The Fintech industry in mainland Europe and the United Kingdom has been subjected to some very interesting developments recently. While any major effect of 'Brexit' on the status of London as the main hub of European Fintech is yet to be seen, the City of London Corporation has already been working on actualising favourable policies and regulations to maintain the flow of funding and talent for the sector. According to a report in December 2017 by Her Majesty's treasury, the Fintech sector "contributes £6.6 billion annually to the UK economy, and employs over 60,000 people in 1,600 companies". We at LATTICE80 announced a move to London last year, Brexit or not - not for London's status as a gateway between U.S. and Europe but for its status as a global hub of finance.
Other cities in Europe with a vibrant technology sector have attracted a considerable amount of funding and growth in Fintech. Cities such as Dublin, Berlin, Stockholm, and several newcomers such as Tallinn, Vilnius, Luxembourg offering favourable regulations for companies to grow, have seen increasing activity in the last few quarters. Berlin, for example, offers an already established ecosystem for technology and a lower cost of living compared to London.
In addition to the Brexit discussion, the European Union has recently introduced new directives for compliance and regulation in the region. MiFID II and PSD2 offer increased accessibility and openness in the banking system. This aims at shifting the monopoly on consumer data, despite the initial costs, and allowing for further innovation that will directly benefit consumers. As the Fintech stakeholders adapt to the new policies, an opportunity for those who can support the change through security and compliance solutions has sprung up.
Eventually, a robust financial system as the end goal, keeps entrepreneurs, regulators, investors and others involved in supporting the Fintech ecosystem absolutely engaged.
LATTICE80, in its continuing series of reports, aims to identify key people that contribute to the Fintech industry as influencers through action. We present our latest list of top 200 Fintech leaders in Europe whom you must follow to keep in the know of latest developments and trends in the industry.
(Full List at https://www.lattice80.com/top-200-fintech-influencers-europe/)
LATTICE80 Fintech Europe 200:
| Name Designation Company | Country | |||
| Adam Farkas Executive Director European Banking Authority |
United Kingdom | |||
| Alain Falys Co-Founder & Chairman Yoyo Wallet |
United Kingdom | |||
| Alan Goode CEO & Chief Analyst Goode Intelligence |
United Kingdom | |||
| Alexandre Gaillard CEO InvestGlass |
Switzerland | |||
| Andrew Lawson Chief Product Officer Zopa |
United Kingdom | |||
| Andrzej Horoszczak Founder & CEO Billon |
United Kingdom | |||
| Angela Alvarez Vice Chairman Fair Value Capital |
United Kingdom | |||
| Anne Boden CEO Starling Bank |
United Kingdom | |||
| Antanas Guoga Founder Blockchain Centre Vilnius |
Lithuania | |||
| Azzeddine Chaibrassou Founder Qard. |
France | |||
| Ben Brabyn Head Level39 |
United Kingdom | |||
| Chad West Head of Brand & Communications Revolut |
United Kingdom | |||
| Chris Skinner Chairman The Financial Services Club |
United Kingdom | |||
| Christian Rauscher CEO tritra |
Austria | |||
| Clif Marriott Managing Director Goldman Sachs |
United Kingdom | |||
| Daniel Kjellén Founder & CEO Tink |
Sweden | |||
| Daumantas Dvilinskas CEO TransferGo |
United Kingdom | |||
| David M. Brear Co-Founder and CEO 11:FS |
United Kingdom | |||
| Delber Lage CEO SalaryFits |
United Kingdom | |||
| Denis Kiselev CEO SnapSwap |
Luxembourg | |||
| Derek White Global Customer Solutions BBVA |
Spain | |||
| Dr Abdalla Kablan Chairman, Malta Stock Exchange Blockchain Commitee Malta Stock Exchange |
Malta | |||
| Edward Robinson Senior Writer Bloomberg News |
United Kingdom | |||
| Elly Zhang Growth, Asia Blockchain |
United Kingdom | |||
| Erich Bonnet Chief Executive Officer Smart Lenders Asset Management |
France | |||
| Erik Leseman Manager CIO Office Aegon |
Netherlands | |||
| Erik Voorhees CEO ShapeShift.io |
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| Frank Schwab CEO GIZS GmbH & Co KG |
Germany | |||
| Frederic Nze Founder & CEO Oakam |
United Kingdom | |||
| Ghela Boskovich Head of Fintech & Regtech Partnerships Rainmaking Innovation |
United Kingdom | |||
| Gilad Amir Head of Fintech Discovery Lloyds Banking Group |
United Kingdom | |||
| Hiroki Takeuchi Founder & CEO GoCardless |
United Kingdom | |||
| Huy Nguyen Trieu Co-founder Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship |
United Kingdom | |||
| Imran Gulamhuseinwala Partner, Global FinTech Lead EY |
United Kingdom | |||
| Iren Tranvåg CEO Nordic Finance Innovation (NFI) |
Norway | |||
| Jamie Burke Founder & CEO Outlier Ventures |
United Kingdom | |||
| Jason Bates Co-founder 11:FS |
United Kingdom | |||
| Jeremy Allaire Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Circle | United Kingdom | |||
| Jevgenijs Kazanins Head of Daily Banking Products LuminorGroup |
Estonia | |||
| Joe Seunghyun Cho Co-founder & Founding CEO LATTICE80 |
United Kingdom | |||
| Jon Matonis Founding Director & Executive Director Bitcoin Foundation |
Lithuania | |||
| Kim Fournais Co-founder & CEO Saxo Bank |
Denmark | |||
| Kristo Käärmann Co-founder & CEO TransferWise |
United Kingdom | |||
| Lorenz Jüngling Chief Product Officer N26 |
Germany | |||
| Marc P. Bernegger Advisory Board and Ambassador Switzerland FinLeap |
Switzerland | |||
| Marius Jurgilas Board Member Bank of Lithuania |
Lithuania | |||
| Mark Carney Governor Bank of England |
United Kingdom | |||
| Mark Mullen CEO Atom Bank |
United Kingdom | |||
| Marko Wenthin Board Member solarisBank AG |
Germany | |||
| Narve Hansen Chief Innovation Officer BankAxept AS |
Norway | |||
| Nasir Zubairi CEO Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) |
Luxembourg | |||
| Nektarios Liolios Co-founder & CEO Startupbootcamp Fintech |
United Kingdom | |||
| Nick Ogden Executive Chairman ClearBank |
United Kingdom | |||
| Nikolay Storonsky Founder & CEO Revolut |
United Kingdom | |||
| Oscar Williams-Grut Senior Reporter Business Insider UK |
United Kingdom | |||
| Paolo Sironi FinTech Thought Leader, IBM Industry Academy IBM |
Germany | |||
| Philippe Gelis Co-founder & CEO Kantox |
United Kingdom | |||
| Pierre Gramegna Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance |
Luxembourg | |||
| Ramin Niroumand Co-founder & CEO FinLeap |
Germany | |||
| Sara Koslinska Co-founder & CEO Limitless |
Netherlands | |||
| Sascha Dewald CEO FinReach |
Germany | |||
| Simon Taylor Co-founder & Blockchain Practice Lead 11:FS |
United Kingdom | |||
| Sofie Blakstad CEO and Founder hiveonline ApS |
Denmark | |||
| Stefano L. Tresca Managing Partner StartupHome |
United Kingdom | |||
| Thomas Krogh Jensen CEO Copenhagen FinTech |
Denmark | |||
| Tram Anh Nguyen Co-founder Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship> |
United Kingdom |
(Full List at https://www.lattice80.com/top-200-fintech-influencers-europe/)