Simon Taylor leads market development at Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain company, and writes Brainfood, a newsletter about fintech, payments and banking. He also hosts Tokenized, a podcast about stablecoins and tokenized assets, advises Sardine, and co-founded 11:FS and Global Digital Finance.
Head of Market Development
Leads market development for the payments-focused blockchain company.
Founder
Founded the newsletter, originally Fintech Brainfood; renamed Brainfood in October 2026.
Board Member and Founder
Host
Strategic Advisor
Moved into an advisory role when joining Tempo, announced September 2025. Previously Head of Strategy and Content from June 2022 to September 2025.
Co-founded the fintech consultancy and led venture-building work.
Blockchain R&D VP
Led blockchain research and development after working in mobile delivery.
Innovation Lead
Project Manager
Business Analyst
HND degree
