AcceleratorEquity-free

FinTech Innovation Lab London

London, United Kingdom

A corporate-backed fintech/regtech accelerator running since 2012, whose 94 alumni have raised roughly $500M combined.

Location:
London, United Kingdom
Duration:
12 weeks

What you need to qualify

  • Early to growth stage technology companies with a solution for financial institutions or insurance firms, including non-fintech companies selling into financial services clients.
  • You must have at least a beta version of the product or technology.
  • You must be eligible to work in the UK. The Lab does not provide visa sponsorship.
  • Participants have historically ranged from seed to Series B stage. Existing funding does not disqualify you but must be disclosed.
  • Any affiliation with a participating financial institution or with Accenture must be disclosed in the application.
  • There is no fee to apply, and Accenture do not take an equity stake in start-ups coming through the programme.

Eligibility

Eligible stages
All stages
Countries
Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval

How to apply

  1. 1

    Check you match the profile the Lab takes

    Early to growth stage companies selling into financial institutions or insurers, with at least a beta product and the right to work in the UK.

  2. 2

    Prepare the detail you must disclose

    Have your product description, stage, funding raised to date and any affiliation with a participating institution or with Accenture ready, because the Lab requires all three to be disclosed.

  3. 3

    Open the application from the London programme page

    The London page links the application to F6S at f6s.com/fintech-innovation-lab-london-2026/apply, and says you can apply through the Lab LinkedIn page or through that link.

  4. 4

    Sign in to F6S and submit before the annual close

    The form is hosted on F6S, so you complete it inside an F6S account. The London page states applications close on November 28th.

  5. 5

    Wait for the cohort announcement

    Selected companies are announced as a named cohort. The 2026 cohort of 14 startups was announced on 27 March 2026, and the 12-week programme ran from there.

Frequently asked

Early to growth stage technology companies with a product for financial institutions or insurance firms. You need at least a beta product, you must be eligible to work in the UK because the Lab does not sponsor visas, and past cohorts have ranged from seed to Series B.

No. The apply page states there is no fee to apply and that Accenture do not take an equity stake in start-ups coming through their programmes. No cash investment is offered either.

Twelve weeks. The value is access rather than cash: 45+ leading financial institutions, plus mentors and investors. The Lab reports 230 proofs of concept, 186 alumni companies and more than $2B raised by alumni.

The London page says applications close on November 28th but does not print the year, and it still advertises the 2026 intake even though the 2026 cohort was announced in March 2026. Treat the close as an annual late-November date and confirm the year on the page before relying on it.

Through the F6S listing the London page links to. There is also an older apply page on the Lab site, but it still reads that applications closed for 2024, so use the link on the London region page.
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Stage
Seed, Series A+
Where it runs
United Kingdom. In person, so you need to be able to take part there
What you give up
No equity stated
Deadline
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