About Us

Founded in London in 2008, EC1 Partners is a global FinTech recruitment and executive search consultancy, connecting the world’s leading financial technology businesses with exceptional talent. With offices in London, New York and Singapore, we support clients across EMEA, the Americas and APAC, delivering specialist recruitment solutions from high-growth startups to global financial institutions.

We recruit across the full FinTech ecosystem, including Payments, Capital Markets, eTrading, RegTech, Crypto & Digital Assets, ESG & ClimateTech, Data, Research & Analytics, and Buy Side technology.

Our expertise spans every core business function, including AI, Technology, Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Professional Services, Pre-Sales, Operations, Legal, Risk & Compliance. Many of our consultants come from FinTech backgrounds, giving us deep market knowledge, extensive industry networks and the ability to deliver outstanding outcomes for both clients and candidates worldwide.

We partner with organisations ranging from venture-backed FinTech startups and scale-ups to some of the world’s largest financial institutions and technology providers. Our consultative approach combines deep market expertise, data-driven insights and extensive industry networks to support permanent, contract and executive search assignments across the global FinTech ecosystem.

Beyond recruitment, we provide salary benchmarking, market intelligence, and talent advisory, helping businesses make informed hiring decisions in an increasingly competitive market. We are committed to building long-term partnerships with both clients and candidates, acting as trusted advisors throughout the hiring journey.