As Pride Month draws to a close I was asked by 11:FS to share my thoughts with their followers on how fintech VCs can better support the LGBTQ+ community; check out their latest newsletter here: In short, whilst I recognise that…lnkd.in/gnbGVXKY lnkd.in/gjC79ATt

In my humble and of course totally unbiased opinion, the smartest and fastest way for a bank to access talent and deliver innovation to its clients is by working with, investing in and acquiring fintechs. One such example is when HSBC, the largest bank in…lnkd.in/g-9sMjxB

Will banks creating corporate venture studios kill the fintechs? Most large businesses innovate through a series of never-ending incremental changes, but when it comes to trying to beat fast-moving fintechs, that just doesn’t work…lnkd.in/e-Segvsa lnkd.in/e3VYtSh2

How can banks accelerate their digital transformation? Here is one idea: The tech team at RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) frequently hosts ‘Ask Us Anything’ sessions throughout the year to which the whole company is invited to learn about the bank's new and o…lnkd.in/eNm9fGN6

I was recently elected to join the board of the New York chapter committee of OBA, the University of Oxford Alumni Network for business leaders. We currently represent almost 1,000 senior executives in the local area. If you aren’t…lnkd.in/e3-bjy29 lnkd.in/er_As43s

I’ve just been appointed global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at HSBC, the largest bank in Europe and the third largest bank in the world outside China (active in 60+ countries, $3 trillion in assets, $50 billion in revenues, and 220,000 employees), and…lnkd.in/e6qNz-qk

Did you know that the global psychedelic therapeutics market is estimated to grow from $4.2 billion in 2022 to $8.3 billion by 2028. Therefore I'm thrilled to be investing $2.3m in Henry Fisher, Tom McDonald and Sam Lewis, the fo…lnkd.in/eEBchvWS lnkd.in/eqkR5_-2

Thank you Werner Vogels Decker, EVP and General Manager of Global Merchant Services International at American Express, for sharing your thoughts earlier about my book, How Banks Innovate, published by Wiley: “This book shows that there…lnkd.in/enCmu6Yv lnkd.in/eG8bwx_n

Thrilled to be investing $6.5m in Juan Espinosa, @Nihilist_tweets and Mark Holleman and their invoice platform Sprinque, the Klarna for B2B payments, in a round led by Rory Stirling at Connect Ventures with participation from Ronald Jan Schuurs at Antler,…lnkd.in/enakBy3K

Can a bank once bad at innovating become good at it? When RBC, the largest bank in Canada, launched their first mobile app back in 2016, it ranked as the seventh most popular among the top five banks (😳). To fix this, not only did they have to innovate…lnkd.in/edwY3kNj

I just led my first angel syndicate investing $1.3m in Superlayer alongside strong institutional investors like Accel and Notion Capital in a round led by Triple Point. Thanks to my fellow 'star studded' angels for trusting me to…lnkd.in/et8GEVgF lnkd.in/e4J4Mnst

Thank you Pinar Alpay, previously Senior Vice President of Global Payment Solutions & Transformation at Worldpay, for sharing your thoughts earlier about my book, How Banks Innovate, published and distributed by Wiley: “The succe…lnkd.in/eQj26CDM lnkd.in/ex-zyTNi

Back in the pod studio! Delighted to have been invited to 11:FS’s Fintech Insider news, discussing why I don’t think it’s a problem that #lgbtq+ founders and investors conceal their sexual orientation at work, as claimed in a new survey from Proud Venture…lnkd.in/e5zFenTy

I recently met up with Howard Silby, Chief Innovation Officer at NAB (National Australia Bank), to learn more about how he had to change their approach to innovation to win again – a summary is now live on FinTech Futures, lnkd.in/eEyZB6Sz, and for…lnkd.in/euDYhJR5

Excited to have led my second angel syndicate, investing $1.2m in Luke Shipley and Charlotte Lucy Hall building Zinc, a next-gen background-checking platform for employers and employees. Other angels include Tom Blomfield (founder of M…lnkd.in/encuVBUB zincwork.com

Are you attending Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas next week? DM me and let’s grab a coffee! We can talk about SVB, all day, every day 😴 - or something more interesting - in person 🤗! Fun fact, did you know that the founder of Fintech Meetup is…lnkd.in/evAERXPE

Hands down, the fastest and most cost-effective way for a bank to innovate is by acquiring fintechs on the cheap, and now is the exact moment in the economic cycle to scoop up a bargain. I recently sat down with David Thomasson, Managing Director, Bankin…lnkd.in/gDB_A4fe

Delighted to join the new dean of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, soumitra dutta, on stage at the Harvard Club of New York City on Tuesday, 11 April, to discuss ‘Innovation: from policy to practice’. Get your free alumni ticket here:…lnkd.in/eFAqpRjk

Thank you Philip Bodell, VP Emerging Products at Fiserv, for sharing your thoughts earlier about my book, How Banks Innovate: “Christer’s case studies are a valuable resource for operators attempting to drive change in and around…lnkd.in/eJSBHmEZ lnkd.in/ex-zyTNi

Thank you Justin Forsythe and the entire team at Credit Suisse for hosting us last week in Napa! Great catching up with old connections and making some new ones. #fintech lnkd.in/eQs7QYFM