Imagining the future of financial services is something that many people can do, but few actually put their money where their mouth is and invest in what they think will be the next big thing. But this is something that Udayan Goyal, founder of Anthemis Group – an investment and advisory firm – has been doing in the years since he broke ranks from Deutsche Bank to invest in some of the industry’s most innovative ventures.
His vision is to redefine financial services, an industry he believes is ripe for disruption. Of banking prior to the financial crisis, he says: “The industry had not really changed for a long time, not even in 50 or 75 years. The industry lost its direction and rather than focus on the customer, it focused on itself."