Koen Vanderhoydonk is a B2B FinTech growth consultant, business development strategist, and digital marketing expert with over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He offers growth-as-a-service solutions using his broad network as a FinTech and RegTech influencer, combined with expertise in scaling FinTechs. His specialties include entrepreneurship, sales, strategic growth consultation, digital and content marketing, thought leadership, and customer experience.

As the founder and CEO of The Connector and a former strategic marketing advisor at Blanco Fintech, Koen serves as a linking pin between multiple startups, banks, and regulators, connecting the dots between people and companies. He collaborates towards an inclusive and ethical financial landscape and offers expertise in risk management, settlement, custody, fund settle, collateral management, credit and liquidity, AML, MIFID, CDD, and compliance.

Koen holds a degree in Business Management from SYNTRA Leuven and studied private financial advising at SYNTRA Kontich. He studied executive education in leadership from Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School, and earned his ICMA OCP certification in Bank Operations from the University of Reading. He is also the former Director and Global Head of Client Experience and Head of Operational Client Experience at Euroclear.