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David Parker got into Prepaid Cards in 2002 and in 2005 set up Polymath Consulting which has concentrated on consultancy services in Prepaid and Payments Association since then. Polymath Consulting have delivered over 100 projects across 20+ markets globally – from Nigeria and Kenya to Sri Lanka and Eastern. In addition the breadth of our work ranging from standard RFP’s for issuers, processors, to market entry strategy and risk/fraud provides a truly end to end view of the emerging payments arena.
John is the Founder and Managing Director of Eclipse Enterprise Consulting, a specialist payments consultancy practice providing strategic, interim management, consultancy and advisory support to companies engaged in banking, consumer lending, cross-border remittance and card payments. As a leading professional in the card and payments sectors, John brings a unique blend of technical expertise, industry knowledge, product innovation, strong governance and international experience.
A financial services practitioner with over 25 years of experience, he has worked with some of the world’s leading financial institutions, as well as established Fintechs and start-ups, where he has gained an in-depth understanding of the complexities in delivering change initiatives across large-scale business, operational and regulated environments. His domain expertise across the payments value chain includes market entry, processor and partner evaluation, compliance and risk management, credit and debit issuing, Scheme membership and regulatory license applications.
In addition to having served in a number of executive positions during his career, John has also held non-executive positions with Visa and MasterCard in the UK, as well as advisory roles, including Jaja Finance, where he supported the successful bid for the Bank of Ireland and Post office credit card back-book.
Matteo has been in Payments since 2005, working for Multinational organisations, small banks and startups, He holds an MBA in General Management and a BA in International Relations and Spanish. Currently he has co-founded FN1X, a boutique consultancy company which supports new entrants and existing p[layers in the payment space, in understanding completing the value chain and define their product.
Matteo’s areas of expertise include: payments, languages, management.
Strongly believes in learning something new everyday and sharing your knowledge.
Joanne Dewar has been firmly at the centre of the Fintech revolution, having led Global Processing Services, the technology infrastructure behind many of the greatest fintech disruptors, including as CEO for 4 years. In 2021, Joanne successfully orchestrated a $400m investment in GPS and led the physical expansion to 3 continents. Recognition includes Businesswoman of the Year at the 2023 UK Tech Awards and Director of the Year at the 2022 UK Fintech Awards. Joanne is a passionate advocate for UK Fintech on the global stage and a change maker in Diversity and Inclusion.
Joanne is currently leading The Payment Association’s Project ESG.
Originally a Defence Analyst, Andrew first moved into the payments realm in 2001, leading HM Government’s Cybercrime Task Force, and subsequently co-ordinating work with industry on Banking and Payments security technology requirements, particularly in Identity, Authentication and broader Cyber Security. In over 20 years of experience as a consultant and researcher he has advised myriad Governments, Regulators, Standards bodies and every facet of industry. He is the lead author of the British Standard in Digital Identification and Strong Customer Authentication (PAS499:2019). addressing PSD2 RTS SCA, UK member of ISO TC321 in E-Commerce Transaction Assurance, and has led industry and regulatory wargaming exercises against future threats and vulnerabilities within the payments industry, including for Open Banking. Currently he has a particular focus on the developing international legal approach to combatting economic crime, especially from the viewpoint of domestic legislative programme and its impact on the global outlook.
Internationally he has been subject matter expert on an EU Cybercrime research programme, a member of the US Federal Reserve’s Secure Payments Task Force, and an advisor to Governments on international Regulatory Alignment and standards in Secure & Trusted environments such as payments. In addition to his first degree he holds masters in Information Security (MSc, Royal Holloway), and Defence & Security Analysis (MA, Lancaster University).
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Mark McMurtrie is an award winning Independent Consultant who focuses on Payments and FinTech. He advises financial services companies, payment providers, merchants, technology companies and investors. Through Payments Consultancy Ltd he provides market assessments, strategy development, regulatory compliance, supplier selection and commercial due diligence advisory services. His payments industry high profile comes from being a respected commentator, research analyst, conference chairman and speaker. Mark also acts as a judge for industry award programmes and is proud to be an Ambassador for the The Payments Association.
In 2014 Jane obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance from the International Compliance Association (ICA) and is a Fellow there. For 5 years Jane taught ICA post-graduate students about “The Future of Payments” covering regulatory changes and new developments in technology in the field of payments and compliance.
Jane worked at Kompli-Global Limited for over 5 years. Kompli-Global offers SaaS to defeat fraud and money laundering. Jane was CEO at Kompli-Global Limited from 2016 until April 2021 when she moved to become Chair. She left that role in September 2021.
Jane regularly speaks at conferences and publishes articles on anti-money laundering as it affects financial institutions and other regulated entities, as well as emphasising the enormous benefits that regulatory technology (RegTech) can bring in reducing costs and increasing the efficiency of the compliance function.
Since 1st October 2021 Jane has been a freelance consultant specialising in anti-money laundering and fraud prevention.
An inspiring payments expert with strong customer focus, commercial and delivery credentials. Global experience with deep understanding of market complexity, drivers and participants.
At Payment Matters, Teresa helps customers to deepen client insight to enhance propositions and build a compelling Thought Leadership programme.
During her career at NatWest / RBS Teresa led international market engagement programmes leveraging knowledge & expertise in payments, cash management, client insight and product.
Teresa is a highly regarded industry spokesperson, she is also a published author contributing to The PAYTECH Book 2020 and as a primary author of the market leading World Payments Report.
A strong advocate of diversity, Teresa is a member of the UK Women in Payments Board.
Simon is a Consultant and Adviser with over 20 years’ experience in the Payments sector. His background is in technology and he has undertaken a wide variety of projects, with particular expertise in M&A due diligence and post-deal integration, FCA regulatory requirements, restructuring, outsourcing and operating model design for payments. His clients have included most of the major payments brands, banks and Private Equity investors. He spent many years in the payments teams at PwC and EY as well as working with several other consulting networks. He has acted as a judge at industry awards for many years and is proud to be an Ambassador.
Nilixa is the founder of Payments Solved, a regulatory consultancy advising on the regulatory framework for CBDC, crypto assets, open banking, and payment services both in the UK, EU and globally. Nilixa is a lawyer by training and an experienced regulatory expert with a Masters in European Competition Law and over 20 years of banking and payments experience gained from her time at Barclays, the Financial Conduct Authority, the European Banking Authority, and the Open Banking Implementation Entity. Nilixa is a member of the ECB Digital Euro Market Advisory Group, the European Payment Systems Market Expert Group, the European Data Expert Group.
Nilixa works with regulators, legislators and industry to drive changes in the financial services ecosystem for outcomes that support secure, transparent, and inclusive financial services.
Nilixa is also a well-known public speaker, Chair of the Open Finance Association and a contributing member of the Digital Euro Association and the Digital Pound Foundation.
Charles is a serial entrepreneur who has focused his career on solving tough technology challenges for some of the world’s largest organisations.
A self-confessed ‘geek’ at heart, Charles has also developed a keen radar for the ‘dark-side’ of tech, which he believes mostly manifests unintentionally from not considering the various needs of, and impact to, stakeholders.
Charles has built and sold three technology companies, and in his spare time passionately supports and mentors young entrepreneurs and start-up teams.
Past roles include Head of Technology at Deutsche Bank Labs in London and Head of AI at Fidelity International.
Charles is currently a Forbes contributing writer and is a Visiting Fellow of the University of Bristol. In early 2020 he co-founded an ESG Ratings agency, EthicsGrade, which evaluates the maturity of corporate digital responsibility at some of the world’s most well-known brands.
He is an experienced public speaker having presented at various events in the UK, US, and the Middle East on technology ethics and in particular is very focused on emerging technologies such as AI, automation and Robotics and it’s impact on society.
Charles holds an MA in Law from Cambridge, and his hobbies include golf, motorsport, science fiction and early modern history.
If you’d like to learn more about Charles’ career – please visit his Linkedin profile.
For a sample of his public speaking engagements – please watch this TEDx talk.
Charles’ Twitter handle for events is @dataphilosopher.
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With a distinguished career spanning two decades in the financial services industry, Lana has excelled in senior, global, and strategic roles at prestigious institutions such as Barclays, HSBC, Pay.UK, Bottomline Technologies, MasterCard and Visa. Her expertise encompasses a broad spectrum, including strategy, product development, technology, and operations within the dynamic landscape of payments. Trained as a consultant at Capco, Lana has honed her skills in providing insightful solutions to complex challenges. Currently, as a Founding Partner of Epta-X, Lana serves as an independent advisor, NED and Fractional Chief Operating Officer for FinTech ventures as well as large organisations, showcasing her commitment to shaping the future of FinTech by supporting and empowering new talent entering the Fintech industry.
Founding director of Optima Consultancy, Mark is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Operating across commercial finance, strategic change, and business transformation he has more than 20+ years’ experience in the payments business.
Alongside the consulting business, he has a portfolio of other roles: a member of the PSR Panel; Non-Executive Chair of PIPO Service Limited (ByteDance); an advisor for the Consultative Group for Liz Coll, in Elizabeth Helen Coll v Alphabet Inc. and a trustee for the M20 Learning Trust (including chair of the Audit & Risk Committee).
His time client side was spent with Marks & Spencer Money as a key member of the team that successfully launched the largest ever retail card conversion in Europe and at Capital One Bank where he helped to shape and develop the financial planning function for the UK entry.
A seasoned speaker at conferences and events, he has also delivered many training workshops for the major payment networks. His consulting assignments cover multi-payment products with a broad spectrum of retailers, issuers, acquirers and payment schemes across the globe.
His recent focus has been helping clients with their strategies and approach to navigate the impact, opportunities and threats to their business from open-finance, together with the development of a six-year comprehensive benchmark study of UK and German mobile banking and finance apps.
Andrew’s global payments and fintech experience is pretty unique. He has been based in London, New York, San Francisco and Singapore. During this time, he has led global merchant businesses and held executive roles at global schemes, start ups and established fintechs.
He was head of Chevron/Texaco/Caltex card and loyalty programs across Europe, Asia Pacific and then global card operations across the three brands.
In 2005, Andrew was asked to join Visa CEMEA to head up its retail payments team and subsequently the head of commercial cards for the region. In 2009 he was appointed VP and head of merchant acceptance and acquiring for Visa Europe. During this time Andrew and his team grew Visa’s acceptance footprint by more than 400,000 outlets, rolling out contactless across much of Europe and preparing London for the Olympic Games.
He was Senior Vice President and head of sales and marketing for Europe at JCB, the only Japan based global card scheme. He was also the scheme EMV representative.
As an advisor to Mastercard Middle East, Andrew worked with the Riyadh based team to develop the commercial card strategy for a global bank in KSA.
Spotting a gap in the market, Andrew established Flotta Consulting to focus on the underserved fintech community. During the last decade, he has advised numerous start ups and established players and been appointed board member, advisor, and CEO of a number of now global fintechs.
He has been an active mentor at Level39 for more than seven years, advising new start ups in the fintech space. He is also the CEO of Fintech & Payments Consulting Ltd, the international group focusing on non UK start ups.
A regular speaker and contributor at numerous global events and even a podcast on Spotify, he finds time to share his thoughts and ideas in person and through social media.
Andrew’s passion and goal is to simplify what is becoming an unnecessarily increasingly complex payments ecosystem. His association with The PA goes back almost a decade, during which time he has added two companies he has worked with as TPA members.
Kirsten Trusko’s career is focused on FinTech and Payments. She is Co-founder of Payments as a Lifeline – “PaaLPay.org”. PaaL is a 501c3 coalition and “network for good” to deliver disaster & aid funds to people and communities in need.
Funders (governments, insurance, and non-profits) can choose to deliver funds via a card, e-card, QR code, or code for cash – safe, fast, and with dignity. These funders gain automatic accounting, data analytics and reporting. They may choose to exercise Accountable Giving – and control how funds are spent, and may choose to control for waste, fraud, and abuse.
She is also CEO of Valkyrie which holds 4 US government certifications for Woman Owned, Disadvantaged, and Underserved Businessed.
Kirsten works with industry, and government in anti-money laundering and cyber security, she’s testified on Capitol Hill, delivered over 300 speeches, and serves on several Boards. Her pro bono work is in anti-human trafficking.
Masha is a payments expert whose carrier in payments spans nearly 30 years. Her expertise in the payments business stems from her years at companies such as Visa and Microsoft then Worldline, Cybersource and Mastercard where she worked up to executive and board roles across disciplines and the value chain of Payments and FinTech. Masha became an independent consultant in 2012 at Payment Options Ltd and has been focusing on providing strategic and very practical advice to merchants, payment companies, investors and banks on payment processing, fraud and identity management, compliance and partner selection as well as the latest payment and innovation trends, competitive positioning and payment strategies both directly and as an Associate for other well known consultancies. Masha also has a unique experience of helping B2C and B2B marketplaces understand and set up payment orchestration for over a decade.
Leveraging many years of senior management expertise, Masha also acted as a Board Advisor at Limonetik/Thunes as well as few other start ups including PaySME and XanderPay, she currently holds Non-Executive Director position at Trust Payments and is an Advisor at a number of well-known industry associations and forums.
Masha’s USP is in her hands-on approach and helping clients not only during the consulting projects but in teaching clients’ teams to build long lasting internal payment expertise. She brings her extensive knowledge of merchants, PSPs and Acquiring to the Payments Association.
Founder of Lighthouse Compliance UK, Daniel is a seasoned compliance expert and industry leader with comprehensive knowledge of the UK and European payments regulatory landscape. With nearly two decades of experience in financial crime prevention and the payments industry, Daniel has developed a deep expertise in areas such as Issuing, Licensing, Crypto, and Lending.
Throughout his career, Daniel has held various senior roles, including Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, MLRO, Director, Board Member, and Consultant. His professional journey spans a diverse range of companies, from start-ups to large enterprises, across the UK, Europe, and Africa. Notable positions include roles at Moniepoint GB, Optimus Cards UK, Ixaris (Nium), FSCOM, and WEX Europe.
Daniel’s extensive background and strategic insight make him a valuable asset in navigating complex regulatory environments, ensuring robust compliance frameworks, and fostering a culture of ethical business practices
Richard Anderson is an experienced non-executive director and risk management consultant. He has sat on boards and risk committees in organisations within payments. He is particularly interested in the benefits of new technologies to the sector.
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