Sir Rohinton Minoo "Ron" Kalifa OBE (born April 1961)[1] is a British entrepreneur.
Kalifa was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 New Year Honours for his work in financial services and technology.
In July 2020, Kalifa was appointed by the UK government to lead an independent Fintech Strategic Review.
The purpose of the council is stated to be "to unlock investment, boost job creation, promote Global Britain and level up the whole of the UK.
[19] During Budget 2020, The Chancellor of the Exchequer asked Ron Kalifa OBE to conduct an independent review to identify priority areas to support the UK’s fintech sector.
The final recommendation was the creation of a Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT),[24] to strengthen national coordination across the fintech ecosystem to boost growth.
Presenting the report to Parliament in April 2021, Rishi Sunak, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, concluded his speech by thanking Ron Kalifa and his team for their exceptional work in producing this “seminal review”.