# List of fintech founders

> A catalogue of notable neobank and fintech founders covered as standalone people pages on neobank.wiki.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/list-of-fintech-founders
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders, Lists

This page lists founders of [neobanks](/wiki/neobank), payments companies and adjacent fintech platforms who have dedicated articles on neobank.wiki—parallel to the [List of fintech journalists](/wiki/list-of-fintech-journalists). Company products and licences remain on each company page; founder pages cover career and company association.[^lf1]

## Consumer neobanks

- [Chris Britt](/wiki/chris-britt) / [Ryan King](/wiki/ryan-king) — [Chime](/wiki/chime)
- [Nikolay Storonsky](/wiki/nikolay-storonsky) / [Vlad Yatsenko](/wiki/vlad-yatsenko) — [Revolut](/wiki/revolut)
- [Tom Blomfield](/wiki/tom-blomfield) — [Monzo](/wiki/monzo)
- [Anne Boden](/wiki/anne-boden) — [Starling Bank](/wiki/starling-bank)
- [David Vélez](/wiki/david-velez) / [Cristina Junqueira](/wiki/cristina-junqueira) — [Nubank](/wiki/nubank)
- [Valentin Stalf](/wiki/valentin-stalf) — [N26](/wiki/n26)
- [Colin Walsh](/wiki/colin-walsh) — [Varo](/wiki/varo)
- [Stuart Sopp](/wiki/stuart-sopp) — [Current](/wiki/current)
- [Mike Cagney](/wiki/mike-cagney) — [SoFi](/wiki/sofi)
- [Ali Niknam](/wiki/ali-niknam) — [Bunq](/wiki/bunq)
- [Marcelo Kalim](/wiki/marcelo-kalim) — [C6 Bank](/wiki/c6-bank)
- [Jitendra Gupta](/wiki/jitendra-gupta) — [Jupiter](/wiki/jupiter)
- [Stefan Möller](/wiki/stefan-moller) — [Klar](/wiki/klar)
- [Lee Seung-gun](/wiki/lee-seung-gun) — [Toss](/wiki/toss)
- [Pierpaolo Barbieri](/wiki/pierpaolo-barbieri) — [Ualá](/wiki/uala)

## Business banking & payments

- [Immad Akhund](/wiki/immad-akhund) — [Mercury](/wiki/mercury)
- [George Bevis](/wiki/george-bevis) — [Tide](/wiki/tide)
- [Alexandre Prot](/wiki/alexandre-prot) — [Qonto](/wiki/qonto)
- [Henrique Dubugras](/wiki/henrique-dubugras) — [Brex](/wiki/brex)
- [Eric Glyman](/wiki/eric-glyman) — [Ramp](/wiki/ramp)
- [Patrick Collison](/wiki/patrick-collison) / [John Collison](/wiki/john-collison) — [Stripe](/wiki/stripe)
- [Kristo Käärmann](/wiki/kristo-kaarmann) — [Wise](/wiki/wise)
- [Sameer Nigam](/wiki/sameer-nigam) — [PhonePe](/wiki/phonepe)
- [Vijay Shekhar Sharma](/wiki/vijay-shekhar-sharma) — [Paytm](/wiki/paytm)
- [Jack Dorsey](/wiki/jack-dorsey) — [Cash App](/wiki/cash-app) / Block
- [Max Levchin](/wiki/max-levchin) — [PayPal](/wiki/paypal)
- [Sebastian Siemiatkowski](/wiki/sebastian-siemiatkowski) — [Klarna](/wiki/klarna)

## Brokerage, crypto & self-custody

- [Elon Musk](/wiki/elon-musk) — acquired Twitter → [X](/wiki/x); launched **X Money**; earlier X.com / [PayPal](/wiki/paypal)
- [Jack Dorsey](/wiki/jack-dorsey) — [Cash App](/wiki/cash-app) / Block; Twitter co-founder
- [Vladimir Tenev](/wiki/vladimir-tenev) — [Robinhood](/wiki/robinhood)
- [Brian Armstrong](/wiki/brian-armstrong) — [Coinbase](/wiki/coinbase)
- [Cameron Conrad](/wiki/cameron-conrad) — [Torque](/wiki/torque)

## Related

- Company catalogue: [List of neobanks](/wiki/list-of-neobanks)
- Media voices: [List of fintech journalists](/wiki/list-of-fintech-journalists)

## Frequently asked questions

### Which fintech founders does neobank.wiki cover?

Standalone founder pages include leaders such as Anne Boden (Starling), Nikolay Storonsky (Revolut), Tom Blomfield (Monzo), David Vélez and Cristina Junqueira (Nubank), Chris Britt and Ryan King (Chime), Patrick and John Collison (Stripe), Immad Akhund (Mercury), and others listed on List of fintech founders.


## References

[^lf1]: Founder pages are seeded from company Founders sections and public career facts; coverage prioritises primary founders of major wiki entries.