Brett King is a top-10 globally ranked Futurist, an International Bestselling Author, a world-renowned futurist and media personality.
He is one of the most influential voices on the future of banking, financial services, artificial intelligence and technology-driven transformation. President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented, and King has given keynotes for Web Summit, TED, Wired, Techsauce, Singularity University, DreamForce, Money2020, The Economist, Consensus, CES, SIBOS and many more. He has appeared on CNBC, BBC, ABC, FOX and Bloomberg.
Brett King advised the Obama administration on Fintech policy and today advises regulators in 18 countries, including the UAE Central Bank and the Prime Minister’s Office of the UAE. He was inducted into the Fintech Hall of Fame in 2020 and is recognized internationally for his work at the intersection of banking, innovation, policy and emerging technologies.
Brett King Speaking Topics
Optimal Humanity: Smart Economies & Emerging Solutions
The biggest disruptions to society emerging over the next 20–30 years, and how we might adapt to increasingly disruptive trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech and Gene Therapy, Smart Economies and Infrastructure, the impact of Climate Change, Food Scarcity and 1 Billion Eco-Refugees.
Towards Bank 5.0: The Algorithmic Bank
In a forward-looking glimpse into the world of banking in the 2030s and 2050s, Brett examines how AI-based banking will operate, what the consumer experience will be like, how Quantum is going to upend banking security and how most traditional banks won’t make the cut.
Can Sci-Fi Predict the Future of Banking, Money, Economics?
In this epic futurist presentation, Brett takes audiences on a journey through various sci-fi-created scenarios of the 2050s, how we might tackle the big questions, and why some sci-fi gets it completely wrong.
The Rise of Technosocialism: Strategies for the 21st Century
With AI disruption, techno-unemployment, rising inequality, declining birth rates and the impact of climate change becoming clear, Brett explores how politics, economics and social cohesion may be thrown on their head.
Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow: The End of Branch Banking as We Know It
Based on research from Brett’s new book, this keynote shows how the world of banking has already been turned on its head: bank branch populations peaked in 2015 and have been in decline globally since, the world’s largest fintechs already serve 30% more people than traditional banks, and all of the world’s fastest growing financial institutions are tech players.
The Rise of the Challengers: How Neo-Banks Changed the Rules and How the Industry Responded
From the first Internet-only banks to the emergence of Fintech Neo-Banks, chartered Challenger Banks and industry copycats, Brett King takes audiences on a tour of the decade of disruptor banks. He examines success stories, failures and why there are so few examples of incumbent success in attempting to replicate these new models.
King hosts two #1 globally ranked podcasts: Breaking Banks, with reach in 180 countries and 12 million downloads, and The Futurists, which is also a leading future-focused events brand. He founded Moven, a globally recognized mobile start-up that launched the first in-app mobile bank account offered anywhere in the world. He also founded Provoke Media, Provoke Management, Dental AI Technologies, The Futurists and other emerging future-focused companies.
Banking Exchange magazine named him “King of the Disruptors”, American Banker crowned him Innovator of the Year, and The Financial Brand voted him the world’s #1 Financial Services Influencer. His book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane was a top-10 non-fiction book in North America, Bank 4.0 was awarded Best Foreign Book for Russia in 2019, and Branch Tomorrow, Brett King’s 8th book, was published in 2025.