If you drew up a list of the 100 most influential men and women in fintech, how many of them would be alumni of our Finovate/FinDEVr conferences?
The answer is about a third, according to Hot Topics, which released its list of the top 100 fintech influencers this week.
“More transactions taking place online mean more opportunities to help consumers manage their money in digital form: enter the fintech platforms,” wrote Joel Watson for Hot Topics. “Whether it be securing mortgagees, getting a loan, transferring money abroad, spending money in an ecommerce store, or one of a thousand other applications, the marketplace is fiercely competitive and growing all the time.”
See if you agree with who made the cut, who was overlooked, and who deserves at least an honorable mention.
- Daniel Abrahams – CurrencyTransfer
- Giles Andrews – Zopa
- Brian Armstrong – Coinbase
- Anil Arora – Yodlee
- Yoni Assia – Etoro
- Michael Carter – BizEquity
- Sebastian Diemer – Kreditech
- Rod Drury – Xero
- Andre Edelbrock – Ethoca
- Rob Frohwein – Kabbage
- Philippe Gelis – Kantox
- Jilene Helman – Realty Mogul
- Nick Hungerford – Nutmeg
- Kristo Kaaman – Transferwise
- Michael Kent – Azimo
- Brent King – Moven
- Rene Lacerte – Bill.com
- Renaud Laplanche – LendingClub
- Ben Milne – Dwolla
- Marc Murphy – Fenergo
- Adam Nash – Wealthfront
- Yaron Samid – BillGuard
- Dan Schulman – PayPal
- Nuno Sebastiao – Feedzai
- Danny Shader – PayNearMe
- Sebastian Siemiatkowski – Klarna
- Jonathan Stein – Betterment
- Vince Talent – Fastacash
- Stu Taylor – Algomi
- Aaron Vermut – Prosper Marketplace
- Alexa von Tobel – LearnVest
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