Finance Innovation Lab

The Lab is closed this week. Here’s why 👇 As an organisation holding others to account, we have to live by the values we inspire in others. To keep our work sustainable and our team resilient, we close every August for a week of rest. Back on Monday 24 Aug! 🌿

The Lab is closed this week. Here’s why 👇 As an organisation holding others to account, we want to live by the values we inspire in others. To keep our work sustainable and our team resilient, we close every August for a week of rest. Back on Monday 24 Aug 🌿

If government worked with the Bank of England on a nationwide scheme to rollout out home solar power, backed by low-interest loans at 2%, the average eligible household could save £250 a year, even while paying back their loan. 3/3 Read more here: neweconomics.org/2026/07/fin…

Imagine being able to power your home on this summer's sunshine. ☀️ But right now solar panels are too expensive for most households. The Solar Saver scheme proposed by @NEF and @TheFinanceLab wants to make clean energy affordable for everyone. 1/3

Thanks to Baroness Kramer and other peers who spoke during Financial Services Bill debate to explain why we need to grow #CreditUnions and #CDFIs if we want a financial system that works for everyone New blog here: tinyurl.com/mrx7ejeu @FBfACampaign #FairBankingForAll

At least £325 billion of dirty money from financial crime, money laundering, corruption, illegal trade and tax dodging flows through the UK every year and causes real harm, read our report here. bit.ly/4u3mBgj

Nearly 9 in 10 people in the UK want the government to take economic crime more seriously. They’re right to. New research shows at least £325 billion in money linked to corruption, tax dodging and organised crime flows through the UK every year. tinyurl.com/5n88krdn

We’re officially one of the first 100 Living Pension employers in the UK! #LivingPensions

Even after the UK phased out coal power, pension schemes are still financing coal overseas. This risks savers’ money and the climate — which is why peers are calling for stronger Government action via the Pension Schemes Bill. 👉 filab.uk/4rUMbU1 @LINGOInitiative

UK pension funds are still financing coal expansion abroad — despite the UK phasing out coal at home. “It is absurd that our pension funds continue to finance its expansion overseas.” Our new briefing shows why it’s time to divest. 👉 filab.uk/3O07Qvn

More than £10.5bn of UK pension savings are invested in thermal coal - the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. That’s bad for pension savers, the economy, and the climate. Read our new research with @LINGOInitiative filab.uk/3ZNdX8O

Big moment for fair finance. Gareth Thomas MP’s Ten Minute Rule Bill for a Fair Banking Act has passed. It would rate banks on equitable access to credit and push real support for underserved communities and SMEs @GarethThomasMP @FBfACampaign #FairBankingForAll