A brand new yr brings the King’s New 12 months’s honours listing.
Fintech and banking have historically been well-represented with many founders akin to former Starling boss Anne Boden, Zopa founder Giles Andrews and Ron Kalifa, architect of the Kalifa Assessment of UK Fintech, awarded a spot on the celebrated listing.
This yr, nonetheless, just a few names made the listing.
The founding father of digital wealth disruptor AJ Bell’s Andrew Bell and Tech Nation’s founder Gerard Grech have been awarded a CBE every. Bell for “providers to the Monetary Sector” and Grech or “providers to the Know-how Sector”.
Richard Harris, the founding father of the Ensygnia was awarded an MBE for “providers to Fintech Innovation and to International Technological Development”.
Andrew Pollock, the founding father of Blackpool-based credit score union Clevr Cash bagged an OBE for “providers to Monetary Inclusion”.