Fintech 5 is a glimpse behind the scenes with the game changers in money and technology. Jason Henrichs gets a quick 5 minutes with guests, and wastes no time trying to probe what drives and influences industry leaders.
Laurent Nizri is the founder and CEO of Altéir Consulting, created just after he helped launch Zebank in 1999, the first big internet bank in Europe. For the last 15 years, Alteir and Laurent have worked on projects and advised organizations of all sizes across the payment & digital finance industry. He is a recognized…
Read MoreAsk Céline anything on any topic and you’ll get one damn passionate answer. That’s what we in the fintech industry love so much about this serial entrepreneur. I’ve lost count of the number of companies she has founded but I do know each of them was based on a real life issue she was facing…
Read MoreFaisal and I first met in Istanbul at a payments conference in 2014. We immediately hit it off thanks to our love of innovation, everything payments, and the impact technology on the banking industry. One thing I really appreciate about Faisal is the vast amount of content he is able to produce. He is…
Read MoreRoberta Profeta goes by Robbie to her friends. This pretty much includes everybody involved in the London FinTech scene. Talk to just about anyone in Canary Wharf and they’ll have a story about Robbie. She is an active mentor and also a strong voice for women in tech. She also recommended The Machine Stops as a great…
Read MoreI love it when a company founder consistently blogs. Brad Feld, the tech founder legend, has been doing this for decades. Likewise, so has Ben Milne. Reading someones thoughts and insights, especially around creating, pivoting, and running a FinTech company is better than any reality show on TV. Ben founded Dwolla way back in December…
Read MoreThere’s a lot of “click-bait” when it comes to FinTech and media. This is expected when an industry is all the buzz; however, it can be extremely annoying at times when you expect more research and subject matter expertise from the authors of many of these articles. Luckily that isn’t the case whatsoever with Tanaya….
Read MoreLuxembourg is serious about fintech. Just ask Nasir Zubairi the CEO of Luxembourg’s first incubator LHoFT. The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) is Luxembourg’s dedicated FinTech platform where finance and technology interact to shape the future of finance. And Nasir is the perfect choice to head up such an endeavor. He has had a…
Read MoreI had the opportunity to first interview Michelle last year for the FemTechLeaders series (her full interview is posted below). It was intriguing to learn how Michelle’s love for writing shaped her career as a journalist and how her background as a journalist shaped her career as a mobile payments thought leader. Michelle now is the…
Read MoreThe term “thought leader” is handed out a bit too easily these days, especially when it comes to FinTech. That said, Chris Skinner is without a doubt one of the top two or three thought leaders in financial services today.
Read More“The Humble Hustler” – we didn’t come up with that title; Ramona did. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more active and inspiring company founder than Ramona. She has been a corporate securities attorney, founded a consulting firm,
Read MoreI first met Daniel at Finovate in NYC back in 2016. I was immediately taken by two things when we spoke: 1) Daniel is one of the rare breed of founders who is incredibly intelligent but can also describe his product simply and succinctly; and 2) He…
Read MoreWhere is the FinTech capital of the world? Most would agree the top two cities that vie for this title are London and New York City. Maria is in the interesting position of living in NYC while representing the UK government. She is Vice Consul,
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