The people behind Fintechly

Matt Haycox

EDITOR-AT-LARGE

Matt is an entrepreneur and investor who has spent 25 years building, funding and backing companies. He has provided roughly £1bn in funding to UK businesses and invested in more than 100 companies, with a portfolio spanning financial services, technology and media.

As Fintechly's Editor-at-Large, he brings an operator's and investor's eye to the publication's editorial direction, steering the stories that matter to people working in fintech and using his network to bring senior founders, investors and regulators to the page.

Rudri Mehta Kachhy

UAE CORRESPONDENT

Rudri is Fintechly's UAE Fintech correspondent, reporting on updates across the UAE fintech market.

She covers the sector through original reporting, grounded analysis, and direct conversations with the people building it. Her reporting spans UAE fintech news and regulation, alongside open banking, payments, neobanking, trade finance and BNPL.

A Chartered Accountant turned fintech journalist, she reports the numbers and knows what they signal. What she cares about most are founder stories, the people behind the headlines.

Laura Rinaldi

MARKETING AND PARTNERSHIPS

Laura leads Marketing and Partnerships at Fintechly, covering marketing strategy, partnerships and brand.

She spent over 15 years in-house at investment businesses, including private credit and alternative investments, where sourcing media partnerships was part of the job. Having been the buyer, she knows what marketing teams actually want from a media partner, and she builds Fintechly's commercial offer around that.

Fintech and crypto are a genuine passion of hers, and alongside the day-to-day marketing she also gets to write for the site.