Matt Dangerfield

Experienced C-Suite Executive and Technology Leader.
International track record in strategy, transformation, and innovation across Financial Services, FinTech, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Telecoms, Internet, Technology Services and E-Business.

Governance & Strategy Expertise
Over thirty years’ experience leading organisations through the full business lifecycle — from start-up and scale-up, through transformation and hyper-growth, to merger and acquisition. Operated as consultant and in-house  CISO, CTO, COO and Director, delivering measurable business value and sustainable technology advantage.

Recognised Innovator
Proven history of originating and delivering breakthrough solutions — from nanosecond trading platforms and FPGA-based innovations to decentralised finance ecosystems, digital identity architectures, and next-generation observability. Frequent speaker and thought leader across industry forums.

Core Skills & Expertise

Technology Vision & Strategy
Information Security, IS Governance & Risk Management
Enterprise & Solution Architecture
Business Process Re-engineering & Multi-year Roadmaps
Organisation Design, Alignment & Change Management
Global IT Service & Delivery (Hybrid / On-Prem / Cloud)
Datacentre & High-Performance Computing (HPC) Planning
Cybersecurity, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Outsourcing, Vendor & Compliance Management
Budgeting, Planning & Negotiation at Board Level
Open Source Solutions
TradFi, CeFi & DeFi Architecture and Integration
Project & Programme Management (Agile / Hybrid)
Software & Infrastructure Innovation

CTO & CISO 

Developing and implementing security policies and procedures: As a CISO, I am responsible for creating and implementing security policies and procedures that help protect our organisation from cyber threats. This includes creating guidelines for access control, data protection, and incident response.

As a CTO (Chief Technology Officer), My role is a crucial one that involves overseeing all the technological aspects of EXMO. I am responsible for developing and implementing the technology strategy in line with the company's overall vision and goals.

What follows is my personal account of a call that strongly appeared to be a scam. If the real “Adnan Ilyas” or the real company “Block8” ever reads this, please be aware that someone may be impersonating you. I may be wrong, but as the saying goes

“If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… it’s probably a duck.”

“Meeting With a Scammer” – Minutes & Highlights

Just has this call with "Adnan Llyas" CTO @ Block8 | Director or Engineering - If the real "Adnan" reads this or if there is a company called "block8" then you are being used in a scam. 

Comedy Summary of What Just Happened


You hop on a call expecting professionalism, and instead you’re greeted by

 “Hello? Can you hear me? Hell—lo? LO? HE—”
 …and then nothing but static, lag, and broken English held together with duct tape.

This guy’s WiFi is powered by the wind.

He keeps insisting your internet is the problem — even though he’s buffering like a 2002 YouTube video.

Then he hits you with

 “Give GitHub name. I invite you. Share screen. DOWNLOAD MY CODE NOW.”

 Like some sort of bargain-bin Bond villain.
He won’t show his face.
He can’t hold a connection.
He wants you to run mysterious crypto code from a stranger on your actual machine.

And the “project explanation” is something like

“This is our very epic product of staking rivers flow and token utility that validates tough ecosystem logic.”

Mate… that isn’t a sentence. That’s AI-generated garbage.

You calmly reply with the voice of someone who has seen scams before breakfast:

“Err… no. I’m not running random code from a guy who sounds like he’s calling from a submarine.”

He tries again
“We go through project together. We have technical meeting. Then financial meeting.”

 Financial meeting?

Bro, your internet can’t survive 10 seconds… what financial meeting are you hosting?

Finally you hit him with the truth

 “This feels dodgy as hell, mate.”

he hangs up..

thoughts from this year along with what next year will offer.

Open article: From Convergence to Emergence: Tech Landscape 2025 by Financial Technology Advisers Ltd. (FTA) • 4 min read

From Convergence to Emergence: Tech Landscape 2025

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