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Christer Holloman
March 6, 2026
I’ve been writing about financial services and technology since 2012, first for Sky News and later as the author of five books published by Wiley and Pearson
Articles
Books
Drawing on my years of experience as a senior payments executive and founder, as well as writing about the latest trends in fintech, I’m frequently invited as a keynote speaker addressing issuers, acquirers, merchants and financial services firms.
Topics
Open Banking: Compliance to Commercial
Develop a clear point of view with regards to the range of commercial opportunities presented by open banking, across markets and business lines, to inform your next-step actions, strategic discussions and priorities.
The Future of Digital Assets
Leave with a clear mental model for why stablecoins are a payments infrastructure story, regulatory clarity on, and a three-horizon action framework you can take into an internal conversation immediately after this session.
From Agentic AI to Agentic Commerce
Develop a clear point of view on how agentic AI will impact your business, across payments infrastructure, fraud, customer experience, and operations, to inform your next-step actions, strategic discussions and priorities.
Bespoke
Get in touch to discuss how we can tailor a talk for your audience and objectives.
Hire
I work with B2B/B2C, SaaS, and financial services firms, providing the executive team and board with long-term support. I help them navigate their most critical challenges at every stage of growth, from go-to-market to exit.
Advisor
NED at Wrisk
Investor
Exits
Ember acquired by Starling Bank
Bonnet acquired by OVO
Ophelos acquired by Intrum
Progression acquired by Careerminds
Howsy acquired by Dexters
Work
Co-Founder & CEO
2026 – Present
Credential
Co-Founder & CEO
2023 – 2026
Credential
Entrepreneur in Residence
2022 – 2023
HSBC
Co-Founder & CEO
2014 – 2022
Divido (Part of NatWest since 2024)
- Partnered with 30 FI’s like Mastercard and clients like BMW
- Scaled to 10 countries, achieved 1250% YoY growth
- Originated $1.4bn in loans across 2.5m customers
Head of Digital Product Development
2011 – 2012
The Times & The Sunday Times
Head of Commercial Product Development
2010 – 2010
Daily Mail and General Trust
Awards
Winner Techstars
2024
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Top 10 Fastest Growing Fintech in Europe
2021
Financial Times
Winner UK Fast 50
2021
Deloitte
Award for Contributions to Innovation
2020
Queen Elizabeth II
Education
MBA
2014 – 2015
University of Oxford, UK