One my favorite activities at FinTech conferences is to sit through presentations and try to out smart-ass John Waupsh’s posts on Twitter.  I normally lose this battle by the way.  John is the Chief Innovation Officer at Kasasa and is also the author…

What does it take to take launch a Neo Bank such as Fidor into new markets?  It certainly helps to have a global citizen such as Sophie Guibaud.  Sophie has lived in 5 different countries over the past decade or so, is fluent in 3 different languages,

“What’s next?” is one of my personal favorite tag lines came from the character of President Bartlett in The West Wing.  I imagine this thought is constantly running through the mind of Sebastien Meunier’s from the consulting firm Chappuis Halder & Com…

One of the greatest challenges in business is to be both a thought leader and someone who can actually implement real change.  Leda Glyptis fits into this narrow field.  She is a self described digital dreamer; but is also a digital implementer who has…

You know that one person that everyone seems to know, that no one has anything bad to say about, and who seems to know something about every topic in a given field?  This perfectly sums up my good friend Brad Leimer,

The first thing you realize in speaking with Marta Krupińska, the co-founder of the international remittance company Azimo, is her passion for her company and it’s mission.  The second thing you realize is she has, thankfully, no filter.

How many people do you know that have spent their entire professional career with one company and yet are considered a ‘disruptor’?  Meet Neff Hudson from USAA.  Not only does Neff have the coolest name in banking,

Jane Barrat believes there is a smart investor in everyone, and those that invest build wealth.  She also knows that investing can feel intimidating and overwhelming, especially for those that feel like they don’t have the means to invest meaningfully…

Bright and sunny are two of the things that come to mind when you meet Kim Hong, the Head of Marketing at Trulioo.   That is reflective of sunny San Diego where she grew up, but also reflective of the immigrant experience of her parents,

When Matteo Rizzi enters the room at a banking conference, you do a double take, wondering if he is lost or when did a banking conference start hiring rock bands?  Then he takes the stage and you realize that he is breaking every rule,

Knowing that 2.5 billion people lack basic financial services would overwhelm some people, but Wendy Chamberlin sees a huge opportunity.   Sure, she realizes that getting many of these people banking services might be difficult,

Ivan Cheung has one foot in Hong Kong and the other in Vancouver, CA.  His true loves- his family – is in Vancouver, but his great passion is in Hong Kong, helping the fintech startups that are making Hong Kong one of the great links in the global chai…