Efi Pylarinou — Founder

Seasoned, credible, and independent services for your business. As a Top Global Fintech & Tech thought leader, continuously recognized in multiple rankings of Who is Who, I offer Content and Influencer services to put your leadership and activities in the spotlight. I take on advisory roles helping leadership stay ahead of Fintech trends in combination with their strategic objectives. I am also a Speaker and offer Workshops. I am also the Founder of the Financial Services Intelligence Hub. 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 My content services enhance your content strategy and include high-quality content - articles, videos, or white papers, shared on all my social networks (close to 250,000 followers). My Advisory services help you keep up and stay ahead of Fintech innovations and shape your digital transformation strategy. 1. Sponsor a series of Articles or Videos. 2. Hire me as a Speaker. Currently speaking on `Thinking like an AI native Business` or `The Future of Money & Finance`. 3. Workshops: On the above topics or the broader topics shaping our future in collaboration with the faculty at the Fast Future Executive program. 4. Advisory on a retainer basis plus project-based. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 - DM me. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 I am a seasoned Wall Street professional and ex-academic who has become a 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫. I am a domain expert with a Ph.D. in Finance, a prolific Content creator, and a Faculty at Fast Future Executive. I am trusted by global Brands in Tech and Financial services (see brochure). I am a Top LinkedIn voice with 200,000 LinkedIn followers. Also included in: - Top 100 Tech Influencers - Awards Magazine - Top 20 Swiss Linkedin creators - Favikon - Top 50 Digital Futurists, Top Linkedin & Twitter Voice - Engatica - Top 20 Fintech Influencers & Top 20 in ‘ Who`s Who in AI’ influencers Onalytica I am a contributing author in these books o 2025 Marshall Cavendish `Branch Tomorrow` o 2024 Wiley `Fast Future Blur` o 2021 Springer ` Theories of Change` o 2019 `4IR, Reinventing a Nation` o 2018 `WealthTech` Wiley Follow me on: 📌 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efipylarinou/ 📌 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/EfiPylarinou 📌 Substack https://sifintechpulse.substack.com/ 📌 Medium: https://efipm.medium.com/ 📌 Twitter: https://twitter.com/efipm 📌 Apple Podcasts - https://buff.ly/3oSZ4CA 📌 Spotify - https://buff.ly/3xPyWaV 📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/efipm 📌 TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@efiglobal?lang=en

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on digital transformation and content strategy.

Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Experience: 23 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Global Fintech & Tech Influencer
Advisory Services

Career Highlights

Top Global Fintech & Tech thought leader
Founder of the Financial Services Intelligence Hub
Prolific content creator with 250,000 followers

Work Experience

GrowFin Gmbh - Global Tech Influencer Services

Founder of The Financial Services Intelligence Hub (FS i-Hub) (1 yr 2 mos)

Founder of Pylarinou Advisory (10 yrs 2 mos)

Your Global Fintech & Tech Influencer (10 yrs 2 mos)

Fintech Book Club

Founding Member (2 yrs 4 mos)

Fintechrockers com

Member (3 yrs 1 mo)

The Fast Future Executive

Faculty (3 yrs 3 mos)

International Financial Services Centres Authority

Member of the Evaluation Committee for Fintech startups for the IFSCA (1 yr 6 mos)

Daily Fintech Advisers

Co-Founder and author (5 yrs 11 mos)

e-Concordia

Lecturer (1 yr 7 mos)

McGill University

Faculty position (2 yrs 3 mos)

Dalton Investments

Marketing (1 yr 10 mos)

Cowen and Company (US broker dealer of Societe Generale)

Vice President (1 yr 3 mos)

Bankers Trust

Vice President (3 yrs 4 mos)

Salomon Brothers

Vice President (1 yr 11 mos)

Education

Ph.D. at Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee

MBA at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Diploma at University of Patras

Efi Pylarinou

Founder

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland23 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Top Global Fintech & Tech thought leader
Founder of the Financial Services Intelligence Hub
Prolific content creator with 250,000 followers

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on digital transformation and content strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Global Fintech & Tech InfluencerAdvisory Services

Other Skills

Advanced technologiesAlternative InvestmentsAsset ManagementB2B content campaign servicesCapital MarketsCapital marketsConsultingCustomer PresentationsDerivativesDigital AssetsDigital BankingDigital StrategyDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsEquities

About

Experience

Growfin gmbh - global tech influencer services

3 roles

Founder of The Financial Services Intelligence Hub (FS i-Hub)

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

The Financial Services Innovation Hub is a community empowering its members with cutting-edge insights, collaborative opportunities, and strategies to innovate. By joining us, you’ve become part of a movement that prioritizes not only technological advancements but also the human ingenuity that drives them.
Our community is your resource for navigating challenges, sharing expertise, and building the future of financial services. Whether you're focused on digital transformation, blockchain innovation, or redefining customer engagement, you’ve found the right place to thrive.
Joining is free now. Just register and check out the unique events `From Theory to Practice`. Let us know what topics you are interested in.
https://futures-financial-forum.mn.co/share/frUQx0jhBR7KiBs-?utm_source=manual

Founder of Pylarinou Advisory

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

B2B content campaign services (Blogs and Video).
My global audience is close to 200,000 followers on Linkedin and an additional 30,000+ across other platforms.
Speaking engagements & Education - Domain expertise includes Digital Banking, Capital markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Digital Assets, and innovative ways of using advanced technologies.

B2B content campaign servicesDigital BankingCapital marketsWealth and Asset ManagementDigital AssetsAdvanced technologies+2

Your Global Fintech & Tech Influencer

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

Financial ServicesGlobal Fintech & Tech Influencer

Fintech book club

Founding Member

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Global · Remote

Fintechrockers com

Member

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Zurich, Switzerland

www.fintechrockers.com
The Fintechrockers Club is "neutral ground", where anyone (private/corporate) can come and discuss ideas even with it's own competitors. The Club is a closed group and can be entered only via a recommendation of a member who's also the bondsman of the prospect.

The fast future executive

Faculty

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

A unique way for employees and leaders to understand the Future. Live education about the Technologies & Trends that are shaping all aspects of Society and the Economy.

International financial services centres authority

Member of the Evaluation Committee for Fintech startups for the IFSCA

Sep 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · India · Remote

Member of the Evaluation Committee for Fintech startups for the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
IFSCA is a unified authority for the development and regulation of financial products, financial services, and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centre in India. GIFT IFSC is the first smart city and the first international financial services centre in India. The main objective of the IFSCA is to develop strong global connections and focus on the needs of the Indian economy as well as to serve as an international financial platform for the entire region and the global economy as a whole. As part of this vision, IFSCA and GIFT City are designing the world's first Global FinTech Hub to be located in GIFT City.
GIFT IFSC aspires to become India’s gateway for inbound and outbound requirements of international financial services.

Daily fintech advisers

Co-Founder and author

Jan 2015 – Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos · www.dailyfintech.com

Co-created Daily Fintech, a multi-author Fintech leading source of insights and trends in Fintech
https://dailyfintech.com/

E-concordia

Lecturer

Jan 2010 – Aug 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Montreal, Canada

Developed the CFA online courses in FIXED INCOME, DERIVATIVES, ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS (level I) for KnowledgeOne

Mcgill university

Faculty position

Sep 2007 – Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

Part time Lecturer in Real Estate Finance and Options.

Dalton investments

Marketing

Jun 2004 – Apr 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos

Marketing the Dalton Investment hedge funds (Distressed debt, Long/Short Global Equity, Asian Long/Short Equity, Japan Long/Short Equity) for European institutional clients.

Cowen and company (us broker dealer of societe generale)

Vice President

Jun 1998 – Sep 1999 · 1 yr 3 mos

Trading local Latin American fixed income. Created legal setup, performed due diligence and initiated investments in illiquid local instruments (dollar linked).

Bankers trust

Vice President

Jan 1995 – May 1998 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Instrumental role in rebuilding the Latin American group that was dismantled after the Mexican crisis of 94. Hiring for the modeling Emerging markets fixed income infrastructure. Coordinating between economics research, trading, structuring, and sales on analytics and marketing.

Salomon brothers

Vice President

Jan 1993 – Dec 1994 · 1 yr 11 mos

Fixed income derivatives research and marketing. Main contributor in the weekly in house Derivatives bulletin for institutional clients. Client presentations for marketing structures.