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Rich List 2022: Meet the fintech leaders who broke into the upper ranks

From digital bankers to money transfer specialists, which fintech heavyweights made the top 250?

The fintech sector features prominently on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List. From left to right: Kristo Käärmann, co-founder of Wise, Nikolay Storonsky, founder of Revolut, and Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chair of Wise
The fintech sector features prominently on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List. From left to right: Kristo Käärmann, co-founder of Wise, Nikolay Storonsky, founder of Revolut, and Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chair of Wise Photo: Getty Images

While a host of household names may have grabbed the headlines on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, one sector featured more prominently than ever: fintech.

The annual list, published 20 May, includes celebrities of the business world such as Sir James Dyson, Sir Richard Branson, and even Chancellor Rishi Sunak. But in fintech, four founders took the limelight, breaking into the upper echelons of Britain’s wealthiest.

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