Why is RegTech so hot right now? Is it the fact that it can save teams a great number of man-hours? Or possibly that with new and challenging regulatory concerns tied up with the constant emphasis on cost reduction, RegTech is just what everyone needs.
Much like other SaaS solutions, RegTech can help quickly adopt and deploy new workflows without exhausting budgets when roadblocks appear. The solutions mean that teams can deal with the rate of regulatory change, and are able to continue supporting and growing their customer base. The industry, still growing and popular as ever, is expected to be a $12.3 billion industry by 2023. Given the speed with which this new technology can help get new products into new markets; making the research, registration and regulatory process a breeze, no wonder it’s so popular.
Taking all this into consideration, we thought we’d have a look at the influencers who are driving the RegTech discussion online.
MAPPING THE COMMUNITY
We analysed over 15 million RegTech posts from 1st June 2018 to 31st May 2019. We then identified the top 100 most influential individuals leading the discussion on social media. Below you can see a network map of the online conversation around RegTech. The top influencers David Bundi and Urs Bolt are at the centre. This map was created using the Onalytica platform. The ranking analyses a variety of personas from industry experts, to social amplifiers and content creators as well as journalists and politicians so there’s quite a mix of influencers that have been identified.
TOP 100 INFLUENCERS
We looked at all the individuals engaging on Twitter to bring you a list of the top influential experts discussing RegTech. Below we have a list of the top 10 experts discussing this topic, and the top 10 social amplifiers. If you want to see who ranks from 20-100 be sure to download the full report by filling the form in below.
TOP 10 EXPERTS
| Rank | Twitter Handle | Name | Role | Influencer Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @DavidBundiRisk | David Bundi | Legal Professional | 100 |
| 2 | @heavens_lucy | Lucy Heavens | Comms & Marketing Professional | 84.73 |
| 3 | @JochenHeussner | Jochen Heussner | Legal Professional | 84.65 |
| 4 | @JoAnnBarefoot | Jo Ann Barefoot | Entrepreneur | 80.82 |
| 5 | @oluskayacan | Olus Kayacan | Management Consultant | 78.3 |
| 6 | @RAlexJimenez | Alex Jiménez | FinServ Professional | 74.24 |
| 7 | @fintech_matt | Matt Elton | C-suite | 69.34 |
| 8 | @TheRegDoctor | Dr Sian Lewin | FinServ Professional | 60.4 |
| 9 | @KVanderhoydonk | Koen Vanderhoydonk | C-suite | 59.76 |
| 10 | @NirvanaFarhadi | Nirvana Farhadi | FinServ Professional | 57.24 |
TOP 10 SOCIAL AMPLIFIERS
| Rank | Twitter Handle | Name | Role | Influencer Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @UrsBolt | Urs Bolt | FinServ Professional | 100 |
| 2 | @Xbond49 | Xavier Gomez | Entrepreneur | 94.4 |
| 3 | @sbmeunier | Sebastien Meunier | C-suite | 71.09 |
| 4 | @Capital_FinServ | Conor Coughlan | C-suite | 59.35 |
| 5 | @FGraillot | Florian Graillot | Entrepreneur | 58.84 |
| 6 | @maxjcm | John C. Maxwell, III | C-suite | 56.43 |
| 7 | @naszub | Nasir Zubairi | C-suite | 54.61 |
| 8 | @efipm | Efi Pylarinou | FinServ Professional | 45.52 |
| 9 | @AnneLes1ie | Anne Leslie | Management Consultant | 44.12 |
| 10 | @neirajones | Neira Jones | FinServ Professional | 43.95 |
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Disclaimer: As ever with these lists, it must be stressed that the ranking correlates to a strong indication of influence – however no definitive measurement of influence exists. The individuals listed here are undoubtedly influential when it comes to driving discussion around RegTech. Onalytica’s PageRank based methodology is used to extract influential experts on a particular topic and takes into account the number and quality of contextual references that a user receives – this allows us to identify Topical Authority (reference) – our priority influence metric. We analyzed topical authority via their social engagement on Twitter and how much influential experts were referenced in association with RegTech on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Forums, Blogs, News and Tumblr content. These calculations also take into account a user’s resonance (topical engagement) relevance (number of posts on topic, and % relevance – the proportion of their social content on the topic) and reach (number of followers). If you want to learn more, please read our article that outlines How to identify your target influencers.
At Onalytica we love building these lists and want to give back to our loyal readers as much as we can. If you’re interested in other topics (such as Virtual Reality, Digital Health, Digital Marketing) be sure to have a look on our blog or why not propose some topics to us on Twitter? Effective influencer marketing starts with identifying relevant influential experts for your brand. Onalytica’s Discovery platform mines over 200 billion posts a year into a curated database of over 700K global social media influencers, including data from Twitter, Blogs, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn Profile Links + Demographic Data. Our software enables you to identify influencers by topic, demographic or content and includes real-time tracking and measurement reporting to scale your influencer relations.