# Simon Taylor

> Simon Taylor is a fintech operator-turned-writer known for Fintech Brainfood and Sardine; active on X covering crypto, compliance and fintech.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/simon-taylor
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech journalists, People in fintech

**Simon Taylor** is a British fintech operator, writer and speaker best known for the newsletter **Fintech Brainfood**. A former 11:FS co-founder with earlier banking technology roles, he later joined **Sardine** in content and strategy leadership.[^st1] On [X](/wiki/x) he is a high-signal voice on payments, crypto compliance, [embedded finance](/wiki/embedded-finance) and industry structure.

## Career

Taylor's path spans bank innovation (including blockchain R&D at Barclays), consultancy and media via 11:FS, then independent writing and operator roles at fraud/compliance fintech Sardine. Fintech Brainfood popularised long-form weekly essays for builders.

## Media and X

Fintech Brainfood and Taylor's conference talks target practitioners. His X commentary often bridges TradFi, crypto and regulatory tech—adjacent to [neobank](/wiki/neobank) and [BaaS](/wiki/banking-as-a-service) debates.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Writer / fintech operator
- **Known for**: Fintech Brainfood; Sardine
- **Focus**: Payments, crypto, compliance

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Simon Taylor?

Simon Taylor is a fintech operator-turned-writer known for Fintech Brainfood and Sardine; active on X covering crypto, compliance and fintech.


## References

[^st1]: Simon Taylor publishes Fintech Brainfood and has held roles at 11:FS and Sardine. — https://www.fintechbrainfood.com/