Our vision
To be the best financial services trade association in Europe, delivering value for our members.
300
Members
220
Associate members

Membership of UK Finance offers access to our extensive policy work, research, statistics and analysis. We facilitate industry-wide collaboration, working constructively with policy makers and regulators in the UK, EU and at a global level to drive forward our members’ priorities.

Being a member of UK Finance enables you to: 

  • Be part of an industry wide voice: UK Finance advocates, influences and engages on behalf of the UK’s financial services sector. As a member, you’ll have the opportunity to shape policy and legislative initiatives by contributing to industry positions and consultation responses. 

  • Access vital insights and best practice: Participate in our committees and groups to gain insight into new ideas, technologies and best practice. Engage with regulators and gain vital oversight of developments, enabling you to make informed business decisions. 

  • Subject matter expertise: We facilitate strategic discussions around the future of the industry. We produce industry guidelines to support reform. We help our members anticipate and respond to opportunity and risk through our collection of market analysis and data.  

For more information please contact membership@ukfinance.org.uk.

 

How does our membership work?

Organisations join one or more of the product and service streams, each with its own set of activity:

Focused on: Primary and secondary markets, digital transformation in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and post trade. For information on liquidity management, please contact the membership team.

Relevant to: Organisations who operate within primary, secondary or post trade markets in the UK.

Focused on: Access to finance and business awareness, access to banking, regulation of SME lending and, personal guarantees.

Relevant to: Organisations who provide business current accounts or facilitate commercial lending to UK businesses.

Focused on: Operational resilience and business continuity, cyber security, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies, cloud services and third party risk.

Relevant to: Financial services organisations wish to engage with others in artificial intelligence, operational resilience or cyber security.

Focused on: Increasing awareness and understanding of the role of the invoice and asset based lending sector, enabling sector innovation and best practice through the Invoice and Asset Based Lending Standards Framework.

Relevant to: Organisations who provide invoice finance or asset-based lending to UK businesses.

Focused on: The regulatory environment of Anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and anti-tax evasion.

Relevant to: Financial services organisations who wish to engage with others in financial crime policy and regulatory initiatives.

Focused on: The collective fight against fraud in the UK. Access to operational services, platforms and the sharing of intelligence, including referrals to the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit.

Relevant to: Financial services organisations who wish to engage with others in fraud intelligence sharing and the prevention of fraud.

Focused on: The residential mortgage lending market to promote sustainable housing finance, including conduct regulation, building safety, property risk and specific market segmentation for later life lenders, Buy to Let and first-time buyers.

Relevant to: Organisations who offer residential mortgage contracts in the UK.

Focused on: New digital assets and money, National Payments Vision, open banking, payment issuing and acceptance, payments regulation, Account 2 Account and Point-of-Sale.

Relevant to: Organisations who engage as a payment providers or operator in the UK.

Focused on: Financial inclusion, vulnerability, savings, complaints and redress, private banking and wealth management.

Relevant to: Organisations who provide personal current accounts or savings accounts in the UK.

Focused on: Unsecured consumer credit regulation and reform, debt, credit and data sharing.

Relevant to: Organisations who offer unsecured credit in the form of personal loans, personal overdrafts, personal consumer credit cards and Buy-Now-Pay-Later in the UK.

Membership also includes access to core services and additional member benefits:

Prudential risk, reporting and tax

Group finance and risk functions, including prudential regulation, capital requirements and climate-related risks, statutory and regulatory and reporting, taxation and corporate governance.

Sustainability

Promoting climate responsibility in banking and finance management, climate and sustainability policy, climate risk, international sustainability issues, and sustainability regulation and disclosure.

Corporate Affairs

Engaging with government and key policy stakeholders to advocate member priorities on regulatory co-ordination and reform.

International Affairs

Overseeing political and regulatory developments, cross-border financial services trade and engaging with policy makers from key export markets. 

Member Networks

We convene members not only by topic, but also by peer group. All members are invited to quarterly forums to discuss agenda items. Find out more about our recent network sessions and how you can sign up.

Events and Training

Access exclusive member-only events and discounts on UK Finance’s events and training courses to network, hear from experts and support professional development.

Data and Analysis

Our comprehensive data and research on the industry, covers areas including mortgages, cards, payments, economic crime and business finance, providing robust evidence in support of our advocacy work
Become a member
For further information on membership or how to become a member, please get in touch.

Associate membership

Associate members of UK Finance are firms that support the financial services industry. We currently have over 200 organisations including, but not limited to, legal, consultancy, business services, real estate, mortgage and technology providers. 

Our associates work with us to ensure that the UK remains a global leader in financial services by promoting a safe and transparent environment, whilst also prioritising customer interests. 

We currently offer three levels of membership: core, advanced and principal, each providing a wide range of valuable benefits.

From networking and profile raising, to accessing our latest intelligence, data, learning and event opportunities, associate membership is beneficial for all firms engaged with the banking and finance industry.

Here are some of our associate member benefits: 

  • Opportunities to share your thought leadership via UK Finance channels
  • Access to our regulatory and legislative industry insights (weekly documents, policy updates, industry guidance and support)
  • Discounted tickets for attendance to our flagship conferences, networking lunches, dinners and key conversations
  • Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities at our conferences, webinars, networks and communities
  • Website listing and official associate logo for marketing use.

For more information please contact associates@ukfinance.org.uk.

Become an associate member
If you wish to discuss the full benefits and opportunities of associate membership, please complete the form.

Frequently asked questions

FAQs about UK Finance's membership and associate membership offerings.

Membership is relevant to financial services organisations who typically hold, lend or invest money. Members join UK Finance to engage in our policy and advocacy work.

Associate membership is relevant to organisations who support the financial services industry. Associate members join UK Finance to share their expertise with members to ensure the UK remains a global leader within financial services.

UK Finance does not offer individual membership. Membership and associate membership is available to organisations only. See here for further information on membership and here for associate membership.

UK Finance members and associate members can access additional data insights. This is dependent on your subscription. To understand what you can access please get in touch.

Current members can through the My UK Finance portal registering with your corporate email address.

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