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Learn about the impact of the UK Budget on Fintechs - from practical tips for dealing with the potential tax increases to incentives available to promote growth.

During this FINTECH Circle webinar you will get a practical summary of both the positive and the negative impacts of the Autumn Budget for the UK fintech sector and which actions you can take now to ensure that your company is set up for success in 2026 and beyond.

BDO's fintech and tax experts will analyse the Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the 26 November 2025 and distil the key takeaways for fintechs, their founders and investors.

Our top budget predictions include:

> Increases to income tax
> New taxes on wealth
> Business rate reforms
> Restrictions to salary sacrifice schemes
> Extending capital allowance full expensing to intangibles
> Extending EMI to larger businesses

For more details see Budget Predictions | Autumn Budget 2025 - BDO

We will end the Webinar with providing tips on how to navigate these changes, while continuing to drive forward and grow your business.

So join us for an informative and practical session to give you all the information you need to put your company in the best possible position in 2026.
When
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · 12:00 p.m. London (GMT +0:00)
Presenters
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Carrie Rutland
Fintech Tax Lead Partner, BDO
Carrie is the Fintech Tax Lead Partner at BDO. As such, she coordinates with her fellow tax colleagues to bring the best of BDO to Fintechs from early stage to IPO. Her personal specialism is R&D tax credits and patent box.

Carrie spent 15 years working in the Financial Services sector – so has direct industry experience. She is also an FCA and prize winning CTA.
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David Britton
Head of UK Corporate Tax Compliance, BDO
David is a Chartered Accountant and Head of UK Corporate Tax Compliance at BDO.

David has over 27 years of experience advising a wide range of clients, including, start-ups, challenger banks, multinational inbound and outbound banks, fintechs and digital asset businesses on local and multi-country tax compliance, structuring, due diligence, ad-hoc advisory and tax risk management including process and controls.

He spent 5 years at a UK headquartered global bank as Global Head of Tax Reporting and Head of UK Direct Tax Compliance. Drawing on his extensive experience of both in-house and consultancy, David provides clients with technical expertise and practical tax advice to help navigate all aspects of tax compliance with confidence.
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Dan Todd
Director, Employment Tax, BDO
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Aditi Hyett
VAT Partner, BDO
Over the last 18 years (and counting), I have worked with a variety of businesses across various sectors including financial services, natural resources/renewables, technology/media and global supply chains involving goods and services.

I also advise clients resolve VAT disputes with HMRC – this includes through negotiations, ADR/mediation and litigation.
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Tahir Ebrahim
Tax Partner - Head of Private Business, BDO
Tahir is a Partner in BDO's Private Wealth Team based in London. He heads the Private Business team within Private Wealth. His client base is predominantly made up of the owners and shareholders of privately owned businesses, including entrepreneurs, with a bias towards the Founders of tech businesses, as well as international private clients.

Tahir advises clients on a variety of issues, including structuring of their businesses and investments, both in and out of the UK, partial and full exits from their business, succession planning, relocation, remittance planning strategies and use of offshore trusts. He collaborates and goes to market with colleagues from across BDO to bring the breadth and depth of BDO’s service offering to high growth businesses and the stakeholders behind them.
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Susanne Chishti
Founder & Chair, FINTECH Circle
Susanne Chishti is the award-winning Founder & Chair of FINTECH Circle and a FTSE Board Member. She is a Fintech Investor and Editor of the bestsellingThe FINTECH Book Series published by Wiley. Susanne is also a Non-Executive Director of Crown Agents Bank, a FTSE listed wholesale bank focused on international payments and FX and an Advisory Board Member of Elevator Ventures, the VC fund of Raiffeisen Bank International, a leading European Banking Group with EUR 200 billion in total assets.
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