Inward Investment Senior Manager, Cardiff Capital Region
• Rob Branch, Head of Proposition, EY
• Will Carroll, CEO, Monmouthshire Building Society
• Wayne Ellis, CIO, Admiral Money
• Richard Jones, Partner, Blake Morgan LLP
• Rebecca Linehan, Head of Insight, Confused.com
• Nicola McNeely, Partner, HCR Law
• Sameer Raham, Founder & CEO, Datamonet
• Mark Sweeny, Founder & CEO, de Novo Solutions
• Chris Whitcombe, Managing Director, LDMS

Nicola’s appointment reflects both her deep sector knowledge and longstanding commitment to supporting innovation in financial services. She advises clients on software outsourcing agreements, intellectual property and blockchain solutions, and has worked in-house with numerous companies including The Royal Mint, CoinCover, Amber, Concrete Canvas and Just Rollers. Nicola is well placed to support growing fintech businesses.

HCR Law’s expertise in the sector has previously been recognised at the FinTech Awards Wales, where our Welsh technology team was awarded ‘Best Advisory of the Year’ for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024). The back-to-back wins are a testament to our team’s specialist knowledge, and excellence in providing cutting-edge advisory solutions to clients across the fintech sector.

Nicola commented: “I’m delighted to be joining the FinTech Wales Advisory Panel and working alongside a strong group of industry leaders to support the continued growth and success of the Welsh fintech sector, I’m looking forward to contributing to the next phase of development and working closely with the FinTech Wales team to help shape the future of our Welsh fintech ecosystem.”