With the finance world becoming increasingly more reliant on tech, one thing is clear: fintech is an industry with huge growth possibilities. Fintech has brought immense change to finance through innovative startups, apps, unicorns, digital banks, and things are just getting started.

“There were around 8,775 Fintech startups in the USA in Feb 2020, making it the region with the most Fintech startups world-wide, followed by 7,385 such startups in Europe, the Middle East, as well as Africa, and around 4,765 in the Asia Pacific region.”

To celebrate the immense growth of this sector, we’re bringing you the top 15 fintech influencers from around the world.

Jim Marous – Brecksville, Ohio, USA Industry: Banking LinkedIn: 255,173 Followers Twitter: 90.4K Followers FinTech specialist, influencer, and co-publisher of The Financial Brand. Next to being the banking policy advisor at the White House, he has been featured on CNBC, Forbes, CNN, and the New York Times.

Theodora Lau– Washington DC – USA Industry: AI/FinTech / LinkedIn: 16, 274 Followers / Twitter: 49.2K Followers Founding member of Unconventional Ventures, and perhaps one of the most influential women in Fintech at the moment.

Steve McLaughlin – San Francisco Bay Area, USA Industry: Investment Banking / LinkedIn: 40,743 Followers / Twitter: 11.7K Followers Founder of Financial Technology Partners (FTP), which has been running since 2001 with a focus on investment banking in FinTech.

Spiros Margaris – Rorschacherberg, St Gallen, Switzerland Industry: Investment Banking / LinkedIn: 8,543 Followers / Twitter: 105.5K Followers Thought leader, venture capitalist, and ranked by Onalytica as the top Global Fintech Influencer of 2020…for the third year running.

Brett King – New York, United States Industry: Banking/FinTech / LinkedIn: 37,767 Followers / Twitter: 66.9K Followers Author of award-winning books on AI and Banking as well as Amazon’s bestselling author. Founder of Moven, and celebrated in the fintech sector for his incredible accomplishments.

Matteo Carbone – New York, USA Industry: IoT Insurance / LinkedIn: 176,551 followers / Twitter: 39.3K Followers Overall global authority on InsurTech: Author, influencer, speaker, and Manager of an international insurance think tank focused on IoT Insurance.

Bradley Leimer – San Francisco Bay Area, USA Industry: FinTech & Banking / LinkedIn: 26,704 Followers / Twitter: 58.2K Followers Co-Founder of Unconventional Ventures; previously was Head of Innovation and Fintech Strategy at Santander USA where he advocated for banking to embrace fintech.

Efi Pylarinou – Fribourg, Switzerland Industry: FinTech & Blockchain / LinkedIn: 184K followers / Twitter: 10K followers A highly successful fintech advisor with a Wall Street background. Ranked as one of the top influencers globally within the sector.

Alex Jimenez – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Industry: FinTech & Digital Banking / LinkedIn: 6,841 followers / Twitter: 14.2K Followers Member of the American Bankers Association’s Fintech Committee, and VP, Sr. Strategist at Zions Bancorp. Previously was a Chair of the Consumer Bankers Association’s Digital Channel Committee.

Jean-Baptiste Lefevre – Paris, France Industry: FinTech and InsurTech / LinkedIn: 16K followers / Twitter: 77K followers Fintech specialist with over 20 years of banking experience. Currently manages BNP Paribas’ social media campaigns throughout France.

Robin Kiera – Hamburg, Germany Industry: FinTech and InsurTech / LinkedIn: 25K followers / Twitter: 31K followers FinTech specialist with a strong background in insurance and finance. Keynote speaker at technology conferences worldwide.

Damien Cabadi – Luxembourg Industry: FinTech and Financial Services / LinkedIn: 6,886 Followers / Twitter: 47K Followers CFO of Spirit Asset Management in Luxembourg. A seasoned fintech influencer with over 15 years’ experience in the sector.

Alberto Garuccio – Turin, Italy Industry: FinTech / LinkedIn: 12K followers / Twitter: 6K followers Innovation and Fintech leader at Reale Lab 1828. More than 15 years’ experience working with Banca Sella, Fiat Group, KPMG, and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center.

Duena Blomstrom – London, England, United Kingdom Industry: Banking & FinTech / LinkedIn: 251,439 Followers / Twitter: 26.3K Followers CEO, Co-Founder, and CPO of PeopleNotTech Ltd., Founder of Emotional Banking™ Cultural Transformation Method, author of “Emotional Banking: Fixing Culture, Leveraging FinTech, and Transforming Retail Banks into Brands,” Forbes contributor, and keynote speaker.

Florian Semle – Münich, Germany Industry: FinTech / LinkedIn: 1K followers / Twitter: 9K followers Advocate for innovation and digital fintech transformations at insurance providers, banks, and financial services firms.

While these 15 influencers have been highlighted for their contributions in fintech, the industry is filled with countless other incredible people who continue to greatly contribute to the sector’s growth. It’s evident that there’s much more to come for the future of fintech, and we can’t wait to see it.

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