FinTech 2018: Hot Topics and Top Influencers

FinTech is a relatively new industry applying technology to improve financial activities. FinTech companies consist of both startups and established financial and technology companies trying to replace or enhance services provided by existing financial companies. Typical areas in which FinTech companies operate include online and mobile payments, alternative finance and financial management.

Investment into FinTech companies has risen dramatically from $2 Billion – $35 Billion since 2008, and is expected to reach $46 Billion in 2020 according to Statistica.

HOT TOPICS

We were really interested in seeing which topics associated with #FinTech received the most attention, so we analysed over 24.5M posts from 15th May 2017 – 15th May 2018, looking at social influence as well as authority by analysing how much influencers are referenced in online media, forums, blogs and YouTube content. These influencers were then added to our Influencer Relationship Management software (IRM) and this word cloud was created by measuring all the frequencies of all the keywords used in order to provide an accurate gauge of the conversation:

The most frequently mentioned topics by the top FinTech influencers were:

1. FinTech
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Blockchain
4. Data Science
5. InsurTech
6. Bitcoin
7. IoT
8. Cybersecurity
9. Digital Transformation
10. Banking

We decided to delve into these topics further to uncover the top influencers in each of these 10 areas.

1. TOP FINTECH INFLUENCERS

Below is a list of the top 25 influencers discussing FinTech. If you want to see who ranks from 1-50 be sure to download the full report by clicking the download button below!

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Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@SpirosMargaris	Spiros Margaris	100
2	@psb_dc	Theodora Lau	59
3	@DeepLearn007	AI	54.51
4	@JimMarous	Jim Marous	54.51
5	@cgledhill	Chris Gledhill	52.55
6	@sbmeunier	Sebastien Meunier	50.41
7	@Chris_Skinner	Chris Skinner	45.51
8	@BourseetTrading	Anthony Schmitt	44.5
9	@MikeQuindazzi	Mike Quindazzi	43.69
10	@jblefevre60	Jean-Baptiste Lefevre	33.58
11	@andi_staub	Andreas Staub	33.25
12	@Fisher85M	Michael Fisher	32.84
13	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	31.71
14	@grattonboy	Dean Anthony Gratton	31.63
15	@annairrera	Anna Irrera	30.45
16	@BrettKing	Brett King	30.04
17	@guzmand	Danielle Guzman	28.96
18	@WFSULLIVAN3	Bill Sullivan	27.95
19	@VDombrovskis	Valdis Dombrovskis	27.44
20	@FGraillot	Florian Graillot	27.11
21	@obussmann	Oliver Bussmann	26.94
22	@leimer	Bradley Leimer	26.21
23	@TamaraMcCleary	Tamara McCleary	25.51
24	@helene_wpli	Helene Li	24.64
25	@CvNieuwenhuizen	Cora van Nieuwenhuizen	23.37

 

2. TOP AI INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@SpirosMargaris	Spiros Margaris	100
2	@MikeQuindazzi	Mike Quindazzi	96.36
3	@elonmusk	Elon Musk	86.8
4	@DeepLearn007	AI	76.42
5	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	70.9
6	@JimMarous	Jim Marous	70.51
7	@KirkDBorne	Kirk Borne	57.57
8	@Ronald_vanLoon	Ronald van Loon	52.77
9	@jblefevre60	Jean-Baptiste Lefevre	51.13
10	@psb_dc	Theodora Lau	50.94
11	@andi_staub	Andreas Staub	50.22
12	@ValaAfshar	Vala Afshar	47.32
13	@TamaraMcCleary	Tamara McCleary	45.02
14	@Fisher85M	Michael Fisher	44.71
15	@BourseetTrading	Anthony Schmitt	40.13
16	@ahier	Brian Ahier	37.43
17	@sbmeunier	Sebastien Meunier	36.38
18	@pierrepinna	Pinna Pierre	35.67
19	@guzmand	Danielle Guzman	34.45
20	@BrettKing	Brett King	32.47
21	@alevergara78	Alejandro Vergara	32.2
22	@chboursin	Christine Boursin	31.68
23	@stratorob	Dr. Robin Kiera	31.45
24	@helene_wpli	Helene Li	31.39
25	@a16z	Andreessen Horowitz	30.97

 

3. TOP BLOCKCHAIN INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@SpirosMargaris	Spiros Margaris	100
2	@BourseetTrading	Anthony Schmitt	89.52
3	@TheStalwart	Joe Weisenthal	85.91
4	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	85.74
5	@sbmeunier	Sebastien Meunier	82.12
6	@laurashin	Laura Shin	81.02
7	@annairrera	Anna Irrera	80.66
8	@starkness	Elizabeth Stark	75.98
9	@JimMarous	Jim Marous	75.87
10	@MikeQuindazzi	Mike Quindazzi	75.82
11	@Fisher85M	Michael Fisher	70.15
12	@jblefevre60	Jean-Baptiste Lefevre	67.63
13	@sytaylor	Simon Taylor	67.52
14	@peterktodd	Peter Todd	66.95
15	@niccary	Nicolas Cary	62.94
16	@dtapscott	Don Tapscott	61.63
17	@prestonjbyrne	Preston Byrne	60.69
18	@ValaAfshar	Vala Afshar	60.34
19	@obussmann	Oliver Bussmann	56.93
20	@JacBurns_Comext	Jacqueline Burns	56.64
21	@FEhrsam	Fred Ehrsam	55.4
22	@dgwbirch	Dave Birch	51.58
23	@thomaspower	Thomas Power	50.72
24	@ethereumJoseph	Joseph Lubin	50.46
25	@DeepLearn007	AI	50.33

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4. TOP DATA SCIENCE INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Below is a list of the top 25 influencers discussing data science in the FinTech community. If you want to see who ranks from 1-50 be sure to download the full report by clicking the download button below!

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5. TOP INSURTECH INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@jblefevre60	Jean-Baptiste Lefevre	100
2	@MikeQuindazzi	Mike Quindazzi	85.36
3	@OttLegalRebels	Marc R Gagné MAPP	28.78
4	@MCins_	Matteo Carbone	24.34
5	@JimMarous	Jim Marous	23.88
6	@helene_wpli	Helene Li	23.66
7	@Damien_CABADI	Damien de France	22.6
8	@Ronald_vanLoon	Ronald van Loon	22.18
9	@LouisSerge	Louis-Serge	21.92
10	@SpirosMargaris	Spiros Margaris	20.43
11	@sbmeunier	Sebastien Meunier	19.66
12	@ImMBM	Martin.B.Moeller	19.45
13	@BourseetTrading	Anthony Schmitt	19.03
14	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	17.87
15	@andi_staub	Andreas Staub	17.8
16	@SabineVdL	Sabine VanderLinden	17.41
17	@GhelaBoskovich	Ghela Boskovich	16.2
18	@RichSimmondsZA	Rich Simmonds	15.72
19	@albertogaruccio	alberto garuccio	15.43
20	@charliehalkett	Charlotte Halkett	15.14
21	@kuriharan	Kohei Kurihara	14.97
22	@GoogleExpertUK	Susan Dolan	14.88
23	@SusanneChishti	Susanne Chishti	14.67
24	@TheMehulPatel	Mike Patel	14.45
25	@antgrasso	Antonio Grasso	14.24

 

MAPPING THE COMMUNITY

Below you can see a network map of the online #FinTech conversation. This map was created with our Influencer Relationship Management software (IRM). Be sure to click on the map to enjoy the full size network diagram in greater detail.

6. TOP BITCOIN INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Below is a list of the top 25 influencers discussing bitcoin in the FinTech community. If you want to see who ranks from 1-50 be sure to download the full report by clicking the download button below!

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Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@starkness	Elizabeth Stark	100
2	@jack	Jack Dorsey	77.08
3	@NeerajKA	Neeraj K. Agrawal	51.59
4	@TheStalwart	Joe Weisenthal	50.34
5	@joonian	Wong Joon Ian	42.57
6	@kyletorpey	Kyle Torpey	41.63
7	@TuurDemeester	Tuur Demeester	41.27
8	@annairrera	Anna Irrera	39.05
9	@Nouriel	Nouriel Roubini	39.55
10	@SpirosMargaris	Spiros Margaris	38.06
11	@rogerkver	Roger Ver	38.63
12	@ReformedBroker	Downtown Josh Brown	38.72
13	@iamjosephyoung	Joseph Young	37.21
14	@nathanielpopper	Nathaniel Popper	35.62
15	@laurashin	Laura Shin	35.23
16	@VinnyLingham	Vinny Lingham	34.94
17	@BourseetTrading	Anthony Schmitt	33.46
18	@prestonjbyrne	Preston Byrne	32.56
19	@izakaminska	Izabella Kaminska	32.1
20	@dgwbirch	Dave Birch	30.19
21	@BKBrianKelly	Brian Kelly	30.05
22	@MikeQuindazzi	Mike Quindazzi	29.39
23	@_Kevin_Pham	Kevin Pham	29.1
24	@twobitidiot	Ryan Selkis	27.86
25	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	27.68

 

7. TOP IOT INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@SteveCase	Steve Case	100
2	@WarrenWhitlock	Warren Whitlock	95.49
3	@ShellyKramer	Shelly Kramer	88.32
4	@Lord_Sugar	Lord Sugar	80.1
5	@ValaAfshar	Vala Afshar	69.97
6	@joelcomm	Joel Comm	66.55
7	@adamsconsulting	Diana Adams	58.8
8	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	58.39
9	@rwang0	R Ray Wang	55.44
10	@Timothy_Hughes	Tim Hughes	54.77
11	@johnrampton	John Rampton	52.57
12	@xeni	Xeni Jardin	52.3
13	@MikeSchiemer	Michael J. Schiemer	52.3
14	@BenedictEvans	Benedict Evans	49.94
15	@jose_garde	Jose Javier Garde	49.72
16	@StartupReport	Kevin Steger	48.51
17	@mikebutcher	Mike Butcher	47.28
18	@TrippBraden	Tripp Braden	45.42
19	@TamaraMcCleary	Tamara McCleary	44.26
20	@mikko	Mikko Hypponen	43.95
21	@teedubya	Travis Wright	42.99
22	@dhinchcliffe	Dion Hinchcliffe	42.36
23	@a16z	Andreessen Horowitz	42.31
24	@KirkDBorne	Kirk Borne	41.51
25	@charlesarthur	Charles Arthur	40.3

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8. TOP CYBERSECURITY INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@timoreilly	Tim O’Reilly	100
2	@karaswisher	Kara Swisher	46.74
3	@Nouriel	Nouriel Roubini	37.68
4	@SteveCase	Steve Case	35.51
5	@tedcoine	Ted Coiné	34.6
6	@WarrenWhitlock	Warren Whitlock	33.87
7	@ShellyKramer	Shelly Kramer	31.26
8	@bfeld	Brad Feld	26.08
9	@ValaAfshar	Vala Afshar	24.26
10	@joelcomm	Joel Comm	23.63
11	@adamsconsulting	Diana Adams	20.75
12	@anandmahindra	Anand Mahindra	20.65
13	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	20.32
14	@mathewi	Mathew Ingram	19.88
15	@Timothy_Hughes	Tim Hughes	19.39
16	@rwang0	R Ray Wang	19.36
17	@johnrampton	John Rampton	18.64
18	@xeni	Xeni Jardin	18.59
19	@MikeSchiemer	Michael J. Schiemer	18.57
20	@BenedictEvans	Benedict Evans	17.7
21	@jose_garde	Jose Javier Garde	17.64
22	@GoogleExpertUK	Susan Dolan	17.5
23	@StartupReport	Kevin Steger	17.23
24	@levie	Aaron Levie	16.88
25	@mikebutcher	Mike Butcher	16.82

 

9. TOP DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Below is a list of the top 25 influencers discussing digital transformation in the FinTech community. If you want to see who ranks from 1-50 be sure to download the full report by clicking the download button below!

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Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@dhinchcliffe	Dion Hinchcliffe	100
2	@MikeQuindazzi	Mike Quindazzi	95.84
3	@helene_wpli	Helene Li	93.96
4	@rwang0	R Ray Wang	85.11
5	@antgrasso	Antonio Grasso	84.55
6	@JimMarous	Jim Marous	84.17
7	@Ronald_vanLoon	Ronald van Loon	83.77
8	@TamaraMcCleary	Tamara McCleary	82.93
9	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	82.58
10	@stratorob	Dr. Robin Kiera	77.35
11	@Fisher85M	Michael Fisher	74.53
12	@SpirosMargaris	Spiros Margaris	64.86
13	@jblefevre60	Jean-Baptiste Lefevre	63.82
14	@cloudpreacher	David Holm	55.84
15	@mclynd	Mark Lynd	55.79
16	@psb_dc	Theodora Lau	55.41
17	@guzmand	Danielle Guzman	54.83
18	@danielnewmanUV	Daniel Newman	51.33
19	@PetiotEric	Eric Petiot	47.87
20	@Chris_Skinner	Chris Skinner	46.26
21	@MattHancock	Matt Hancock	45.35
22	@pierrepinna	Pinna Pierre	44.87
23	@andi_staub	Andreas Staub	44.13
24	@JacBurns_Comext	Jacqueline Burns	43.97
25	@TopCyberNews	Ludmila Morozova-Buss	42.58

 

10. TOP BANKING INFLUENCERS IN THE FINTECH COMMUNITY

Rank	Twitter Handle	Name	Influencer Score
1	@richardbranson	Richard Branson	100
2	@fredwilson	Fred Wilson	27.37
3	@Nouriel	Nouriel Roubini	23.04
4	@tedcoine	Ted Coiné	21.16
5	@WarrenWhitlock	Warren Whitlock	20.72
6	@ShellyKramer	Shelly Kramer	19.11
7	@ValaAfshar	Vala Afshar	14.79
8	@joelcomm	Joel Comm	14.42
9	@evankirstel	Evan Kirstel	12.1
10	@Timothy_Hughes	Tim Hughes	11.85
11	@rwang0	R Ray Wang	11.77
12	@xeni	Xeni Jardin	11.36
13	@dtapscott	Don Tapscott	10.9
14	@BenedictEvans	Benedict Evans	10.82
15	@jose_garde	Jose Javier Garde	10.79
16	@GoogleExpertUK	Susan Dolan	10.71
17	@StartupReport	Kevin Steger	10.54
18	@TrippBraden	Tripp Braden	9.82
19	@TheStalwart	Joe Weisenthal	9.7
20	@mikko	Mikko Hypponen	9.48
21	@teedubya	Travis Wright	9.35
22	@paoloigna1	paolo ignazio marong	9.27
23	@a16z	Andreessen Horowitz	9.2
24	@howardlindzon	Howard Lindzon	9.18
25	@TamaraMcCleary	Tamara McCleary	9.17

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