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AI with a purpose, not a gimmick

Day 5 in a flash.

Zihan Lyu

Jun 7, 2025

Session Takeaways

Revolut’s Relentless Climb: How a Fintech Built a Category of One

Forget switching banks. Revolut never asked users to. In this powerful SXSW session, Revolut CMO Antoine Le Nel shares how the fintech built a $4B revenue machine by letting product lead and why global scale doesn’t mean copying competitors, but copying yourself.

Mairi-Claire Tay

Jun 6, 2025

Session Takeaways

Going Overground: Why London’s Fintech Ecosystem Is Entering Its Next Act

At SXSW London, leaders from Starling, Zilch, Wagestream, and Zepz came together to debate what will drive the next era of UK fintech. The takeaway? The challenger mindset isn’t dead it’s going global. From AI-powered saving to mission-led credit models, here’s how London’s most iconic players are rewriting the rules again.

Chirasmita Amin

Jun 6, 2025

Session Takeaways

Rethinking Financial Literacy: What the Next Generation Really Needs

In a world where kids are learning about money from TikTok before textbooks, traditional financial education is no longer enough. This session at SXSW London explored the emotional and economic realities facing the next generationand how brands, institutions, and parents can step up.

Chirasmita Amin

Jun 6, 2025

Session Takeaways

Capitalising on UK Fintech’s Strategic Advantage

Inside Rick Haythornthwaite’s Vision for the Future of British Finance

Valentina Dalpozzo

Jun 6, 2025

Session Takeaways

How Pophouse Is Turning Iconic Music Into Immersive Franchises

At SXSW London, Pophouse’s creative leaders revealed how they’re turning legendary catalogs into modern entertainment franchises from KISS avatars and TikTok-fueled revivals to immersive shows built for superfans. This is what it takes to keep icons relevant in a culture that never stops scrolling.

Mairi-Claire Tay

Jun 6, 2025

Daily Wrap ups

👑 When the King shows up, you know it’s big

Day 4 makes history

Zihan Lyu

Jun 6, 2025

Exclusive Interviews

Canva’s Experiential Edge: How Jimmy Knowles Is Rewriting the Brand Playbook with Emotion, Local Culture, and AI

At SXSW London, Canva’s Global Head of Experiential shared how the brand is reimagining events, not as activations, but as emotional, human, and hyper-local experiences. From London Tube takeovers to creator co-creation kits, discover how Canva is scaling presence, not just performance.

Mairi-Claire Tay

Jun 6, 2025

Session Takeaways

Designing the Most Complicated Thing You’ll Ever Wear: A Renaissance in Watchmaking

What do mechanical watches and music have in common? At SXSW London, Christopher Ward’s watchmakers and The Vamps’ James McVey unpacked how emotion, constraint, and obsession with craft are driving a new renaissance in watch design.

Mairi-Claire Tay

Jun 5, 2025

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