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Liz Lumley
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Making hay in Fintech - Don't forget to subscribe to my Substack: elizabethlumley.substack.com/
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You can’t surf that wave with one foot on the ground
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You can’t surf that wave with one foot on the ground
A bag of corn chips caused me to go on a long mental journey
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November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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What if removing the mundane and routine makes us dicks?
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What if removing the mundane and routine makes us dicks?
Leave the coact check women alone
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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Cows don’t know it’s Sunday
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Cows don’t know it’s Sunday
Your bank should understand that
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November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Live demos and a late apology
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Live demos and a late apology
Yes, I am hiding my apology on a Saturday
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November 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Remember the wives?
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Remember the wives?
Wives don’t want “holidays,” they want funding for their startups as well
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October 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Growth or humanity? Why does it have to be a choice?
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Growth or humanity? Why does it have to be a choice?
For all of those with a princess dress in their attic
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October 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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I was introduced as 'The Kara Swisher of payments' this evening and it honestly made my year.

#NotMyWords peeps!
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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RIP – the conference press room
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RIP – the conference press room
I’ve visited numerous press rooms during my 31 years in this industry.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Sibos 2025 Bingo!
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Sibos 2025 Bingo!
OK- this is a bit 'Liz' specific at times. But it's MY Substack :-)
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September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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The uncomfortable, comfortable status quo
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The uncomfortable, comfortable status quo
Don’t worry about turning off the lights; they are all motion-sensitive now
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September 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Were you ever one of nine people in the room?
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Were you ever one of nine people in the room?
Where have you planted your flagpole today?
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September 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Have we made a Faustian pact with AI?
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Have we made a Faustian pact with AI?
The Girl, Disrupted Podcast - Episode One
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August 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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No one makes money for nothing
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No one makes money for nothing
Happy end of summer, rant
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August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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It's all about the little things
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It's all about the little things
Some words sound the same – but mean very different things
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August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Trust me, I’m a journalist
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Trust me, I’m a journalist
Good “content” does not emerge from the sad, safe, beige, and conforming
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August 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Don’t worry darlin’, there are plenty of experienced people around … today

While doom-scrolling on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I fired off a LinkedIn post with a thought that I have been *thinking* about a lot.

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Don’t worry darlin’, there are plenty of experienced people around … today
Be careful what you wish for when you claim AI will take all the jobs
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July 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The decentralised Wild West of crypto

When you watch hours of people trying to describe “tokenisation” in 12 different ways, you start to question the “clarity” claim in the marketing materials

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The decentralised Wild West of crypto
When you watch hours of people trying to describe “tokenisation” in 12 different ways, you start to question the “clarity” claim in the marketing materials
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July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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It's summer, so bring on the experimentation!

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July 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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I had many deep thoughts while hanging out with fund managers in Monaco.

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Humans will always run the world
AI, fund managers and the importance of good people in the world
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July 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Where do you find your spark? 👇
June 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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AI is seductive, but those Black Swans are still floating
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AI is seductive, but those Black Swans are still floating
Sophisticated AI is a great tool, but it will always be a tool, not a replacement for sentient beings
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June 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Note to event organisers: A "discount" on the registration fee is *not* a speaker perk.

thank you,
Auntie Liz
June 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Are you free for a coffee ... ?

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June 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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We are The Roundtable
Large, multi-day events have their place, but the most effective avenue for growth is the invite-only roundtable

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We are The Roundtable
Large, multi-day events have their place, but the most effective avenue for growth is the invite-only roundtable
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June 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Three questions at a trade conference shouldn’t require an entourage
Liz, pissing off PR people and event organisers since 1995

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Three questions at a trade conference shouldn’t require an entourage
Liz, pissing off PR people and event organisers since 1995
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May 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM