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Dr. Efi Pylarinou, Founder, Pylarinou Advisory

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Dr. Efi Pylarinou

Founder, Pylarinou Advisory

Switzerland

Dr. Efi Pylarinou is a Wall Street veteran and global thought leader in fintech, blockchain, and AI. Based in Switzerland, she holds a Ph.D. in Finance and serves as Faculty at Fast Future Executive. For over a decade, her work has bridged the worlds of traditional finance, emerging and advanced technologies, and regulatory frameworks – helping institutions understand and harness the potential of blockchain, AI, and digital transformation.

With over 200,000 LinkedIn followers, Dr. Pylarinou is recognized as a Top 50 Fintech Influencer worldwide (Favikon), Top 20 Fintech Influencer and Top 20 "Who's Who in AI" (Onalytica), and Top 100 Tech Influencer (Awards Magazine). She publishes the "Agentic AI Newsletter for Financial Services" reaching 40,000+ subscribers and hosts "Conversations & Insights," connecting global fintech and banking professionals. Committed to blockchain education, Dr. Pylarinou is the creator of the e-course "Blockchain for Business" at E-Concordia's e-learning platform.

Dr. Pylarinou is a contributing author to several books at the intersection of finance and technology. Her chapter "Cryptography Leads the Next Wave of Societal Change" in "Theories of Change" (Springer, 2021) explores how cryptographic innovation is reshaping society. She also contributed to "Branch Tomorrow" (Marshall Cavendish, 2025) and "The Fast Future Blur" (Wiley, 2024) with her chapter "Thinking Like an AI Native."

Complete links to online presence https://linktr.ee/efiglobal