Fieldwork photo by the author (UK). London has long been one of the world’s leading financial centres and the birthplace of a global fintech ecosystem. Even after Brexit, financial services remain a cornerstone of the UK economy, guided by some of the most forward-thinking regulators worldwide. One might assume, then, that access to basic banking defined as the ability to manage a current account, withdraw cash, deposit funds, and make payments, is a given. It isn’t. In my Ph

The 4th FinGeo School will be held at University of Bologna (Italy) from the 30st January to 1st February 2026. We welcome all scholars, policymakers, professionals, and practitioners, early, mid, and senior, interested in advances in financial geography in a high-quality, scientific, enriching, and friendly environment. FinGeo school targets early-career researchers (Post-Grad, PhD students, Post-docs, etc.), but it is open to anyone interested. This edition will focus on in

The FinGeo Seminar aims at debating advances in financial geography within the following broad nexuses: (1) Geography, Finance, Development & Social Businesses (2) Geography, Finance & Environmental and Social Sustainability (3) Geography, Finance & Technology advances We will discuss, among others, FinTech, AI-finance nexus, sustainable finance, biofinance, climate finance, finance for social business, relational credit, philanthropy, development finance from different persp