Daniel P. Simon - The Money Hackers: How a Group of Misfits Took on Wall Street and Changed Finance Forever

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PRAISE FOR THE MONEY HACKERS

Until The Money Hackers, I didnt know who had created the fintech revolution and how transformative it is and will eventually be to every financial institution and transaction on Earth! Simon has written a fascinating, entertaining, and inspiring tale of the entrepreneurial outliers creating the revolution.

Consuelo Mack, Host of PBSs WealthTrack

A brilliant book. Simon captures the essence of the crypto movement, highlighting its potential and its challenges, and artfully describes what it means in laymans terms.

Michael J. Casey, Senior Advisor to the MIT Media Lab, Bestselling Author, and Wall Street Journal Columnist

The Money Hackers is a marvelous account of how money became modern. For anyone whos wondered why they havent written a check in a while or exactly how they were able to split a pizza on their phone, this is the book for you. Through a series of entertaining, at times hilarious, biographies of the luminaries behind the FinTech movement, Simon skillfully explains how technology has transformed your money forever.

The Financial Revolutionist

An instant classic. The Money Hackers is a funny and heartfelt account of the people and events that have shaped our understanding of finance today.

Kabir Sehgal, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author

The Money Hackers is a clever and curious story about the new pioneers of finance. Simon skillfully unpacks complex subjects by unearthing the basic ingredients that led to incredible innovations that have revolutionized the way finance is transacted.

Stephen Tisdalle, Creator of Fearless Girl and CMO of State Street Global Advisors

Finance is one of the largest components of the economy and the glue that holds much together. The Money Hackers is an amazing read that illustrates how the foundations of money are being reinvented not by the usual suspects but a new generation focused on solving real peoples problems. It will wake you up and may even make you richer!

Rishad Tobaccowala, Chief Growth Officer of Publicis Groupe and Author of Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data

The Money Hackers is more than a book about finance or technology, its a book about people. Through these unique perspectivessome funny, some heart-wrenching, all equally fascinatingSimon tells the story of how Fintech came to be and why you should care.

Maria Deam, Head of Open Innovation at Citi FinTech and Former Vice Consul of Fintech and Banking Innovation at the British Consulate

The Money Hackers is a powerful reminder that money touches everyones lives differently. This book offers an approachable, inclusive, and entertaining take on how we interact with money and what it means for the future.

Farnoosh Torabi, Host of the podcast So Money and Author of the bestseller When She Makes More

Through a series of entertaining vignettes, Simon skillfully explains how technology has reshaped our money since the financial crisis and spotlights the fascinating individuals who have brought this innovation to life. Anyone who enjoys reading about disruptors, or dreams of being a disrupter themselves one day, would do well to read this book.

Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of Hint

A smart, funny, and useful book, The Money Hackers documents with humor and clarity how the rise of mobile, social, and the network economy has reshaped so much of our financial lives.

Mark Wetjen, Former Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The current buzz is all about fintech and how mobile has taken over our lives. In a fast-paced and easy-to-read style, Dan Simon traces this seed change from its origins to the present. They are all here: the early adapters, the winners, the losers, the survivors, the techs, and the banks. Simon engagingly describes the tension between the move fast and break things mentality of the entrepreneurs vs. the walk slow and play safe of the banks. Pick this book up and disrupt your day. You wont put it down.

David J. Cowen, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Museum of American Finance

Tech has been major for my businessI mean I basically built my brand off of an iPhone. Thats why I loved The Money Hackers. It tells the stories of others who have fused tech and finance to push the industry forward. I loved the book and it inspired me to name my next dog Bitcoin. Definitely read it!

Haley Sacks, Mrs. Dow Jones

You dont need to be a Wall Street vet or an MBA grad to appreciate The Money Hackers. This unexpectedly human story chronicles the recent history of money with eloquence, simplicity, and soul.

Chris Roush, Dean, School of Communications at Quinnipiac University

For such a rapidly changing industry, Simon seamlessly weaves fintechs biggest steps and players into a cohesive and striking narrative. The Money Hackers is a must-read in 2020 and beyond.

Caleb Silver, Editor in Chief at Investopedia

Dan is a gifted chronicler of financial innovation.

Adam Dell, CEO and Founder of Clarity Money

At its heart, The Money Hackers is a classic story about entrepreneurshipthe pursuit of disruption and its associated challenges. This book is a perfect read for anyone who is motivated by pushing boundaries and dreams of one day disrupting an industry.

David Siegel, CEO of Meetup and Professor of Management at Columbia University

The Money Hackers provides the context thats been missing in much of the discussion around todays financial landscape. Simon delivers a birds-eye perspective of the industry through the captivating stories of individuals who have brought this revolution to life.

AssetTV

Every investor, business journalist, saver, regulator, and banker needs to read this book. In lively, readable prose, Dan Simon explains the remarkable and sometimes confusing financial revolution of the past decade, why it happened, how it happened, and where it will likely take banking and investing in coming years.

Milton Ezrati, Economist and Author of Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization

Dan Simon paints a surprisingly human story of an industry in flux. By talking to the entrepreneurs and visionaries who are reinventing our monetary system, hes introduced us to a set of unlikely heroes. The Money Hackers is required reading for understanding the massive, dynamic changes created by the robust cocktail of money and modern technology.

Kevin Windorf, CEO of the Financial Communications Society

A fascinating origin story about the next generation of money, The Money Hackers reveals how the digitization of the dollar has created profound and lasting impacts on both our wallets and the financial industry at large.

Renaud Laplanche, Founder of LendingClub and CEO of Upgrade Inc.

The Money Hackers is a must-read for anyone who wants to better understand the entrepreneurial mindset. Through a series of engaging profiles, Simon explains how the rulebook of finance has been completely rewritten.

Kathryn Petralia, Cofounder and COO of Kabbage Inc.

From bartering to bullion to banking and bitcoinfinancial systems have evolved over the course of human history. Through approachable and at times hilarious storytelling, Daniel P. Simon profiles the most recent few chapters of that evolution and anticipates what the future of money might look like. Great context for how to position in a new marketplace.