{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UKTN | The Podcast","title":"Why the UK remains a fintech giant – James Codling, managing partner, Volution","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dceb446c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1648,"description":"James Codling, managing partner at Volution discusses how despite a slowdown in funding and concerns over profits, the UK is still seen globally as a massive hub for fintech, how the hype around British fintech successes is not always spread evenly and why building a bank is the most difficult category of fintech one can pursue.  Volution is a London-based venture capital investor that focuses largely on fintech and software-as-a-service companies that have progressed past the seed and Series A stages. Codling explains that in the UK, there have been incredible efforts to support startups to get to the Series A level, but there has been a myth that once they get there, they can manage alone. Codling calls for a holistic approach from the public and private sectors when looking to support businesses. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aVsXogrCh2DJ4KkFDRaL2YARce6nKDgq3kHd5Tc4YjE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTE1/MDljZjcxZTNkZjdi/ODc4NGFkMmQ3Y2Iy/YjFkOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}