The Platforms Association brings together the UK’s leading investment platform operators and the specialist firms that support them.
Representing over £1.4 trillion in Assets under Administration, our members span the full spectrum of the platforms ecosystem – from established direct to consumer and adviser platforms to innovative digital-first providers and emerging trading platforms transitioning into comprehensive investment services.
Our strength lies in our diversity. By uniting platforms of all sizes and business models alongside expert service providers, we create a powerful collective voice that shapes regulatory frameworks, drives operational excellence and champions innovation across the sector.
Full Members are UK and European regulated firms whose primary activities involve the settlement, custody and safe-keeping of retail investor assets. Our Full Members include direct-to-consumer platforms, adviser platforms, institutional platforms and emerging digital wealth providers.
Full Membership provides direct access to policy development, working groups addressing the sector’s most pressing challenges, industry intelligence and benchmarking, best practice frameworks and resources, networking with senior platform leaders and your voice in discussions with regulators and policymakers. Members participate in our priority working groups covering Transfers, Operational Resilience, AI & Data, Cybersecurity and Financial Crime, while gaining access to specialist forums on emerging topics from crypto assets to market consolidaton and co-manufacturing.
Associate Partners are specialist firms that enable platform excellence – bringing cutting-edge technology, expert advisory services, regulatory expertise and operational solutions.
Our Associate Partners span RegTech and compliance solutions, cybersecurity and infrastructure providers, data analytics and AI specialists, legal and consulting firms and specialised service providers.
Associate Partnership offers direct engagement with platforms, opportunities to lead specialist discussion forums and contribute thought leadership, insights into platform priorities and investment areas, collaboration on proof-of-concept projects and sector-wide initiatives and visibility through partnering and speaking opportunities at member events. As an Associate Partner, you position your organisation as a trusted partner to the UK’s leading investment platforms.
PA Devs is our specialised technical community bringing together CTOs, heads of technology, developers and innovation leaders from across the platforms ecosystem. This unique forum facilitates proof-of-concept testing, showcases emerging FinTech, WealthTech and RegTech solutions and enables collaborative evaluation of technologies capable of transforming platform operations.
The Platforms Association is growing rapidly as more organizations recognize the value of collective voice, shared intelligence and collaborative problem-solving. Whether you’re a platform operator seeking to influence your regulatory environment, or a service provider looking to connect with platform decision-makers, we offer membership options designed to deliver exceptional value.
