Award-Winning Editor, Writer, Speaker, etc.

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Editor.

Oliver Smith is Managing Editor and Head of Content of AltFi, the industry-leading fintech publication, that he joined in February 2019 and which was acquired by ETF Stream in May 2020.

YouTuber.

An ongoing experiment, Oliver launched a YouTube channel in 2021 focused on fintech and personal finance which has to-date garnered over 250k views.

Speaker.

A regular guest on TV and radio, Oliver appears on the BBC, Sky News, LBC, Times Radio, ITV and Al Jazeera to comment on the latest tech and business trends.

Entrepreneur.

Never shy of a challenge, Oliver was on the founding team of The Memo, a business and tech publication acquired by Forbes in 2018.

Podcaster.

As well as appearing on the 11:FS Fintech Insider podcast, Oliver also hosted AltFi’s Crypto For Earthlings podcast series which ran throughout 2019.

About Me

Currently Oliver is Managing Editor and Head of Content of AltFi, the industry-leading fintech publication that he joined in 2019.

Oliver was previously a Senior Reporter on the inaugural Forbes Europe editorial team and was on the founding team of The Memo, London’s fastest-growing business and tech publication, acquired by Forbes in February 2018.

He is also former Technology Reporter at City A.M. and Gold Award winner of MHP’s 30 To Watch.

Oliver has hosted and appeared on panels at dozens of events, including VivaTech Paris, The Guardian Media Summit, Unbound, London Technology Week, Innovate Finance’s Global Summit, London Business School’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, and others.