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Since 1956, ACI UK (Financial Markets Association) has enjoyed a proud and illustrious history representing the interests of individual members engaged in professional trading, broking, operations, regulatory and compliance activities in foreign exchange, money and other OTC markets.

Competence, Conduct and Compliance ACI UK is actively engaged with market regulators, member firms and industry influencers (including other trade associations and policy-making bodies) to inculcate and promote the highest standards of competence, conduct and compliance for financial market participants. The FX Global Code of Conduct was built on the foundations of the original ACI Model Code – used by central banks and major institutions globally as the de facto ‘standard’ for FX and MM business practice and operations - and ACI UK continues to influence and inform best market practice. In the UK we are particularly focused on encouraging cultural change within organisations to ensure that individuals at every level and in every function – from trading to compliance – are aware of and embrace their individual accountability and responsibility.

ACI is committed to supporting our member community to fulfil these obligations, including the adoption of new SMC&R accountability and responsibility obligations ACI’s accredited exams and professional qualifications – including the new Global Code Certificate - allow members to demonstrate and validate understanding of - and adherence to – the principles of the FX Global Code (and other national and international codes of practice and conduct). Through its Committee for Professionalism and other working groups, ACI also plays an important role representing the interests of individuals subject to organisation and/or industry action in respect of alleged conduct breaches.

Association of Foreign Banks (AFB) was established in 1947 to be the voice of foreign banks in the UK. Foreign banks oversee over half of all regulated capital in the UK and significantly underpin UK GDP. They engage in a wide range of banking and investment business activities, primarily in the wholesale markets. Foreign banks make a significant contribution to the UK as a major international financial centre; and to the depth and breadth of markets globally, facilitating global trade.

Everything AFB does, helps our members build their business here in the UK.

AFB champions the success of foreign banks by providing a platform for them to share
information and best practice via events and training programmes; promoting their interests to industry stakeholders, policymakers and regulators; and supporting a positive profile of the sector in the media. AFB ensures the voice of foreign banks is heard across the financial services network.

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is the voice of all Europe’s wholesale financial markets, providing expertise across a broad range of regulatory and capital markets issues. We represent the leading global and European banks and other significant capital market players. We advocate for deep and integrated European capital markets which serve the needs of companies and investors, supporting economic growth and benefiting society. We aim to act as a bridge between market participants and policy makers across Europe, drawing on our strong and long-standing relationships, our technical knowledge and fact-based work.

The Association of Professional Compliance Consultants, or APCC, is the body for compliance consultants who advise firms regulated in the UK. The APCC is active in enhancing the professional standards of compliance consultants and is recognised as a trade body by the FCA and other regulators. This provides our members with significant benefits in terms of direct access to the Regulators as well as business leads. The APCC often works in conjunction with the FCA to pilot or test new initiatives, and we also provide with valuable feedback on specific subjects as requested by them. Our members come from all sectors of the financial services industry. Many firms specialise in a specific sector such as fund management or investment retail intermediaries, and, in a sign of the times, we are now very active in the Consumer Credit arena. Other members have cross sector capability and range from sole traders to the largest consultancies in the sector, all benefitting from the membership as part of the wider consulting community. For more information please visit our website, or email membership@apcc.org.uk

Bankers for Net Zero convenes the UK Country Chapter of the UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance. The initiative brings together banks, businesses, policymakers and regulators to define and implement the interventions needed to accelerate the UK economy’s transition to net zero. Our focus is strategic policy alignment. By creating clarity on which areas of the net zero transition require policies that can optimise the contribution banks and financial institutions can make to the real economy, we enable both policymakers and banks to play their part in accelerating the transition to net zero.

The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1911, is an independent, non-profit organisation that aims to promote bilateral trade and business opportunities in the interests of its membership in respect to commercial links between Portugal and the UK by assisting companies engaged in bilateral trade to gain access to the appropriate services, guidance and contacts for the furtherance of their business.

The vast array of commercial services we provide are relevant to companies of all sizes, from all sectors and irrespective of location. Our comprehensive agenda of business and socially themed events are not only educational, informative and insightful – but also effective in helping to forge new partnerships and identify emerging trends.

Membership of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce grants privileged access to the most influential network of actors in the promotion of bilateral trade between Britain and Portugal.

Coingape is a news & media platform, dedicated to serving its readers with the latest updates from the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. We have a huge reader base and have a monthly viewership of ~2.5 Million from the USA, Europe, India, UAE and southeast Asia being the dominating countries, which is solely interested in Blockchain and cryptocurrencies. CoinGape is available in English, Portuguese, and Espanol.

CoinGape is among the fastest growing news channels in cryptocurrency and blockchain space. Coingape is operated by a team qualified in cryptocurrency and blockchain. CoinGape Media has a reputation for providing content of the highest standard for a diverse set of consumers covering crypto enthusiasts and seasonal Investors. They aim to produce value-added information to avoid any retrospective misconceptions about the use of digital assets.

CoinPedia.org offers global blockchain and cryptocurrency news, updates, guides, reviews, analytics, and predictions by experts. Our team of analysts, reporters, authors, and experts has high journalism standards and is urged to deliver authentic, impartial, truthful, accurate, and transparent news. and information We understand the importance of this technology and work with the motive to bring this to the world in a simplified and informative manner. Coinpedia is the prime choice of Fintech & cryptocurrency enthusiasts for the latest crypto news and insights.

www.CryptoAndBlockchainTalk.com is a free podcast for everyone interested in the crypto and blockchain space. We focus on generating quality content that is educational and easy to understand. CBT is available on over 30 different podcasting platforms including iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play Music, Tunein, Castbox, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Overcast, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, YouTube, Acast, Podnews, Castbox, Poddtoppen, Feedspot, Kimcoin, PodBean, Chartable, ListenNotes, PodParadise, Bullhorn, Amazon Music and Vurbl. In addition, the first ever radio station in this space, www.Crypto24Radio.com covers all the latest crypto and blockchain news focusing on blockchain platforms, new projects, government regulations, cryptocurrencies, and uncovering scams.

CryptoUK is an independent industry body that exists as a cohesive, credible voice for the evolving UK crypto industry. It represents the UK’s cryptoasset sector, working directly with policymakers and market players to advocate for better education, mutual understanding, and fair and balanced policy. Its 150+ members include crypto natives, services, custodians, and institutional investors.

CryptoUK works with policymakers and agencies to improve protections where they are needed and remove barriers where they are not. It highlights how crypto is good for UK PLC as well as promoting the UK crypto industry on the world stage. To find out more, please go to cryptouk.io

The Digital Pound Foundation is an independent organisation incorporated in June 2021 to work with a variety of stakeholders and participants towards the implementation of a well-designed Digital Pound. Whilst most CBDC experiments have involved private sector technology providers, the overwhelming majority of these experiments, to date, have not involved participation from other private sector actors. The Digital Pound Foundation is unique in proposing a model whereby the public and private sectors can fully engage in the design, development and adoption of a digital Pound, thus contributing to its successful roll-out and helping drive forward the UK’s transition to a digital economy.

Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) is the largest leading industry association for the blockchain technology and digital assets community. Launched in Davos in 2017, GBBC is a Swiss-based non-profit, with more than 500 institutional members, and 301 Ambassadors from across 117 jurisdictions and disciplines.

The organization is dedicated to furthering adoption of blockchain technology by convening regulators, business leaders, and global changemakers to foster collaboration and advance dialogue to create more secure, equitable, and functional societies.

Global Legal Group is an independent digital media company based in central London. Our clients are private practice and in-house lawyers, multinational corporations, and professional services firms in over 190 countries around the world.Founded in 2002, Global Legal Group’s first product was the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) series, which has grown into a world-renowned legal resource that covers the law in more than 192 jurisdictions and across 58 practice areas.Since 2009, GLG has also produced Commercial Dispute Resolution, an online news and print magazine for litigation and arbitration specialists. In 2011, GLG introduced Global Legal Insights, an essential analytical resource detailing current legal issues spanning 16 practice areas, and, in 2014, African Law & Business was unveiled. Since 2012, GLG has also hosted a successful series of conferences and events, including the annual Global Class Actions Symposium, the premier event for international class actions specialists.Our mission is to provide outstanding performance for our clients and partners. We provide the digital technologies and expertise that they need to boost their brand exposure and market reach, as well as access to the world’s leading online network of legal experts. By only partnering with the leading legal and business authorities, we also ensure that the information we provide is topical, enlightening and authoritative, making our products the go-to resource.

For over 50 years, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and its members have worked together to promote the development of the international capital and securities markets, pioneering the rules, principles and recommendations which have laid the foundations for their successful operation.

In pursuit of its objectives, ICMA brings together members from all segments of the wholesale and retail debt securities markets, through regional and sectoral member committees, and focuses on a comprehensive range of market practice and regulatory issues which impact all aspects of international market functioning. ICMA prioritises three core fixed income market areas – primary, secondary, repo and collateral: with two cross-cutting themes of sustainable finance and FinTech and digitalisation.

ICMA currently has around 620 members active in all segments of international debt capital markets in 67 jurisdictions globally. Among our members are private and public sector issuers, banks and securities dealers, asset and fund managers, insurance companies, law firms, capital market infrastructure providers and central banks.

Innovate Finance is the independent industry body for UK FinTech.

Its mission is to accelerate the UK’s leading role in the financial services sector by directly supporting the next generation of technology-led innovators to create a more inclusive, more democratic and more effective financial services sector that works better for everyone.

Innovate Finance’s membership and partnership community ranges from seed stage startups to scale up and high growth FinTechs; from multinational financial institutions to big tech firms; and from investors to global FinTech hubs. Innovate Finance supports its members and the wider financial innovation ecosystem by promoting policy and regulation that allows innovation to thrive, encouraging talent, diversity and skills into the sector, facilitating the scaling journey, fostering business opportunity, partnerships and domestic and international growth, and driving capital into UK FinTech.

By bringing together and connecting the most forward-thinking participants in financial services, Innovate Finance is helping create a financial services sector that is more transparent, more sustainable and more inclusive.

Investopia is a UAE-based platform that connects the global investment community with investment opportunities in new economies. It is an ecosystem that draws on the dynamic and imaginative spirit of the UAE but reaches far beyond. It is designed for those wishing to benefit from the UAE’s unique future-focused economy and its position as an investment hub for some of the fastest growing markets in the world Investopia was launched in 2021 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq AlMarri, UAE Minister of Economy. In its first two editions, Investopia brought together more than 3000 participants from 58 different countries, more than 500 C-suite executives, and financial institutions representing more than $500 billion of Assets under Management. Furthermore, Investopia hosted a series of Global Talks bringing together international investors and business leaders in New York, Geneva, Milan, New Delhi, Mumbai, Cairo, Rabat, and Havana.

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is the hub of the capital’s business community, connecting, supporting, and championing the interests of over 8,000 London businesses that make up LCCI’s diverse membership. LCCI supports London’s business community by providing a range of services, advocates on their behalf in the most important forums of policy debate, and promotes ‘Global London’ as the best city in the world to do business – whether that is to trade, invest, learn, visit, or find new commercial partners.

Savii Digital Crypto and Blockchain Marketing Agency, a digital marketing agency and Savii Media, a publishing company, with a focus on the worlds of blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI and Quantum technologies. Savii Digital will increase awareness and conversion, and in general, build trust in your brand. We create and execute multi-channel marketing and communications strategies for some of the biggest companies in the tech space, moving your company from a high-level vision to a detail-oriented execution and delivery. And it does not hurt to mention; we love what we do.

techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve.

With around 1,000 members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, techUK creates a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy and the planet.

By providing expertise and insight, we support our members, partners and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next in a constantly changing world.

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