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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CFO’ operating in the Financial Exchanges space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Giancarlo Devasini
CFO of Bitfinex
Became a partner in Bitfinex in early 2013 and worked on establishing banking relationships, attracting key personnel and re-domiciling Bitfinex in Hong Kong. Currently serving as Chief Financial Officer of Bitfinex, splitting my time between London and the French Riviera. I am frequently travelling the world, attending conferences and meeting our core users.
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About Bitfinex, Tether: Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.
Niall McConnell
Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Ziglu
Niall McConnell is the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer at Ziglu.
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About Ziglu: Ziglu provides a digital platform that enables customers to exchange fiat currency for cryptocurrency.
Matthew Holland
Chief Financial Officer of WeSwap
Over the last 10 years I have been working in the Retail industry across both Fashion and Luxury however the chance of joining a fast paced, high growth, tech company with a product I really believe in was one I couldn’t turn down. I’ve always been frustrated at the exorbitant fees charged when using my cards abroad or changing money, and I’ve also seen first-hand as a user how easy the WeSwap experience is and how beneficial this is to the customer. I really believe in the way the business is looking to disrupt the market and make currency exchange cheaper for the consumer so travellers can ‘stress less and travel happy.
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About WeSwap: WeSwap is a mobile application that allows users to swap different types of currency with others.
Matthew Holland
Chief Financial Officer of WeSwap
Over the last 10 years I have been working in the Retail industry across both Fashion and Luxury however the chance of joining a fast paced, high growth, tech company with a product I really believe in was one I couldn’t turn down. I’ve always been frustrated at the exorbitant fees charged when using my cards abroad or changing money, and I’ve also seen first-hand as a user how easy the WeSwap experience is and how beneficial this is to the customer. I really believe in the way the business is looking to disrupt the market and make currency exchange cheaper for the consumer so travellers can ‘stress less and travel happy.
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About WeSwap: WeSwap is a mobile application that allows users to swap different types of currency with others.
Dominic James Platt
Chief Financial Officer of BGL Group
Dominic joined BGL in March 2016. Prior to joining the Group, Dominic spent five years at Darty Plc from 2010-2015, where he was Group Finance Director and Managing Director of International Businesses. Before Darty, Dominic spent 18 years at Cable and Wireless where he held a number of financial roles across the Group, culminating in his role as Group Financial Controller, from 2005 until 2009. Dominic has extensive experience in consumer-focused public companies operating in a regulated environment. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and is a graduate of Cambridge University with a Masters degree in Classics.
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About BGL Group, N Brown Group: BGL Group digitally distributes insurance and financial products.
Martin Steenkamp
Co-founder & Chief Financial Officer of FC Exchange
Martin co-founded FC Exchange and before this worked in the Convertible Bonds team at Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Martin qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in South Africa. He also moved to the US with Deloitte, working on energy trading clients, including American Electric Power and Columbia Gas. Martin holds a B.Acct (Hons) degree in Accountancy from the University of Natal in South Africa.
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About FC Exchange: International payments and money transfer services for individuals and businesses at bank-beating rates.
