John Hallsworth

Client Lead Partner Banking and Fintech

KPMG in the UK

John is a senior partner in KPMG’s Financial Services practice. He has worked in professional services for 29 years, the last 15 as a partner. His main career focus and passion is transformational change both within clients and at a sector level. His work has spanned restructuring businesses for efficiency or customer focus, major regulatory change, redefinition of operating models, and M&A integration.

John has held a number of senior management positions in KPMG as well as other Firms.  He currently leads major Banking relationships for the Firm as well as our services to the Fintech sector, Open Banking, and our innovation agenda in our Financial Services practice. 

He has worked internationally including secondments to Switzerland and Australia.

  • BSc (Hons) Durham University, Engineering and Management

  • ACA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

  • Transformational change

  • Cost reduction

  • Regulatory change

  • Innovation