This is FN’s third Fintech 40, a list of the most influential people in the European financial technology sector.

 

This is FN’s third Fintech 40, a list of the most influential people in the European financial technology sector.

When our first Fintech 40 list was published in 2014, the sector was considered a bit offbeat. That is certainly not the case now, with even the stuffiest bank or fund manager buying beanbags and table football to try to make their offices as cool as Google’s.

The latest list certainly reflects how far fintech has come over the past few years – but also indicates that it has much further to go – notes FN editor Gren Manuel in a comment.

Financial News’s Fintech 40 are listed alphabetically below. FN subscribers: Click here for profiles and photos of those who made this year’s list . All profiles by Anna Irrera.

Ismail Ahmed / @WorldRemit
Founder and chief executive, WorldRemit, London

Alex Batlin / @AlexBatlin
Head of UBS FinTech Innovation Lab and senior innovation manager, UBS, London

Mark Beeston / @MB_IFM
Founder and managing partner, Illuminate Financial Management, London

Mariano Belinky / @belimad
Managing director, Santander InnoVentures, London

David Birch
Director of innovation, Consult Hyperion London @dgwbirch

Eileen Burbidge / @eileentso
Partner, Passion Capital and FinTech Envoy, HM Treasury, London

Richard Gendal Brown / @gendal
Chief Technology Officer, R3 CEV

Claire Calmejane / @ccalmeja
Director of innovation, Lloyds Banking Group, London

Simon Champ
Chief executive officer, Eaglewood Europe, London

Christophe Chazot
Group head of innovation, HSBC, London

Samir Desai / @samirdesai01
Co-founder and chief executive, Funding Circle, London

Christian Faes / @ChristianFaes
Chief executive and co-founder, LendInvest, London

Roberto Ferrari / @ferrarirobtweet
General manager, CheBanca!, Milan

Steve Gibson / @steve_gibson_
Chief executive, Euclid Opportunities, London

Alexander Graubner-Müller / @Kreditech
Co-founder and chief executive, Kreditech, Hamburg

Manu Gupta / @mgupta1013
General partner, Lakestar, Zurich

Jan Hammer / @janatindex
Partner, Index Ventures, London

Taavet Hinrikus / @taavet
Chief executive and co-founder, TransferWise, London

Ricky Knox / @rickykno
Founder, Tandem Bank, London

Mike Laven / @currency_cloud
Chief executive, Currencycloud, London

Nektarios Liolios / @nekliolios
Co-founder and chief executive of Startupbootcamp FinTech, London

Céline Lazorthes / @CelineLz
Chief executive and founder, Leetchi Group, Paris

Rob Moffat / @robmoff
Partner, Balderton Capital, London

Mark Mullen / @atom_markm
Chief executive and co-founder, Atom Bank, Durham

Harry Nelis / @hnelis
Partner, Accel Partners, London

Sean Park / @parkparadigm
Co-founder and chairman at Anthemis Group, Geneva

JP Rangaswami / @jobsworth
Chief data officer, head of strategy and innovation within the COO office, Deutsche Bank

Matteo Rizzi / @matteorizzi
Adviser, Omidyar Network and co-founder FinTech Stage, Brussels

François Robinet / @AXAVentures
Chairman, AXA Strategic Ventures, Paris

Philippe Ruault
Chief innovation and digital officer, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris

Sebastian Siemiatkowski / @klarnasebastian
Co-founder and chief executive, Klarna, Stockholm

Chris Skinner / @Chris_Skinner
Chairman, Financial Services Club; founder and chief executive Banking on Blockchain Fund

Valentin Stalf / @valentinstalf
Chief executive and co-founder, NUMBER26, Berlin

Stu Taylor / @Algomi_Ltd
Chief executive and co-founder, Algomi, London

Stefan Tirtey / @toetoe
Managing director, CommerzVentures, Munich and Frankfurt

Fabian Vandenreydt / @FVandenreydt
Global head of securities markets, Innotribe & The Swift Institute, Swift, La Hulpe, Belgium

Pieter van der Does / @Adyen
Chief executive and co-founder, Adyen, Amsterdam

Gonçalo de Vasconcelos / @GoncaloTV
Chief executive and co-founder, Syndicate Room, Cambridge

Nigel Verdon / @nigelverdon
Partner, Digital Change Partners, London

Anna Wallace / @wallace_a_j
Head of Innovation Unit, Financial Conduct Authority, London

METHODOLOGY

The Fintech 40 aims to recognise individuals who are making a significant contribution to the development of Europe’s fast-growing fintech ecosystem. Over the past three months, FN’s team of journalists canvassed the market for opinion and drew up a longlist of more than 115 people. Nominees could impact the retail financial industry as well as FN’s core coverage areas of asset management, investment banking, trading and private equity. All had to be based in Europe, the Middle East or Africa. The individuals were then assessed on their technological innovation and achievements to date; their potential to shape and influence their sector; the assets or resources at their disposal; and their broader contribution to making finance more efficient.

 

 

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