Global Speaker | Published Author | Trusted Advisor | Thought Leader and Commentator on Digital Financial Services
David G.W. Birch is a global speaker, published author, thought leader, commentator and board-level advisor on digital financial services.
An expert in digital money, digital identity and digital finance with a wide perspective and reasoned foresight, David was named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information by Wired magazine, and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); created one of the top 25 “must read’ financial IT blogs and was found to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily).
An experienced public speaker with a track record of delivering to a wide range of audiences, including at TEDx, Wired, Meaning and LIFT events. David is also an experienced moderator, able to encourage and facilitate worthwhile discussion on a variety of topics. He has chaired panels at Mobile World Congress, Money 2020, SIBOS and many other international events.
David has written 3 books and is currently writing his next one as well as contributing regularly to Forbes, his Substack and LinkedIN newsletters:
2014 Identity is the New Money
2017 Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin - From Money That We Understand To Money That Understands Us
2020 Currency Cold War - Cash and Cryptography, Hash Rates and Hegemony
2023 New book coming later this year!
Advisory Services
Corporate | Type | Tweets | Articles | |
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DECATHLON FRANCE Retail and Distribution, Retail | DECATHLON FRANCE Retail and Distribution, Retail | Other 7 Sep 2020 | | |
Stripe IT services, Internet | Stripe IT services, Internet | Other 14 Mar 2022 | | |
Apple Consumer Electronics, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | Apple Consumer Electronics, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing | Other 29 Dec 2022 2 Oct 2023 | | |
PayPal IT services, Software Development | PayPal IT services, Software Development | Other 22 Dec 2021 30 Apr 2023 | | |
Visa Finance, IT Services and IT Consulting | Visa Finance, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 27 Jun 2023 30 Apr 2023 | | |
Deloitte Consulting, audit, Business Consulting and Services | Deloitte Consulting, audit, Business Consulting and Services | Other 26 Sep 2019 2 May 2023 | | |
Money20/20 Events Services | Money20/20 Events Services | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 18 Mar 2024 | | |
Swift Financial Services | Swift Financial Services | Other 11 Oct 2022 | | |
Sibos Financial Services | Sibos Financial Services | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 12 Oct 2022 | | |
Finovate Finance, Research, Research Services | Finovate Finance, Research, Research Services | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 25 May 2023 | |