The Fintech Power 50 is an exclusive annual programme, which acts as a hub for driving change and creativity in the financial services industry. The confirmed participants this year demonstrates an increased geographical spread for the 2021 cohort, with fintech’s not just from the UK and Europe, but also North America, Asia and MEA. 

Mark Walker, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, revealed the eagerly awaited list to a live audience of 300 people at Fintech Week London, the first physical fintech event in the UK since the global pandemic and partner of the Fintech Power 50. 

He said, “I’m delighted to announce our final list, live at Fintech Week London. This year we’ve seen not just more nominations from the industry than before but also an increase in voting with over 15,000 votes. 

“It’s been a fantastic year for the Fintech Power 50, and I’m proud to say that our latest cohort will have more of a geographical split as the number of companies included that have headquarters in either Asia or North America has also increased.”

Other key stats for 2021’s intake, the third cohort of The Fintech Power 50, include:

  • 8 Female-led businesses (out of 40)
  • 3 Influencers from Asia-Pacific (out of 10)
  • 3 Influencers from North America (out of 10)
  • 4 Influencers from Europe (out of 10)

Inclusion in the prestigious list not only showcases the most exciting companies and informed individuals in the industry, but also offers members access to The Fintech Power 50’s trusted network of fintech companies and leaders, alongside invitations to networking events and support with talent acquisition. 

New Partner for 2021, accountants and business advisors Moore Kingston Smith, is happy to lend its backing to the latest cohort. Tom Moore, head of fintech at Moore Kingston Smith said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with The Fintech Power 50. It’s an exciting time to be supporting high-growth fintech companies in scaling up, both within the UK and globally. We are already working with some very ambitious businesses that are transforming financial services and collaborating with The Fintech Power 50 is a natural extension of that. Many are clearly going to be fintech leading lights and this is a great opportunity for us to help shine a spotlight on them.”

The Fintech Power 50 includes some of the biggest hitters in the global financial services industry, new for this year are: 

  • Emmanuel Daniels, Founder, The Asian Banker, Wealth and Society and Bankquality.com
  • Lucy LiuAirwallex, Co-founder & President 
  • Fernn Lim of Standard Chartered Ventures, featured in the Top 5 Women in Fintech APAC and Top 25 Global Women in Fintech 
  • Dr Leda Glyptis, Chief Client Officer at 10x Future Technologies 
  • Ron Shevlin, Director of Research at Cornerstone Advisors, Senior Contributor at Forbes 

They join returning influencers like Ghela Boskovich, a leading expert on banking regulatory and innovation matters and Jim Marous, the globally recognised financial industry strategist.

Brilliant international businesses honoured on the list also include: 

  • KUDA Bank, building the biggest bank for Africans
  • Tink, the Open Banking advocate
  • Featurespace, the world leader in Enterprise Financial Crime prevention
  • Curve, which offers One Card, One App, Zero Hassle 
  • Checkout.com, a leading cloud-based payments solutions provider 
  • Vesta, the only instant, end-to-end transaction guarantee platform for online purchases and Bybit offering crypto traders a professional platform