
Writer & Podcast Host, The Financial Brand
Nick Holland is a fintech and financial services journalist with over 13 years of professional experience focused on the intersection of mobile, retail payments, cybersecurity, and digital identity. He contributes to The Financial Brand and American Banker, along with DataBreachToday and BankInfoSecurity. Holland previously served as head of payments and mobile at Javelin Strategy, where he conducted research on EMV technology, mobile proximity payments, digital wallets, tokenization, and biometrics. He also held mobile payments research positions at Yankee Group and Aite Group, providing consulting to financial institutions, mobile operators, processors, card networks, and technology vendors. Holland has spoken at major industry conferences including Mobile World Congress, Money2020, NextBank, and SXSW. He has been widely quoted in major media outlets including Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, MSNBC, NPR, Forbes, Fortune, BusinessWeek, Time, The Economist, and Financial Times. Holland hosts and produces IdentiTea, a twice-monthly podcast exploring identity, fraud, digital trust, and personhood from technical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives. His expertise combines research rigor with accessible storytelling about fintech innovation and digital identity challenges.
United States