Rik Coeckelbergs is the Founder and Managing Director of The Banking Scene, a network organisation for bankers. He is passionate about building communities, conceptualising ideas, and enabling sustainable business models. Before his entrepreneurial journey, Rik worked for more than 10 years in the financial services industry in various roles, both as an external consultant and in internal roles in business, strategy, and marketing. In 2009, he created a LinkedIn community called “Innovation In Payments.” With more than 125,000 members today, it is the most prominent payments group worldwide. Rik is a regular blogger on thebankingscene.com, a guest writer for third-party websites, and a commentator in the national press.