France is seeking to lure thousands of UK financial technology jobs to the country, doubling down on its charm offensive with a new host of benefits for companies willing to relocate to Paris.

The French junior economy and finance minister, Delphine Gény-Stephann, today launched a project by government-backed tech incubator Le Swave, to recruit a new cohort of 20 financial technology startups which it will seek to bring to market.

The incubator, which is part of a wider effort by President Emmanuel Macron to turn France into a "start-up nation", offers companies support with funding and strategies, and also offers foreign companies "relocation packages".

"They're important actors in the ecosystem, and we're very happy to see this innovation... developing in France," Ms Gény-Stephann told The Daily Telegraph.

"We know that after Brexit the financial services sector will not operate in the same way. There will be some adjustments and the way countries compare to one another is of course a key element in the decision-making for the companies.

"What we do is we assess our context, our regulations, what we offer in terms of life and ease of doing business and we are answering the concerns of the players," she added.