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Diederick Van Thiel

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Diederick van Thiel is an experienced board member, data-tech investor, and writer who is recognized as one of Europe's fintech pioneers. All of his fintech companies were listed in the European Fintech Fifty, and he was awarded London Fintech CEO of the Year in 2018. Diederick is the founder and CEO of AdviceRobo and E-cology Innovations, and serves as a non-executive director at the neo-bank Ikano (IKEA) and Channel Capital. He previously served on the boards of ING and KPN Mobile.

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Diederick Van Thiel

Human-Centered AI in Telecommunication

The power of Social Network Analysis in churn prediction and beyond Earlier this year, I earned my PhD in human-centered AI transformation in banking. Since then, I’ve been invited to give keynotes and run in-company training programs, helping business leaders from many industries understand the impact of this AI revolution on their companies—and ...

21 March 2025 Artificial Intelligence

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Hot : Human Centered AI in Small Business Credit

Empowering entrepreneurs in bridging their finance gap Exciting news! My latest research has been given the green light for publication in the prestigious European Journal of Finance. Teaming up with esteemed professors Karen Elliott, John Goedee, and Roger Leenders, our paper delves into a novel inclusive credit scoring approach aimed at bridging...

17 April 2024 Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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AI Leadership Learnings from the World Economic Forum 2024

In a blogpost from May 2023, I explored how AI is reshaping the dynamic world of finance. Like many others I also concluded that the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) already has had a profound impact, serving as a game-changer. We know that by now! But what to do if you are a CEO or business leader in this transforming world of (gen)AI?...

29 January 2024 Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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