Recovering fintech founder and now Operating Partner at Volution.vc, angel investor, non exec director, mentor and adviser to early stage Fintechs. I have over 25 years in FX and international payments experience having co-founded HiFX in 1998 (exit to Euronet) and then one of the first UK Fintechs, Currencycloud in 2009 ($1bn exit to Visa) where we were first to market with an FX and Payments API; ultimately helping create the embedded finance category. I'm passionate about the digital economy and believe we live in exciting times. Innovative business models enabled by new technologies give the crazy ones opportunities to change the world every day. I've learned that assembling smart people, aligning them behind common goals and getting out of their way can be transformational. Servant leadership combined with cross functional, collaborative ways of working creates massive team engagement - which leads to great outcomes for the end user and ultimately increases shareholder value. Prioritising in that order makes the magic happen.