Bernardo Batiz-Lazo

Bernardo Batiz-Lazo is a professor of business history and bank management at Bangor University, Wales. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and is a world class authority on the automation of banking, financial technology, and cashless retail payments. His previous books have included The Book of Payments: Historical and Contemporary Views of the Cashless Economy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Cash Box: The Invention and Globalization of the ATM (NetWorld Media Group and ATM Industry...See more

Bernardo Batiz-Lazo is a professor of business history and bank management at Bangor University, Wales. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and is a world class authority on the automation of banking, financial technology, and cashless retail payments. His previous books have included The Book of Payments: Historical and Contemporary Views of the Cashless Economy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Cash Box: The Invention and Globalization of the ATM (NetWorld Media Group and ATM Industry Association, 2013), and Technological Innovation in Retail Finance: International Historical Perspectives. See less