A speaker who’s lived the material
I bring a rare combination to the stage as a fintech speaker: deep domain expertise across AML, DeFi, and financial infrastructure combined with the ability to make complex ideas clear and compelling for any audience.
Available for keynotes, panels, and moderation at conferences, corporate events, and industry roundtables.
Moderating at Money20/20 USA, Las Vegas, 2025.
Previous stages include:
Money20/20 USA, Las Vegas (moderator, 2025 — returning 2026) · Money20/20 Europe, Amsterdam (moderator and speaker, 2026) · Industry panels · Podcast host and guest.
Listen
Prefer to hear me in action? Start here.
Replacing the Oxygen: How TradFi and DeFi Converge — Fintech Conversations & Insights with Efi Pylarinou (guest, with co-author Scarlett Sieber). Stablecoins vs tokenised deposits, the “missing money” problem, and what MENA, Asia, and LATAM teach us about convergence.
Intersection of Digital & Physical Currency — The WealthAbility Show with Tom Wheelwright, CPA (guest, with co-author Scarlett Sieber). Old money meets new money: what the TradFi/DeFi convergence means for banks, blockchain, and what to do in the next six months.
Fenergo FinTalks — Host. I hosted this financial crime and regtech podcast, interviewing guests including Brett King and the Financial Times’ Dan McCrum, the journalist who exposed the Wirecard fraud.
Speaking Topics
Where TradFi Meets DeFi: The Decade That Will Reshape Finance
Based on the book — unpacking the forces bringing two financial worlds together, and what it means for incumbents, challengers, and regulators alike.
Financial Crime at the Edge of DeFi
How AML, KYC, and compliance are evolving at the most challenging frontier in financial services — and why it’s more urgent than the industry realises.
Making the Complex Clear: Content Strategy for Financial Products
Why most fintech content fails to convert — and how to build the editorial infrastructure that drives real commercial outcomes.
Custom Conversation
I work with event organisers to develop talks tailored to your audience and theme.
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