SHIFT Community Update #42
SHIFT Q3 Event, acquisitions and home buying
Hey SHIFT Community, here’s your update on all things SHIFT.
It was the annual Gloucester Cheese hill race a few weeks ago. The chaos, danger and determination of people flinging themselves down the steep hill after a roll of cheese…
Just like the early days of a startup.
SHIFT Updates
🤲Building Resilience in the Founder Journey. LONDON. 16th July 2025. The amazing Nektarios Liolios is a fintech veteran with over 25 years of experience supporting fintech founders grow. Our next SHIFT event will be specially hosted by Nektarios, focusing on the less spoken about topic of the personal toll of building a business. This will be very exclusive to 30 of our members, sign up below.
Member Updates
🚀 Target are hosting an event focusing on the innovation possible for mortgage servicing. Their teaming up with Phoebus Software and The Financial Services Forum to bring an exclusive conference dedicated to the next wave of mortgage servicing evolution. Thursday, 6 November 2025. The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield. 08:45 – 17:00.
🎉Propflo, an award-winning AI sustainability start-up, has been acquired by Eco Approach, a leading certification and retrofit company. Together the companies will be providing one of the most advanced assessment and retrofit services to mortgage lenders, brokers, estate agents, housing associations and more.
🤝 Moneyhub powers Paragon Bank new savings app ‘Spring’. This collaboration leverages Moneyhub's leading data and insights platform to provide seamless Account Information Services (AIS) and Payment Initiation Services (PIS), enhancing the app's capabilities and user experience.
If you have news that you want to be included here then make sure to post it in the #news-and-views channel on Slack or tag Kyle in your posts!
Partner Updates
⏩ The JPMorganChase Fintech Forward Programme is a fantastic opportunity for ambitious founders to realise their business vision through the power of JPMorganChase’s network. Applications are open until 27th June 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so apply early
🏃♂️The BIG Startup 5K - by Jumpstart. Join 400+ startups giving big corporate events a real run for their money at the Worlds Largest Startup 5K - August 11th in Battersea Park. Run, jog, or walk as a company, and enjoy music, food, drinks, and giveaways on the day.
Resource Recommendation
OPDA: the future of home buying
A new report from the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) reveals that nearly half of UK homebuyers face frustrating delays of 3 to 6 months (personally I went through a gruelling 15 month process!!!)—far longer than expected. Communication breakdowns, duplicated paperwork, and a lack of visibility are leaving buyers stressed and disconnected. Over 60% say they’re asked for the same documents multiple times, and nearly 40% find themselves constantly chasing for updates.
But there’s hope. The report highlights growing public appetite for a digital transformation: 82% of buyers want secure digital property packs to streamline the process, and over 75% are ready to use them. Consumers are calling for change—and OPDA is urging government and industry to act, proposing bold steps like mandatory digital standards, a national trust framework, and better data sharing across the homebuying journey.
This could be the pivotal moment for the property market to go truly digital. If you're involved in real estate, finance, or tech—or just curious about how buying a home could be faster, simpler, and less stressful—you’ll want to explore the full report.
If there are any resources you find enjoyable, useful, or interesting then let me know :)