Fintech strategy & why it matters • Payments Product Leader • Advisor @Pay2Z • Founder @ClearAccept • Exits Metacharge, WePay • Built multiple active PSPs

London, UK
Joined July 2009
The embedded finance platform of @FifthThird #Bank - originators of @vantiv (now @Worldpay_Global) - is now offering #Fintech partners corporate card issuing in 40 countries, in partnership with @Visa. businesswire.com/news/home/2…
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Major partnership between @Klarna and @Fiserv sees the #BNPL brand go live at 100,000 @clovercommerce #merchant terminals - as well as appearing as option in Fiserv's #Commerce Hub in US, Canada, UK & Europe. klarna.com/international/pre…
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Six years after an AML investigation by @TheFCA forced them to suspend services, and four years after closing, #emoney account & prepaid card @myepayments has appointed administrators @opus_llp to finalise wind up - having returned nearly £100m to users. businesscloud.co.uk/news/epa…
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Leading card platform @marqeta expands partnership with @coinbase - to enable #stablecoin backed card issuing for their card program and embedded finance clients (which include @CashApp, @Uber & @tryramp). Marqeta already powers Coinbase's #payment card. investors.marqeta.com/news-r…
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Issuing bank @GreenDotBank, which offers banking as a service (#BaaS) to third party platforms, surveys 250 relevant decision makers and finds 91% expect to grow #embedded #finance strategy - driven by creating new #fintech revenue lines & differentiation. businesswire.com/news/home/2…
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AI powered US expense management and purchasing card #platform @tryramp, which launched into the UK earlier this year, raises frankly eye-watering $1.85bn at a $60bn valuation. Annual revenue has passed $2bn with #payments of over $275bn handled. Bonkers. techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/ra…
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Note also via BVNK website (where this Global Money Platform is marketed) Mastercard has today rebranded from "BVNK by Mastercard" to "bvnk" (Mastercard brandmark and font).
The first major integration of @Mastercard's $1.8bn acquisition of @BVNKFinance launches today: "Global Money Platform" - #stablecoin and fiat accounts from BVNK with global payout rails via Mastercard Move and Send products and spend via card issuing. investor.mastercard.com/inve…
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The first major integration of @Mastercard's $1.8bn acquisition of @BVNKFinance launches today: "Global Money Platform" - #stablecoin and fiat accounts from BVNK with global payout rails via Mastercard Move and Send products and spend via card issuing. investor.mastercard.com/inve…
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Berlin based Embedded Finance and #issuing platform @paypliant - which passed $100m ARR and launched into US this year - adds UK @TheFCA #emoney licence as part of further expansion into the country. thepaypers.com/fintech/news/…
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easyShop launches across 21 countries with mission to take on @amazon and @eBay and offer disruptive retail #marketplace. "The Easy brand has spent 30 years taking on the establishment and winning." Whitelabel of @OnBuy which uses @Nuvei for #payments. theretailbulletin.com/genera…
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