37 min

From Investment Bank Trading Floor to Working in Fintech: Graduate Advice from Former NatWest Markets Trader Neil Weatherall Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3

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Before teaming up with founder of Work In Fintech, Matt Cheung at ipushpull, Neil Weatherall amassed 16 years worth of experience at prestigious banks such as NatWest Markets & RBC Capital Markets where he ran Inflation Trading. Throughout this period, Neil experienced how technology revolutionised the trading floor.

Neil Weatherall is now Head of Technical Sales at ipushpull. Neil, alongside Matt is an example that you can forge a successful career within Fintech without having software skills such as coding.

Neil Weatherall joins Work in Fintech founder Matt Cheung and founder member Daniel Taiwo as they discussed Neil's careers, important skills to break into Fintech and the future of Fintech.

For more episodes like this please visit www.workinfintech.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

(00:53) - Introduction
(1:20) - Getting into the Financial World
(6:07) - Neil's advice to graduates who are joining the financial industry
(11:08) - Neil's advice to graduates about building relationships in a WFH environment
(15:52) - How technology impacted Neil's trading career
(20:27) - Neil's definition of Fintech
(23:33) - How Neil sees Fintech evolving in the next 3-5 years
(27:22) - Neil's thoughts on VR solving the communication issue on the Trading Floor
(28:43) - Skillsets needed to succeed in Fintech
(33:09) - How Neil would go about his career in this environment if he was 21
Check out our website: https://workinfintech.com/ and subscribe to our mailing list to hear more about opportunities in fintech and web3

Follow our socials:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/work-in-fintech-global/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorkinFintech
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdS4bYoCXaHVgfVm6syUrDw

Before teaming up with founder of Work In Fintech, Matt Cheung at ipushpull, Neil Weatherall amassed 16 years worth of experience at prestigious banks such as NatWest Markets & RBC Capital Markets where he ran Inflation Trading. Throughout this period, Neil experienced how technology revolutionised the trading floor.

Neil Weatherall is now Head of Technical Sales at ipushpull. Neil, alongside Matt is an example that you can forge a successful career within Fintech without having software skills such as coding.

Neil Weatherall joins Work in Fintech founder Matt Cheung and founder member Daniel Taiwo as they discussed Neil's careers, important skills to break into Fintech and the future of Fintech.

For more episodes like this please visit www.workinfintech.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

(00:53) - Introduction
(1:20) - Getting into the Financial World
(6:07) - Neil's advice to graduates who are joining the financial industry
(11:08) - Neil's advice to graduates about building relationships in a WFH environment
(15:52) - How technology impacted Neil's trading career
(20:27) - Neil's definition of Fintech
(23:33) - How Neil sees Fintech evolving in the next 3-5 years
(27:22) - Neil's thoughts on VR solving the communication issue on the Trading Floor
(28:43) - Skillsets needed to succeed in Fintech
(33:09) - How Neil would go about his career in this environment if he was 21
Check out our website: https://workinfintech.com/ and subscribe to our mailing list to hear more about opportunities in fintech and web3

Follow our socials:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/work-in-fintech-global/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorkinFintech
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdS4bYoCXaHVgfVm6syUrDw

37 min