Bernardo Batiz-Lazo

Bernardo Batiz-Lazo is Professor of FinTech History and Global Trade at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, with a 50% affiliation at Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Anáhuac México. His academic career spans decades of research at the intersection of financial history, banking technology, and digital payment systems.

His primary research interests focus on the historical development of financial technologies, with particular expertise in cashless payments, ATM evolution, credit card history, and digital banking transformation. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary financial innovation, examining how past technological transitions inform current developments in FinTech and digital finance.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward contemporary financial issues while maintaining historical perspective. His work increasingly addresses gender dimensions in banking, board diversity in financial institutions, and the social implications of cashless transitions, reflecting both continuity with his historical expertise and adaptation to current financial debates. His research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between economic history, business administration, and technology studies.

Batiz-Lazo actively contributes to academic discourse through publications in leading business history and finance journals, with recent work appearing in Research in International Business and Finance, Business History, and El Trimestre Económico. His research has been cited across multiple disciplines, influencing scholarship on payment systems, financial history, and digital banking transformation.

He maintains an active scholarly presence through his blog 'The Cashless Society' and engagement with media outlets including The Conversation, where he provides historical context for contemporary financial technology developments. His work bridges academic research with public understanding of financial technology evolution.