Welcome to The Fintech Files, keeping you up-to-date with the latest developments in financial tech and innovation. Regular host Yolanda Bobeldijk is on maternity leave, so this week's edition is brought to you by David Ricketts, FN's asset management correspondent.

Meet blockchain's new Mama
A blockchain technology forum set up at the end of last year by a former Goldman Sachs star trader is on track to almost double its membership, giving it the critical mass to lobby and educate global regulators about new technologies. Mona El Isa, who made VP at Goldman aged 27, helped establish the Multichain Asset Managers Association in October. She also co-founded crypto fund management platform Melonport.