Our Team
At PayTech, we're a dynamic blend of experienced professionals and fresh innovators, all united by one mission - to transform the payments landscape. We're committed to making transactions as seamless and secure as possible, and we're not just adapting to the future, we're actively shaping it.
Meet some of our amazing people from around the world.
Group Head - PayTech Group
Managing Director - PayTech Commercial
Head of Operations - PayTech Consulting & Station Chief UAE - PayTech Group
Nicki Bull Bisgaard
Nicki has enjoyed more than 35 years in the cards and payments industry internationally. Most recently as Group Head for PayTech – a specialist advisory services company supporting payment schemes, banks, processors and corporate clients on leveraging the opportunities provided in this highly specialized space worldwide.
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Managing Director - PayTech Nexus & Group Head of People
Mark Lester-Smith
Mark is a very experienced Talent Acquisition Director with over 20 years recruiting in the global payments and fintech sector, both in-house and agency. Unrivalled network of contacts in fintech and payments across EMEA, APAC and North America. He has built and is leading our high-performing recruitment team supporting our clients worldwide.
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Vince Eavis
Vince has global expertise in B2B commercial payments with more than 20 years experience from more than 50 countries. He is an inspirational, authentic leader, thinker and facilitator with experience operating at a Managing Director level at Citi before joining PayTech. Vince is a regular speaker at payments industry conferences around the world.
vince.e@paytech-commercial.com
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Head of Operations - PayTech Commercial
Steve Homeweood
Steve has a vast international experience in procurement, category management, process design, logistics and effective sourcing and deployment of card programs. He is skilled at leading and enabling teams to deliver success from complex or untried business opportunities. Steve has an unique ability to identify and resolve key issues in complex stakeholder or business environments.
Managing Director - PayTech Consulting & Group Head of Business Development
Andy Nicholas
Andy has over 30 years of Payments experience and is a true leader within the Payment space. Andy held the position of Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Development EMEA/AP at American Express where his business focused on Multinational New Business prioritized across T&E and B2B. Prior to Amex, Andy spent 25 years at Citi in numerous leadership roles within Commercial Payments.
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Senior Consultant - PayTech Consulting
Didrik Cappelen
Didrik is an experienced CEO and MD with a demonstrated history of working in financial services, the leisure, travel & tourism industry. He has developed and launched loyal programs for several leading banks across Europe and beyond. Strong entrepreneurship professional skilled in Development of Loyalty Solutions, Marketing Management, Negotiation, Business Planning, Event Planning, and Entrepreneurship.
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Group Head of Engineering - PayTech Group
With almost two decades in the tech industry across diverse sectors, he excels in crafting cutting-edge technologies and delivering innovative solutions. An enthusiastic solutionist, he thrives on addressing complex challenges, consistently driving advancements and successful deployments. His contributions have been instrumental in the growth and success of both startups and established companies.
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Senior Consultant and Head of Analytics - PayTech Consulting
Doug West
Doug is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Skilled in payments and cards, IT strategy, business transformation, project portfolio management, data and analytics. Doug joined us from Visa Europe where he served as SVP Head of Operations for Visa Consulting & Analytics.
Andre Hattingh
Andre joined PayTech from Visa where he was heading up their commercial cards business in the CEMEA region out of Dubai. He is a seasoned leader in his field and has a wealth of experience in managing and delivering projects across different disciplines, regions and cultures. He will always secure tangible benefits to our clients across the board.
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Group Head of Technology - PayTech Group
Rab Meliani
Rab is a seasoned technology leader with two decades of experience and a proven track record in driving innovation and operational excellence, having previously played a key role in expanding some of the most successful companies in the hospitality industry. He stays at the forefront of the industry by continually learning and integrating the latest advancements in AI, ML, open-source technologies, and next-generation GPUs.
Regional Lead APAC - PayTech Consulting - B2B Practice
Dave Cook
Dave Cook is a true commercial payments expert, having worked in the industry for over 20 years. In this time his work has spanned numerous geographies and more a wide range of key functions, ensuring he has first hand experience in order to provide tangible and actionable insights for our clients from Product Design all the way through to Commercialisation of those solutions. Based in Australia for over 10 years is our Commercial Card Regional Lead for Asia-Pacific.
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Station Chief Singapore - PayTech Group
Erik Ingvoldstad
Erik is a creative professional and a serial tech entrepreneur with multidisciplinary product development, strategy, and human-centric design skills. He has worked with digital technologies for almost three decades, creating solutions for numerous industries, including FinTech. Erik is a co-founder of EedenBull with a passion for making life better and easier for people. He holds a Master’s Degree in Digital Management from Hyper Island.
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Senior Consultant - PayTech Consulting
Paolo Bortolotto
Paolo is a senior executive with extensive experience in corporate environments, specifically within payments ecosystem
(e.g. Mastercard, FIS, Nexi) but also medium sized organisations, Fintechs and consulting. He has also specialised in loyalty systems, hyper-personalisation and contectualised marketing
Paolo has a strong executive presence and communication skills.
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Senior Consultant - PayTech Consulting
Alan Hawkins
Alan brings a wealth of experience from a distinguished career in the commercial payments market. He has a proven track record managing commercial card teams for a range of financial institutions including: GE Capital, Mastercard, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ING. In addition he has consulted for card issuers, networks and fintechs, applying his skills and knowledge to solve complex business issues in the commercial cards space.
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Senior Consultant - PayTech Consulting
Marcus Sim
Marcus is an experienced strategic consultant and senior business manager within the Payments, Financial Services, and Loyalty sectors. He has worked across a variety of disciplines and business areas – where he successfully enabled clients to achieve significant business results through data, customer insights, and innovative solutions, with a proven history of leading business growth – from startups to existing businesses.
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Senior Consultant - PayTech Consulting
James Holt
With a 20-year career and counting, James is a seasoned expert in commercial cards, travel and expense management, and procurement cards within the payments industry. Throughout his journey, James has held pivotal roles at some of the world's leading financial institutions, including Citibank, Bank of America, HSBC, and Accenture.
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Head of QA - EedenBull
Lina Bekker
Lina brings over four years of dedicated experience working at EedenBull, where her contributions have been integral in ensuring the exceptional quality of EedenBull's products and effectively managing client relationships throughout the Nordics. She holds a First Class MA (Hons) degree in International Business Management with Marketing from Heriot-Watt University and is certified as an Advanced Test Analyst by the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).
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Head of UX & Design - EedenBull
Will Howard
As someone who thrives in the creative, Will is passionate about creating beautiful and user centric digital experiences. With a background in websites, e-commerce, branding and web applications, Will has a wide ranging track record across a variety of businesses and sectors. Equal parts front end developer and designer, he is able to strike the balance between striking design, user experience and clean, scalable code, to deliver high end, digital experiences.
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Senior Consultant - PayTech Consulting
Jason Fryer
Jason has been in the Commercial Payments industry for over 20 years and has a deep understanding of the payment needs of Corporate and Business Banking clients. His broad knowledge has been built from various roles in Strategy, Customer Management, Sales and Training with Amex, ANZ and Mastercard where he was Regional Head of Commercial Payments in Asia Pacific before joining PayTech.
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Business Development - EedenBull
Christopher Hawkins
Chris brings a wealth of experience in people management across diverse Australian industries, including advertising, logistics, theatre, and hospitality. His proven leadership abilities garnered recognition, leading to a headhunting opportunity to run a successful guerilla marketing company for a decade. Seeking a new challenge, Chris transitioned to the tech sector after relocating to the UK five years ago. He has thrived at Paytech, where he leverages his diverse skillset within the EedenBull division, excelling in both Quality Assurance and Business Development.
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Business Analyst - PayTech Nexus
Leylee Safari
At Paytech Nexus, Leylee plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between organizational goals and human capital. She works closely with project leaders and stakeholders to understand their specific needs and challenges, ensuring that the talent she recruits not only possesses the technical skills required but also aligns with the company's culture and vision. Her strategic approach to recruitment involves utilizing advanced data analytics and AI-driven tools to streamline the hiring process, making it more efficient and effective.
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