# Peter Renton

> Peter Renton is one of fintech's original chroniclers - an Australian-born entrepreneur who turned a P2P lending hobby blog into LendIt, the world's largest fintech conference, and Fintech Nexus, a media empire reaching 225,000+ banking and fintech executives. After Fintech Nexus filed for Chapter 7 in 2024, he launched Renton & Co and continues hosting the Fintech One-on-One Podcast, the longest-running one-on-one interview show in fintech, now past 628 episodes and 1 million downloads.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Renton & Co LLC
- **Organizations:** Renton & Co LLC, Fintech Nexus (formerly, closed 2024), LendIt (co-founded 2013), Lend Academy (founded 2010), CIM LLC (advisor)
- **From:** Australia
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Technology, Sydney
- **Known for:** Co-founded LendIt, which became the world's largest fintech conference series (31 global events), Built Fintech Nexus community of 225,000+ banking and fintech executives, Hosted 628+ episodes of the longest-running one-on-one fintech interview podcast

## Career timeline

- **pre-2009** — Ran and sold two printing/label businesses in Australia
- **2009** — Began investing in LendingClub and Prosper as an early P2P lending investor
- **2010** — Founded Lend Academy blog to document P2P lending investing
- **2012** — Published 'The Lending Club Story', the first book about Lending Club
- **2013** — Launched the Lend Academy Podcast (now Fintech One-on-One)
- **2013** — Co-founded LendIt Conference with Jason Jones and Bo Brustkern; first event drew 375 attendees (capacity: 220)
- **2018** — Lend Academy merged with LendIt to form LendIt Fintech News
- **2022** — LendIt Fintech rebranded to Fintech Nexus
- **2023** — Fintech Nexus sold its events business to Fintech Meetup after disappointing USA event
- **2024** — Fintech Nexus filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and shut down after 11 years
- **2024** — Founded Renton & Co LLC as independent fintech media and consulting firm
- **2025** — Returned to writing for Future Nexus (COMMAND-owned relaunch of Fintech Nexus site)
- **2026** — Continues Fintech One-on-One Podcast (628+ episodes, 1M+ downloads); scheduled speakers at FinovateFall and Money20/20

## Achievements

- Co-founded LendIt, which became the world's largest fintech conference series (31 global events)
- Built Fintech Nexus community of 225,000+ banking and fintech executives
- Hosted 628+ episodes of the longest-running one-on-one fintech interview podcast
- 1 million+ podcast downloads
- Published 2,500+ fintech articles
- Produced 1,800+ fintech newsletters
- Conducted 750+ interviews and panel discussions
- First book about LendingClub published 2012
- Featured in Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Times, CNBC, CNN, Fortune, NPR, Fox Business

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Published 'The Flipping Point: Why Fintech Meetup 2026 Marked the End of AI Hype' on Future Nexus
- **2026-03** — Scheduled as speaker at FinovateFall (September 2026, NYC) on embedded lending panel
- **2026-03** — Published piece on what fintech events are missing on Future Nexus
- **2026-02** — Published 'The Bank Charter Gold Rush' on Future Nexus
- **2025-06** — Published 'Why Banks (and Fintechs) Need to Embrace Stablecoins Today' on Future Nexus
- **2025-04** — Returned to writing for Future Nexus after COMMAND relaunched the Fintech Nexus website
- **2024-06** — Fintech Nexus filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and shut down after 11 years

## Links

- Website: https://rentonand.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrenton
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/peterrenton

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Last updated: 2026-04-25