THOUGHT LEADER
Known for having created one of the
top 25 “must read” financial IT blogs!
David Birch has been a thought leader in digital financial services for many years, having been writing for a variety of newspapers, magazines, journals and physical and online publications since 1996 when he started writing articles for the Financial Times Virtual Finance Report – one of the first serious publications in what we now call ‘Fintech’.
He has also contributed to the Guardian, Financial World, Wired Magazine (in which he was named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information), Payments & Fintech Lawyer, the Parliamentary IT Review and the Journal of Payment Strategy and Systems among others. David is frequently asked to put together articles (these can be ghost written if preferred), whitepapers and briefing notes for a variety of publications.
To enquire about David writing an article, whitepaper or for him to contribute to your publication, please email enquiries@dgwbirch.com
Books
A leading thought leader in digital financial services, David Birch has written 4 books and is currently writing his next one on the topic of whether robots will need passports.
Birch and Richardson explain the role of trust, security, data and DeFi in what will soon be a dominant domain for business: the Metaverse.
No matter your background, The Currency Cold War is your best guide to the coming digital currency future.
A well-researched and engaging account of the story so far, of money in retrospect and money in prospect.
Birch doesn’t claim to have all the answers. What he has done is produce a bold, forward thinking book that grapples with weighty issues in a concise and accessible way.
Newsletters
To read about and stay up to date with David’s latest thought leader insights on all things digital identity and digital money you can subscribe to his various blogs here:
Forbes | Fintech Contributor
Writings on digital money, digital identity and digital diligence: the three pillars of the new financial system for the new networked world.
Substack
In the future, everyone will be famous for 15Mb – digital identity, digital money, digital diligence
LinkedIN Newsletter
Identity is Still the New Money – Reflections on the fractal boundary between money and identity in the digital world
Articles & Contributions
Central banking publications provide trusted news and intelligence on Central Banks Policy, Regulation, Markets & Institutions.
David is a contributing editor for Central Banking, you can read his articles below.
Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems publishes peer-reviewed articles and case studies analysing best practice, emerging issues and new thinking in how to develop a profitable, customer-focused payments strategy. It examines major issues facing the corporate, wholesale and retail payments industry from a business, risk and operational perspective.
Wired is where tomorrow is realised. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation.
Read the articles Dave has contributed to Wired below.
Financial World is a quarterly digital magazine bringing together thought-provoking research and commentary on the UK and international financial services sector and the wider economy.
Subscribe to Financial World Magazine by becoming a member of LIBF below.
Podcasts
As a leading thought leader in digital financial services David is often invited to contribute to podcasts by various hosts in the digital money and fintech spaces, here is a selection of podcasts that he has contributed to recently:
Ubisecure
Digital Currencies
Fintech Insider
What can Crypto Learn from Tradfi?
Irish Tech News
Future of Payments & Identity
The Future of You
How Virtual Worlds Shape Our Real Identities
Tillo
The Future of Fintech podcast
The Financial Brand
The Role of Banking In The Future of Digital Identity
HOW TO BOOK
To book David for any online or in person event, please complete the form on our Contact page, or email us direct at enquiries@dgwbirch.com.
His writing style is wise, informed, knowing and humorous, which makes for a good combination and an enjoyable read.
He is an expert, engaging and witty writer. What he writes is worth reading and amusing.
Spent most of yesterday reading every blog post by @dgwbirch since 2006. When it comes to identity issues, the man’s a genius.
David Birch is one of a pretty small group of people who write sense about money and identity – and he is pretty much unique in doing so with wit and lightness of touch.
Dave is good at presenting, storytelling AND then tying threads together which is quite a rare skill.
Very sharp wit and extensive knowledge of digital money happenings, from payment systems to community currencies, David Birch should be the first person you go to if you are investigating current trends in the evolving and rapidly expanding digital currency space.