They say London is the fin-tech capital of the world. It's time to prove it. We invited three companies that we think represent the future of fin-tech: CEO of Monzo, Tom Blomfield, Chief Platform Officer of Starling Bank, Megan Caywood and CEO of Cleo, Barnaby Hussey-Yeo. Our guests will be interviewed by TechCrunch journalist and fin-tech expert, Steve O'Hear.
First, Steve will sit down for a fireside chat with Tom Blomfield, CEO of Monzo and then there will be a panel discussion, joined by Megan of Starling Bank and Barnaby of Cleo.
Join us on 15th Nov, ask questions and meet our speakers.
Tom founded Monzo in 2015 along with four co-founders. After graduating from Oxford with a Masters degree in Law, Tom joined the consulting world at OC&C before opting for startup life in Silicon Valley. At San Francisco’s Y Combinator Tom dipped his toe in the world of fintech and founded GoCardless – a direct debit processing company. A further stint Stateside at New York based dating app, Grouper saw Tom complete his time in the US and return to the UK where he has been CEO of Monzo since February 2015.
In 2013 Tom was named as one of the Top 5 Entrepreneurs Under 30 by the European Commission.
Steve O’Hear is best known as a technology journalist, currently at TechCrunch where he focuses on European startups, companies and products. In June 2011, Steve took a break from journalism to co-found the London and Prague-based startup Beepl. In his role as CEO, he helped the company raise its first VC round, along with seeing the Question & Answer site through development, and a high profile public launch. In November 2012, Beepl was acquired by Brand Embassy. Along with TechCrunch, Steve has written for numerous publications, including ZDNet (where he wrote the well-respected blog ‘The Social Web’), The Guardian, Macworld, TES, Last100 and ReadWriteWeb. He also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed Silicon Valley documentary ‘In Search of the Valley’, which was released in September 2006. In recognition of his contribution to e-learning, Steve was made a fellow of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts in 2002. From 2004 to 2005 he served on the Board of Governors for the University of East London.
