Finance & Fintech

Digital marketing and web development for finance and fintech

Financial services move fast. Your digital presence needs to keep up. We build high-performing websites and run marketing campaigns that attract qualified prospects, build trust quickly and turn interest into action.

The landscape

The UK is one of the world’s leading fintech hubs, home to thousands of firms and a sector valued at billions. Growth is strong, with revenues projected to keep climbing at pace through the rest of the decade.

But growth hasn’t made things easier. Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying, particularly around financial promotions where the FCA has required changes to large numbers of non-compliant promotions in recent years. Consumer expectations are being shaped by brands like Monzo and Revolut. And trust remains the single biggest barrier to converting a prospect into a customer.

Whether you’re a neobank, a lending platform, a wealth management firm or a payments provider, your website and marketing need to do two things at once: build genuine credibility and drive measurable results. We help finance and fintech businesses do both.

What’s slowing your growth?

Building trust before the first conversation

Financial decisions carry real weight. Prospects research extensively, compare options and look for reassurance before they commit. If your website doesn’t communicate credibility through clear messaging, social proof and transparent product information, you’ll lose potential customers to competitors who do.

Navigating compliance in your marketing

The FCA requires all financial promotions to be fair, clear and not misleading. That applies to every page on your website, every ad you run and every social media post you publish. Getting this wrong doesn’t just risk a fine. It can mean having campaigns pulled entirely. Many finance businesses play it too safe as a result, producing bland messaging that fails to differentiate them in a crowded market.

Standing out against well-funded competitors

The finance sector is one of the most competitive online. Established banks, challenger brands and venture-backed fintechs all compete for the same search terms and the same audiences. Without a sharp positioning and a clear digital strategy, it’s easy to get drowned out.

Converting complex products into clear value propositions

Financial products are often technical, layered and hard to explain. Mortgages, investment platforms, business lending, insurance. If your website can’t translate complexity into something a prospect immediately understands and trusts, conversion rates suffer.

Reducing acquisition costs as paid channels get more expensive

Cost per click in financial services is among the highest of any sector. If your organic visibility is weak and your conversion rate is low, paid media becomes expensive quickly. A strong content and SEO strategy is the most reliable way to bring acquisition costs down over time.

How we help finance and fintech businesses grow

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Step 1: Strategy and discovery

We start by understanding your product, your audience and your regulatory environment. We audit your current digital performance, look at where your leads and customers are coming from and identify the gaps. From there, we build a plan that balances commercial ambition with the realities of operating in a regulated market.

Step 2: Build or optimise your website

We design and build finance and fintech websites that communicate trust, explain complex products clearly and guide visitors toward an enquiry, application or demo. Whether you need a full site on Webflow or targeted improvements to key conversion pages, every design decision is grounded in user behaviour and commercial objectives.

Step 3: Drive qualified traffic

We bring the right prospects to your site through SEO, PPC, content marketing and paid social. In financial services, quality of traffic matters far more than volume. We focus on high-intent keywords and audience targeting that deliver prospects who are ready to take action.

Step 4: Measure, test and improve

We run ongoing CRO tests on your most important pages, track performance across every channel and report back clearly. In a sector where trust and clarity are everything, even small improvements to a landing page or application flow can make a significant difference to your bottom line.

Finance and fintech services that drive results

Website design and development

Finance websites built on Webflow or custom platforms, designed to communicate credibility and convert. Clear product messaging, prominent trust signals and user journeys built for considered decision-making.

SEO and content strategy

Organic visibility that positions your brand as a trusted authority. We target high-intent search terms, create content that supports complex buying cycles and help you rank for the queries your ideal customers are searching for.

Paid media and performance marketing

Google Ads, LinkedIn, paid social and remarketing campaigns managed with close attention to compliance and cost per acquisition. Every campaign is tracked back to qualified leads and real business outcomes.

Conversion rate optimisation

Structured testing on application pages, demo flows, pricing pages and key conversion points. We use data and user behaviour insights to remove friction and increase the percentage of visitors who take the next step.

Finance and fintech results we’ve delivered

Maritime Capital’s website was attracting limited traffic and they needed to reach new audiences beyond word of mouth. Through a targeted SEO and content strategy focused on niche queries like inheritance tax and family offices, combined with organic LinkedIn activity to position the directors as recognised voices in the UHNW sector, we delivered a 240% increase in clicks year on year, a 228% boost in impressions and a 600% increase in top-10 keyword rankings.

“Their holistic approach and genuine care in the client’s company is allowing them to create in-depth and very strong strategies across multiple departments.  

Not many businesses in today’s world have this level of duty of care, so thank you.”

Max Hunter
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Maritime Capital
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Why finance and fintech businesses choose Ascensor

We understand regulated markets

We know that marketing in financial services comes with constraints that other sectors don’t face. Our team builds campaigns and websites with compliance in mind from the start, so you can communicate clearly and confidently without crossing a line.

Full-service under one roof

Web design, development, SEO, PPC, content, CRO. Your digital strategy is handled by one joined-up team. No gaps between agencies, no mixed messages, no wasted effort.

Obsessed with conversion

Web design, development, SEO, PPC, content, CRO. Your digital strategy is handled by one joined-up team. No gaps between agencies, no mixed messages, no wasted effort.

Transparent and accountable

Web design, development, SEO, PPC, content, CRO. Your digital strategy is handled by one joined-up team. No gaps between agencies, no mixed messages, no wasted effort.

ISO 27001-accredited

Web design, development, SEO, PPC, content, CRO. Your digital strategy is handled by one joined-up team. No gaps between agencies, no mixed messages, no wasted effort.

Common questions

Do you understand FCA compliance for digital marketing?

Yes. We work with the understanding that all financial promotions, including website content, advertising and social media, must meet FCA requirements around being fair, clear and not misleading. We build messaging and campaigns with these principles in mind and work closely with your compliance team to make sure everything is approved before it goes live.

Which platforms do you build finance websites on?

We typically build marketing websites for finance and fintech businesses on Webflow, which offers flexibility, speed and straightforward content editing. For more complex requirements, our development team can support custom builds too.

How do you generate leads for financial services businesses?

We focus on qualified leads through a combination of SEO, content marketing, PPC and paid social. In financial services, we pay close attention to audience targeting and messaging to make sure the leads coming through are genuinely relevant to your business.

Can you help improve our application or enquiry conversion rate?

Absolutely. Conversion rate optimisation is one of the areas where we see the strongest impact. We audit your current user journey, identify where prospects drop off and run structured tests to improve the experience. We'll measure improvements against the actions that matter to you, like enquiries, applications and qualified leads.

How long before we see results?

Paid campaigns can start generating leads within weeks. SEO and content marketing typically take three to six months to build meaningful momentum, but the results compound over time. We'll set realistic expectations up front and report on progress every month.

We've published a whitepaper. Can you help us use it for lead generation?

Yes. We regularly help businesses turn whitepapers and research into lead generation campaigns, using landing pages, paid promotion, email nurture sequences and organic distribution. If you already have the content, we can build the campaign around it.