Al Lukies CBE - How the UK became a Fintech Powerhouse

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ The Journey of a UK Fintech Pioneer: Insights from Al Lukies In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, Al Lukies, often referred to as the 'Godfather of UK Fintech,' shares his remarkable journey from a budding rugby player to steering the Fintech revolution in Britain. He candidly discusses the early days of founding Monetise, scaling it to a $2 billion valuation, and his innovative approach to leadership and business. Al also delves into his profound respect for UK institutions, the significance of relationship building, and his future aspirations for tech and business in the UK. Tune in to uncover invaluable lessons on entrepreneurship, resilience, and the evolving tech landscape. 00:00 Introduction: The Perception of Sales in the UK 00:10 The Rise of FinTech in Britain 00:56 The Birth of Monetize 03:28 The Evolution of Mobile Money 06:32 Building a Successful Team 12:52 The Importance of Relationship Building 22:37 Overcoming Personal and Professional Challenges 28:13 First Break: From Rugby to Sales 30:00 Organizing Euro 2000 Soccer Championships 30:36 Introduction to iPolitics 31:02 The Power of Networking and VIP Clients 33:41 Reflections on Boarding School and Anti-Establishment Views 34:56 Love for Country and Royal Connections 36:57 Future of UK Industries and Technology 40:44 Creative Industries and Protecting Artists 42:55 FinTech Week and the Importance of Events 49:36 Therapy, Personal Growth, and Leadership 54:05 Becoming a Father Again and Future Plans ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? [email protected] Sponsor the show or Partner with us: [email protected] Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Editor: Sunny Winter Junior Producer: Thuy Dong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.3	jobs the future today i am delighted to be joined by a friend mentor someone i've looked up to for a long time, Al Luki's CBE.
0:41.7	Al has been involved with business and politics for many years, but he also built one of the first fintech giants in the United Kingdom as well in monetise.
0:52.0	It's a brilliant story. It starts out in politics and how he worked
0:56.5	as on sales, at e-politics, etc. And also actually how it started as a, well, he was a semi-professional
1:04.3	rugby player, largely because rugby wasn't professional at that stage when he started out. But Al has
1:09.5	been a real champion for the
1:11.5	FinTech community and it was kind of great to get him on and have a sort of really deep long
1:18.0	chat and we actually discovered some things about each other that we didn't know so much.
1:22.2	You catch up with friends in the modern world, it's all about here and now and what's going
1:26.2	on and what are we going to do together and how can we move this topic forward etc so it was interesting to kind of discover some sort
1:32.3	of mutual friends and mentors that we've had along the way i was doing a lot with fintech week as
1:39.6	well as we kind of discuss which is coming up and we're going to be there at that as well on the
1:44.4	Tuesday so if you're interested and around do come and say hello the team we're going to be
1:49.9	based there for the day so lots of exciting things going on onto today's episode make sure you
1:57.3	subscribe so we can continue to get bigger and bigger guests.
2:06.1	Ow, welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future.
2:09.8	Where did the name Monetize come from?
2:14.2	Very good question, of course.
2:15.8	He always starts with a great opener.
2:24.3	We were in a meeting room in Brentford near that big Glaxo Smithclim building. And yeah, as often the case, we'd had agencies come in and pitch all these ideas because the company at the time was called mobile ATM right and everyone
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