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    Simon Taylor

    Simon Taylor is a financial expert, known for his work on fintech infrastructure, embedded finance, and AI in financial services.

    #2ย Embedded finance#1ย B2B payments#1ย Payments
    62CiteRank

    Last updated 11 Nov 2026 ยท Named in 127 answers across 5 engines
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    How AI engines see them

    Recognized by 5 of 5 measured engines. Updated 2026-10-26

    All five engines recognize Simon Taylor as the founder of the Fintech Brainfood newsletter and a co-founder of 11:FS, with blockchain R&D at Barclays earlier in his career. ChatGPT and Copilot place him at Tempo in 2026. Copilot adds the phrase that fintech is only 1% finished and the Fintech Insider podcast. Gemini adds his speaking and media commentary. Perplexity adds his focus on agentic payments. The most cited pages are fintechbrainfood.com and sardine.ai, with LinkedIn also cited by Copilot, Google AI Mode and Perplexity, and pointzeroforum.com cited by Gemini.

    • ChatGPTNamed in 29 answers

      ChatGPT describes the operator and writer behind Fintech Brainfood, with 20 plus years in banking and payments, a Barclays blockchain role, co-founding 11:FS and now working at Tempo.

      Known for
      • Fintech Brainfood newsletter
      • blockchain R&D at Barclays
      • stablecoins and AI-driven finance coverage
    • GeminiNamed in 33 answers

      Gemini describes the creator of Fintech Brainfood and co-founder of 11:FS, with Barclays blockchain experience and frequent commentary in outlets like the BBC, CNBC and the Financial Times.

      Known for
      • Fintech Brainfood newsletter
      • founding Fintech NerdCon
      • Fintech Insider podcast
    • Google AI ModeNamed in 19 answers

      Google AI Mode describes the author of Fintech Brainfood and co-founder of 11:FS and Global Digital Finance, who was VP of Blockchain R&D at Barclays.

      Known for
      • Fintech Brainfood newsletter
      • early enterprise blockchain experiments
      • digital asset conduct standards
    • PerplexityNamed in 24 answers

      Perplexity describes a UK fintech operator, analyst and writer who founded Fintech Brainfood, co-founded 11:FS and focuses on payments, stablecoins, fraud and agentic payments.

      Known for
      • translating fintech change
      • agentic payments commentary
      • blockchain R&D at Barclays
    • Bing AI ModeNot named

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    • CopilotNamed in 22 answers

      Copilot says he founded Fintech Brainfood, co-founded 11:FS and Global Digital Finance, led blockchain R&D at Barclays and is Head of Market Development at Tempo.

      Known for
      • fintech is only 1% finished
      • early enterprise blockchain projects
      • independent fintech analysis

    Top Segments

    • #2Embedded financeof 72
      Named in 42 answers
    • #1B2B paymentsof 48
      Named in 29 answers
    • #1Paymentsof 44
      Named in 27 answers

    Top URLs

    1. 1
      Top Fintech Influencers to Follow in 2026 List - Cherry Lane
      cherrylanemedia.com30 citations
    2. 2
      https://www.fintechbrainfood.com/p/how-fintech-works
      fintechbrainfood.com22 citations
    3. 3
      Top 25 Fintech Influencers [2026] | Mint Studios
      mintcopywritingstudios.com22 citations

    Prompts where Simon is named

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    • Who should I follow to learn about Embedded finance?

      Named by 4 engines

    • Who are the most influential voices in Neobanking?

      Named by 2 engines

    • Who are the most influential voices in Embedded finance?

      Named by 1 engines

    • Who should I follow to learn about payments infrastructure?

      Named by 1 engines

    • Who are the most influential voices in Fintech?

      Named by 1 engines

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