Stephen Taylor

Stephen is an experienced IT professional with a wide range of skills including business development, systems design, analysis, project and programme management, account management, customer service and support.

He acquired these skills exclusively within the regulated markets supply a range of banks (commercial, investment, private & retail), securities firms, investment managers & hedge funds and he has direct, hands-on knowledge of establishing, growing and selling a cloud-service based “fintech” to a multi-national Plc. He has detailed knowledge of order management, execution, clearing, settlement and custody processes and procedures together with a wide range of tradeable instruments – equities, fixed income, and structured products.

Stephen spent 16 years with MBA Systems one of the major suppliers of banking and computer systems He help turn a loss making software company into a profitable, cash-generative business, with high levels of recurring revenue. He primary responsibility was the specification and sale financial trading systems, on a managed service basis, to a wide cross section of banks, securities houses & wealth managers. Personally established institutional business with a number of US, UK & European investment banks. In 2015 MBA Systems was taken over by Crealogic to form Crealogix MBA Ltd and following 2 years as part of the handover he retired from the business.

He was previously Commercial Director at Milvus Software Ltd. (Now Microgen Plc) and previously at Bishopsgate Systems Limited (Part of Alphameric Plc), which he joined in 1986.

Comments received about Stephen as an expert:

Daniel King of Forbes Solicitors, Criminal Defence Solicitors of Buckingham House, Glover’s Court, Preston, Lancashire PR1 3LS

“We instructed Stephen Taylor in his capacity as a software and systems expert in a complex fraud trial. He provided expert ‘fintech’ evidence in relation to the operation of alternative banking platforms and money remittance companies. He was tasked with reviewing a large volume of documentation relating to different software applications and helped to demystify the background to the case and to support the case that our client’s behaviour was legitimate. His report was detailed, well-reasoned, and demonstrated a deep understanding of the technical and commercial aspects of the case. His analysis contributed to persuading the prosecution to step back from its initial stance that the software in question could have no non-criminal use, and to our client being acquitted.”

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