As part of a series of new features, we’ve teamed up with the guys at Onalytica to identify the most influential people in various verticals.

In the first ranking we ranked the most influential people in the automotive sector, now we've ranked the most influential people in in financial services, fintech and the finance industry in the UK.

Methodology:
Onalytica uses a peer-validated ranking methodology that extracts posts on a particular topic (e.g. fintech OR finserv etc) and then analyses the number and quality of references that the influencer receives on these posts. Interactions from other individuals and brands who are influential on the topic will give a much bigger ‘score’ than from the general public. These calculations take into account a user's resonance (how much engagement they get), relevance (number of posts on topic), reach (number of followers) and reference (how often they are referenced by other influencers). If you want to learn more, please read this article from Onalytica that outlines their approach to influencer identification