# Matthew Ranson

> Matthew Ranson is the London-based British co-founder and Co-CEO of Novatus, a financial technology and consulting business established with Andrew Hedley in 2019. A former UK Head of Capital Markets Regulatory Change at Deloitte with earlier senior roles at KPMG and a start in fixed income trading, he helped develop Novatus’ En>ACT transaction reporting platform with banks, asset managers and brokers.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Novatus
- **Organizations:** Novatus, Deloitte, KPMG
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Master’s in Physics, University of Southampton
- **Known for:** Co-founded Novatus in 2019 with Andrew Hedley., Helped develop En>ACT with banks, asset managers and brokers., Co-led Novatus through its announced 2022 and 2024 growth investments.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Began his career in fixed income trading.
- **—** — Held senior roles at KPMG.
- **2015–2019** — Led UK Capital Markets Regulatory Change at Deloitte; dates are listed by Crunchbase.
- **2019** — Co-founded Novatus with Andrew Hedley; appointed a company director on 3 April 2019.
- **2022** — Novatus announced a £4 million investment commitment from Maven’s VCTs.
- **2023** — Participated in an EMIR REFIT panel at FStech RegTech Live.
- **2024** — Novatus secured a $40 million growth investment from Silversmith Capital Partners.
- **2026** — Serving as Co-CEO when Novatus received a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Novatus in 2019 with Andrew Hedley.
- Helped develop En>ACT with banks, asset managers and brokers.
- Co-led Novatus through its announced 2022 and 2024 growth investments.
- Co-CEO of Novatus when the company received a 2026 King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Northern Trust selected LSEG and Novatus as a preferred partner for OTC trade repository reporting services for its middle office clients.
- **2026-06** — As Co-founder and Co-CEO, Ranson welcomed Andrew Pinnington as Chief Customer Officer; Novatus described a team of over 120 people across London, the US, Australia and India.
- **2026-05** — Ranson commented on Novatus receiving a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, crediting its platform and consulting teams.
- **2026-01** — Novatus launched benchmarking within En>ACT, offering peer and market comparisons including field-level views.

## Links

- Website: https://www.novatus.com/team/matthew-ranson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattranson/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21