London Fintech Podcast

Insights, stories & inspiration from a golden age of creativity, opportunity and innovation
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What is LFP?

For a decade, the London Fintech Podcast has been providing an overview of the dominant influences and initiatives across FS. Mike Baliman, who launched the podcast in 2014, created a remarkable catalogue of over 250 high-quality episodes, which you can watch here

The LFP, which was launched in July 2014, is the longest running and most blue-chip Fintech podcast in Europe, with gravitas and respect in both Fintech and incumbent Financial Services. Guests include Lord Turner the former head of the FSA, Sir Paul Tucker former Deputy Governor Bank of England, the Lord Mayor of London, the leading economist Professor John Kay as well as blue-chip FS incumbents and Fintechs around the globe. 

The mission of the show is to  educate and entertain, and it has had 800,000 downloads in 202 countries since its launch. More importantly, the aim has never been to produce content that targets audience size at all, rather to produce blue-chip reference material on the many topics within Fintech.

About the London Fintech Podcast

 

The LFP has a leaning towards the business end of the Fintech spectrum – FinFintech, if you like, rather than technology per se. Its episodes can be seen to fill a pyramidal shape that is at the base a triangle of Entrepreneurialism, Financial Services and Technology.

At the vertex of the pyramid is “Finance and Society”. Whilst Financial Services is a societal construct whose form has varied over space and time – by laws, by regulations, by political design, by the very nature of the definition of money – equally it is a huge influence on the society in which it resides.

As sectors go, Fintech has been by far one of the hottest over the past decade which has had tons of money poured into it and therefore seen evolution on steroids and given us in a decade of insights into what, in more leisurely times, it might have taken fifty years to learn about (such as the nature of entrepreneurialism, what works and what doesn’t)

As the LFP enters it’s second decade, the show now has a new host in long time listener and LFP guest Tony Clark, who is also founder and CEO of NextWave Consulting, a next generation consulting firm in the fintech space.

Tony will continue to foster engaging discussions with industry leaders bringing innovation to the ever-evolving Fintech and FS landscape. As he lives and works at the coalface of the implementation of all these new fascinating technologies, he will be "able to return the LFP to its origins".

We are looking forward to presenting the most interesting guests in the FinTech space. Join us biweekly for episodes packed with actionable insights, expert analysis, and a fresh perspective dedicated to sharing stories of innovation and success from the world of finance and technology. Share and enjoy!

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The gold standard

for Fintech podcasts

Ryan Weeks
Fintech Editor

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There are many fintech podcasts but Mike brings a dose of English humour, perspective, truth and insights that not only am I entertained but remain informed. Great job and top form.

 
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Editor

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Essential listening for anyone wanting to get a better grasp of London’s flourishing fintech scene and how it all fits together. Cuts through the hype, which is rare.

iTunes Review
Listener

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Its focus is topics, not firms, quality not quantity, and understanding how Financial Services as a whole is being impacted and changed by the new digital world. It is highly educational, un-hyped, a kind of “grown-up Fintech”.

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LFP Editor

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Very much appreciate your deep-dive insights and questions, clearly avoiding high-level ‘marketing pitches'

Dan Zakowski
Chief of Staff Auxmoney

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Regularly quoted in the top 15 best fintech podcasts from across the web.

Tony Clark
NextWave Founder & LFP Host
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Tony Clark

Tony is the new host of the LFP (starting in 2024), and is carrying on the legacy of the podcast as the "gold standard" in fintech.

Tony is also the founder and CEO of NextWave Consulting and has 30 years of big-firm consultancy, startup, and enterprise experience across business, digital and technology, working with some of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions.

Tony has worked at Accenture, m.a.partners, and was a founding team member at Crossbridge. More recently, as Synechron MD and Head of the UK business, Tony ran the UK Consulting, Digital and Technology practices.

Mike Baliman

Mike is a paid chair, host, moderator, and speaker at public and private online and offline events. He was the founder and host of the LFP until 2024, when he decided to take a well deserved break and pass the torch to Tony.

He has 40 years of experience in FS, tech and entrepreneurialism in senior roles (Global Head Fixed Income, Global Head of Risk, Board-level Consultant), as well as  having founded a Fintech in 1998. 

Mike’s other work falls into three categories: Non-Executive Director, Advisory Director, Founder-Mentor, Consultancy and Media.

Mike is the author of The Realpolitik Of The Unlisted Company Board: Making Your Board An Engine Of Growth”.

 
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Be a guest on The London Fintech Podcast

Please contact us if you think you have an interesting story that will resonate with our audience, or would like to recommend a leader who is making an impact in the world of fintech. 

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