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David G. W. Birch
Global Speaker | Published Author | Trusted Advisor | Thought Leader and Commentator on Digital Financial Services
About David G. W. Birch
David G.W. Birch is a global speaker, published author, thought leader, commentator and board-level advisor on digital financial services. An expert in digital money, digital identity and digital finance with a wide perspective and reasoned foresight, David was named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information by Wired magazine, and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); created one of the top 25 “must read’ financial IT blogs and was found to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily). An experienced public speaker with a track record of delivering to a wide range of audiences, including at TEDx, Wired, Meaning and LIFT events. David is also an experienced moderator, able to encourage and facilitate worthwhile discussion on a variety of topics. He has chaired panels at Mobile World Congress, Money 2020, SIBOS and many other international events. David has written 4 books and is currently writing his next one as well as contributing regularly to Forbes, his Substack and LinkedIN newsletters: 2014 Identity is the New Money 2017 Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin - From Money That We Understand To Money That Understands Us 2020 Currency Cold War - Cash and Cryptography, Hash Rates and Hegemony 2024 Money in the Metaverse: Digital Assets, Online Identities, Spatial Computing and Why Virtual Worlds Mean Real Business (co-authored with Victoria Richardson)
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Signals from David G. W. Birch
13 published signals
Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch and Alessandro Hatami appeared in the first episode of The Big Bets with Alex Mifsud, founder of Ixaris and Weavr, to discuss business decisions and transformation.
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Research & Knowledge
David G. W. Birch published research showing that a third of the adverts on Meta properties are scams.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch will be attending the Money 20/20 event in Saudi Arabia alongside Lionel Grosclaude and Angaj Bhandari of Fime, taking part in discussions on topics including stablecoins, the CBDC Games, the human premium, and AI vs crime.
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Operations & Supply
David G. W. Birch noted that the Netherlands bank removed 86 tonnes of gold from the US and Canada in a complex operation that took several months and now holds it by the Bank of England.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch is hosting an event in New York on Thursday, September 10, 2026, featuring an upcoming book release and executive networking.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch is speaking on an exclusive pre-launch event panel at the Polsinelli NY Office on Thursday, Sept 10, featuring Michelle Beyo, Jane Barratt, and Frances Zelazny.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch is a judge at the Pay360 Awards 2026 at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Wednesday 7th October 2026.
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Research & Knowledge
David G. W. Birch published a research paper titled EMVCo Enters the Intent Wars discussing a framework that sketches agent identification but does not define a registry, qualification process, or liability allocation rules.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch joined GBG Plc at Unlocked London on 30 September to explore the moment AI agents make one-time identity checks obsolete.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch is speaking at Stablecon USA 2026 next week in Washington, D.C.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch employee Herve Tourpe presented the IMF agentic commerce model at Central Bank Payments in Istanbul.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch company attended a panel discussion at CBPCIstanbul featuring Jean-Michel Godeffroy, Aleksi Grym, and Simone Del Guerra.
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Presence & Recognition
David G. W. Birch is attending the Currency Research Central Bank Payments Conference in Istanbul, where he will be facilitating a roundtable discussion at The Payments Edge on Developing the Next Generation of Payments Leaders alongside Angaj Bhandari and Myriam Deschamps of Fime.
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