Phil Blows is Founder and CEO of AQRU Plc, a business that specialises in helping institutional and retail customers earn high interest rates on their cryptocurrency.
Phil has more than 15 years of leadership experience in the Fintech and asset management sectors having spearheaded the scaling-up of online trading platforms at several leading companies.
As an expert in financial planning and wealth management, Phil spent 4 years, during his time at UK robo-adviser, Wealth Wizards, speaking with over 10,000 retail investors about how they manage their money and then designed a simple online tool to help give advice and guidance to help everyday people improve their financial health.
Phil also work as a senior foreign exchange adviser at Continental Capital Markets S.A where he built a global client base of investment banks and advised on derivative investment strategies.
Phil also created the Asset Management arm of global foreign exchange business, Moneycorp, helping retail customers create investment strategies in the stock and derivative markets.
Phil graduated from the University of Leeds and went on to gain an MBA from the University of Geneva. He holds several internationally recognised financial certifications and qualifications, including an Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Institute and has been certified a Blockchain Expert by the Blockchain Council.
Phil is passionate about improving the financial health of all those he meets and is the author of a personal finance book, The Money Triangle, proceeds
of which support various financial education charities.