Chris Gledhill
Thought Leadership Specialist

Chris Gledhill

Ranks #1 top UK & global fintech influencer.
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About

Chris Gledhill is a thought leadership writer and global fintech influencer who speaks and writes about fintech, banking, and the future of financial services. He has both a technical & business background with expertise spanning a wide range of disruptive technologies including blockchain, AI, API, big data, deep learning, virtual reality, cryptocurrencies, biometrics, mobile, and wearables. Over the past years, Christ has spoken at numerous fintech events across the UK and around the world, including FinTech Week London, Finnovasia Hong Kong, Sibos, and CollabCollide Australia, and gave a TEDx talk on The Future of Money. At Lloyds Banking Group, he has built patent portfolio and provided thought leadership in the intersection of business and technology.

Employment

4 roles
Sep 2018 - Present 7 years 8 months
Thought Leadership Writer, Fintech Advisor & Speaker
Independent
  • Spoke and wrote about fintech, banking, and the future of financial services.
  • Provided technical and business expertise spanning a wide range of disruptive technologies including blockchain, AI, API, big data, deep learning, virtual reality, cryptocurrencies, biometrics, mobile, and wearables.
  • Spoke at numerous fintech events across the UK and around the world, including FinTech Week London, Finnovasia Hong Kong, Sibos, and CollabCollide Australia, and gave a TEDx talk on The Future of Money. 
Sep 2012 - Nov 2015 3 years 2 months
Innovation Technologist, Digital Banking
Lloyds Banking Group
  • Worked as part of the digital innovation and payments team producing over 100 innovative ideas per year.
  • Managed the “moonshot” 10x portfolio.
  • Built patent portfolio and provided thought leadership in the intersection of business and technology.
Jan 2012 - Nov 2013 1 year 10 months
Enterprise Mobility Architect
Tata Consulting Services
  • Worked as technology and solution architect.
  • Handled enterprise mobility strategy, mobile banking apps, mobile payments, mobile marketing, mobile performance engineering, mobile middleware, and iOS/Android/WP8.
May 2005 - May 2012 7 years
Manager & Tech Consultant
Accenture
  • Worked as technology architect specializing in enterprise mobility, consumerization/BYOD, integration architecture, business intelligence, cloud strategy, and Java/Open Source.
  • Clients: Barclays, Shell, DWP, and HMRC.

As a consumerization, BYOD and enterprise mobility expert for Shell:

  • Developed strategy for allowing workforce to use private computing devices for corporate activities.

As a data migration specialist for HM Revenue & Customs:

  • Developed ETL and strategy.

As a Java developer, SOA architect and Scrum master for Barclays:

  • Managed agile development of innovative lightweight SOA middleware layer using Open Source technologies.