Sector

Fintech

Fintech continues to change financial services. The rules across the market are being rewritten—now with fintech at the centre.The lines between financial services providers and fintechs are blurred, and all need to work harder than ever to gain attention, differentiate, drive sales and navigate increased regulatory and media scrutiny.

Winner of the 2023 PRmoment Technology Agency of the Year, B2B Agency of the Year, and PRovoke EMEA Technology Consultancy of the Year, CCGroup has over 15 years of experience in helping ambitious fintechs meet their objectives.

Fintech knowledge & expertise

The financial services market today is very different from the one that saw the beginnings of fintech emerge from the 2008 financial crisis. Today, some fintechs are as established as the incumbents they looked to replace. The importance of technology in meeting business objectives means that every financial services business can fairly be described as a fintech.

The result is a complex market which is still exciting, but no longer new. As the market becomes more congested it is increasingly difficult to differentiate, cut through the noise and raise brand awareness. Just being an “innovative” fintech used to be enough. No longer. 

The financial market is no longer governed by disruption, but by creating sustainable, systemic, and profitable businesses that deliver value to their customers and the wider economy. PR and marketing programmes today must not only enhance a business’s reputation but also deliver sales leads, lay the path to exit and help to manage risk.

Fintech approach

Fintechs need to create branding and messaging  that will make them stand out and reach their target audience. The fintech market, though maturing, can still move fast, and positioning needs to reflect that. Yesterday’s USPs may no longer be unique—so what is the core message that will resonate with your audience? Is the branding correct for today’s market?

Every communication needs to have this messaging at its core so as to reach potential buyers, from one-off media relations engagements to full campaigns. 

CCGroup is a fintech PR and marketing agency that delivers outstanding communication. Our long experience and data-driven insight allows us to design campaigns that elevate our clients above competitors in the media and among influencers.

We build a strategy that is designed to meet our clients’ business objectives, determining what creatives, channels and tactics are best suited to building the brand, generating leads, and even securing investment or exit.

Results for Fintech clients

Every business is different and so is every engagement. There is no one size fits all. What success looks like is dependent on the ambitions and objectives of our clients. We’re passionate about measuring the results of our campaigns so that we truly understand the impact on the market and on our clients’ business. That way we can constantly raise the bar and ensure we deliver the best possible results.

CCGroup Fintech PR & Marketing services

The right mix of public relations and marketing services will deliver the right message to the right audiences. CCGroup, as an integrated PR and marketing agency, can tailor a programme to meet these needs—and measure the results in ways that go beyond the client coverage achieved.

Daniel Lowther

Head of Fintech

Daniel Lowther

Why choose CCGroup?

Connect Communication & Growth

At CCGroup we’re all about Connection, Communication and Growth.

CCGroup has over three decades of experience in B2B technology communications, and fifteen years in fintech. Our industry experience is unparalleled, working with startups, scaleups and incumbents in all parts of the financial services market..

We are an integrated PR and marketing agency with a channel-agnostic, audience-centric approach, tailored to address our clients’ most pressing challenges.

We work with local partners to give us a global footprint, ensuring our clients can target markets with specific local knowledge and expertise.

  • CCGroup has been a key partner for OpenPayd over the last four years, helping guide us through several important stages of our growth journey. The CCGroup team deeply understands our business, the broader fintech market and has expertise and the influencer relationships to build and communicate our story to the world. They’ve become an integral part of our extended team and we enjoy working with them.

    Michael Treacy, Head of Marketing - OpenPayd

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  • “As a serial fintech entrepreneur, communications has always been critical to my strategy in terms of boosting awareness, driving differentiation, and supporting sales. I’ve worked with CCGroup numerous times over 15 years and the team has outstanding experience and expertise in the fintech sector. They’re great to work with, collaborative and creative, and most importantly, they deliver results,”

    Suresh Vaghjiani, CEO - CLOWD9

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  • Fintech PR and marketing needs to be meaningful—it must communicate the value to an audience and support business objectives. CCGroup, as an integrated marketing agency with a unique heritage in fintech, can work with you to find the right message and communicate it in the right way.. We’re passionate about not only delivering results, but measuring the impact on our clients’ business.

    Daniel Lowther, Head of Fintech - CCGroup

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  • I’ve worked with the team at CCGroup for many years. They really understand the payments and wider fintech market. They have interesting clients relevant to my readership. And most importantly, they bring me great stories and access to the senior executives that tell them. The team is expert, friendly and honest, and we’ve got a really good working relationship

    Alex Rolfe, Managing Director - Payments, Cards & Mobile

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Awards

2023-24

EMEA Technology Consultancy of the Year

2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020

Technology Agency of the Year

2020

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Challenges & opportunities

The fintech market has changed financial services in fundamental ways, and will continue to do so. But the maturity of the market today is very different from even a few years ago. Financial institutions and fintech providers are often partners as well as rivals, many fintechs are reporting profitability, and the sector has shown resilience against increased regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical instability and a downturn in investment.

As the market changes, so must the message. CCGroup provides the sector knowledge and the PR and marketing knowhow that can allow fintechs and other providers to showcase what makes them unique, and how they deliver value to their customers and wider stakeholders. The market may have changed, but the innovation and change continues. New technologies, new use cases, new regulations… all this change needs to be considered as context if brands want to reach their audience.

Get in touch with our Fintech specialists

If you are a fintech vendor looking to connect to in-depth industry experience, communicate a clear point of distinction and grow your industry influence and customer base then we'd love to hear from you.