Brexit could boost UK financial technology firms - but only in short-term

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain leaving the European Union could give fledgling financial technology companies an immediate shot in the arm but deprive them of expansion later on, industry officials said on Monday. Britain has sought to lead the way in fostering financial technology - such as platforms that allow individuals to lend small sums to businesses or smartphone apps for payments - to "disrupt" the dominant, big banks on the high street. No fintech company is big enough yet to n