Koen Vanderhoydonk

Admin

Managing Editor

Profile

Join date: Dec 18, 2024

About

Founder, FinanceX Magazine | Author | Podcast Host | Public Speaker

Koen Vanderhoydonk is the founder of FinanceX Magazine, which he launched in 2024 to bring monthly stories and insights from across the global financial industry to a worldwide audience. As a recognised FinTech and RegTech influencer with a sizeable international following, Koen has built a reputation for translating complex developments in banking, regulation, and innovation into clear, useful perspectives for industry professionals.

He is the author of The RegTech: BlackBook, first published in 2019 as the inaugural physical, collaboratively written RegTech book co-authored with specialists from around the world. He released the sequel in 2022, further cementing his position as one of the leading voices documenting the evolution of regulatory technology.

Beyond the page, Koen hosts The Connector podcast, where he holds ongoing conversations with influential figures and companies shaping the financial industry, frequently recording live from major conferences across the globe. As a sought-after public speaker, he regularly takes the stage at international FinTech and RegTech events, sharing insights drawn from more than 25 years of experience in the global financial landscape and his work bridging banks, regulators, and scaling B2B FinTechs through The Connector, the ecosystem he founded in 2022.

Posts (250)

Jun 9, 2026 ∙ 4 min

RealQ Targets Bond Market's Information Leakage Problem with Unified Credit Trading Platform

TP ICAP's new institutional credit venue merges Neptune's dealer axe data with Liquidnet's execution infrastructure, promising buy-side firms sharper pre-trade intelligence and reduced spread costs across a $41 trillion global corporate bond market. TP ICAP launched RealQ on 8 June 2026, a dedicated institutional credit trading and data platform that consolidates dealer axe and inventory data with electronic execution workflows for the first time under a single interface. The platform, built...

Jun 8, 2026 ∙ 6 min

Tokenized IPO Access Opens to Retail Investors as Bybit Debuts SpaceX Offering at $135 Per Share

Retail investors in dozens of countries now have a route into the largest initial public offering in history at the offer price, thanks to a product launch that places crypto exchange infrastructure at the centre of a market traditionally controlled by investment banks. Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, launched Bybit IPO Express on 7 June 2026, giving eligible users the ability to subscribe to tokenized representations of SpaceX shares at the IPO...

Jun 5, 2026 ∙ 5 min

Specialty Insurance AI Gets a New Owner: Portage AI Buys Insurwave's Submission Engine

The deal splits two companies' AI ambitions cleanly: Portage AI takes the front-end workflow automation, Insurwave doubles down on real-time risk intelligence. The London and Bermuda markets will feel the effects quickly. Specialty insurance AI has a new owner in the London market. Portage AI Inc has acquired the AI submission ingestion unit of Insurwave Limited, including its technology stack and specialist team, in a strategic carve-out that reshapes how both companies will compete for the...