Konsentus’ highly experienced team has a proven record in leading successful companies, an extensive commercial network and a strong understanding of financial services, payments and the nuances of regulation and RegTech.
Who we are at Konsentus
Mike spent 17 years in the corporate world at board level which included being a director at Natwest Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. He also founded and was CEO at Aconite, a global payments technology software company
Mike Woods
CEO
Brendan has held director roles in the banking industry including MBNA and Bank of America. He has also held senior roles within the payments industry for companies such as Datacard and Giesecke & Devrient UK
Brendan Jones
CCO
Nicky is a B2B marketing expert with 15 years in Financial services and payments. Previous companies include Visa and Investec where she held senior marketing positions
Nicky Valind
VP Marketing
Mike spent 17 years in the corporate world at board level which included being a director at Natwest Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. He also founded and was CEO at Aconite, a global payments technology software company
Mike Woods
CEO
Brendan has held director roles in the banking industry including MBNA and Bank of America. He has also held senior roles within the payments industry for companies such as Datacard and Giesecke & Devrient UK
Brendan Jones
CCO
Nicky is a B2B marketing expert with 15 years in Financial services and payments. Previous companies include Visa and Investec where she held senior marketing positions
Nicky Valind
VP Marketing
Peter is a payments & technology specialist with 30+ years’ experience in the financial services industry. He has held senior roles in technology, strategy, planning, and architecture at Visa Europe
Peter Winfield-Chislett
Chief Architect
David is a ‘Big Four’ Chartered Accountant with 30+ years’ experience in SME businesses including 15 years in FinTech. He is ex FD of Proxama PLC and Aconite. Previous companies include Warner Music and Sega
David Jacks
Finance Director
Paul is a Cyber-security, encryption and payments specialist with 30+ years’ experience in financial services. His past companies include Thales, Baltimore & Zergo
Paul Meadowcroft
Chief Product Owner
Peter is a payments & technology specialist with 30+ years’ experience in the financial services industry. He has held senior roles in technology, strategy, planning, and architecture at Visa Europe
Peter Winfield-Chislett
Chief Architect
David is a ‘Big Four’ Chartered Accountant with 30+ years’ experience in SME businesses including 15 years in FinTech. He is ex FD of Proxama PLC and Aconite. Previous companies include Warner Music and Sega
David Jacks
Finance Director
Paul is a Cyber-security, encryption and payments specialist with 30+ years’ experience in financial services. His past companies include Thales, Baltimore & Zergo
Paul Meadowcroft
Chief Product Owner
Davide has 10+ years’ experience in the digital payments industry. He previously held a Senior Director role at Visa focussing on building global programmes in the authentication, identity and risk areas. Other companies include CyberSource and SIA
Davide Pasinato
VP Business Development Southern Europe
Clare specialises in channel design and the enablement of routes to market from a career in both TeleCo and Payments. As a Senior Director at EVOPay, she built effective, frictionless sales models and propositions – compliant with regulation – in various European markets
Clare Haskins
VP Strategic Partnerships
Davide has 10+ years’ experience in the digital payments industry. He previously held a Senior Director role at Visa focussing on building global programmes in the authentication, identity and risk areas. Other companies include CyberSource and SIA
Davide Pasinato
VP Business Development Southern Europe
Clare specialises in channel design and the enablement of routes to market from a career in both TeleCo and Payments. As a Senior Director at EVOPay, she built effective, frictionless sales models and propositions – compliant with regulation – in various European markets
Clare Haskins
VP Strategic Partnerships
Dennis has 14+ years in Financial Services in management positions at ABN AMRO, RBS and EY. A pioneer in open banking, he worked in partnership with Vocalink developing their first account initiated mobile payment and held senior positions at BJSS & Open Banking ltd
Dennis Collet
VP Business Development DACH Region
Dennis has 14+ years in Financial Services in management positions at ABN AMRO, RBS and EY. A pioneer in open banking, he worked in partnership with Vocalink developing their first account initiated mobile payment and held senior positions at BJSS & Open Banking ltd
Dennis Collet
VP Business Development DACH Region
Peter was formerly a senior Sales Executive at The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) and his extensive payments experience comprises roles with Vocalink, Snatch and Verifone
Peter Mortlock
VP Business Development UK & Ireland
Peter was previously, Regional Director at Austria Card. Peter’s extensive experience also comprises senior roles at Oberthur Technologies and Tryg
Peter Majgaard
VP Business Development CEE
Kathy has extensive experience across financial services disciplines of building successful sales organisations both across EMEA and globally. She has held senior positions in large institutional Banks such as Barclays and Citi Bank, along with other global payments and prepaid businesses including InComm and Travel Tags
Kathy Heath
VP Business Development France & Benelux
Fredrik has over 20 years of experience within the finance, telecom and payment sector. He has held c-level and senior positions at Paysafe, Resurs Bank, Prove and Inmodo, and has also worked cross industries, new market entries as well as with closing strategic partnerships
Fredrik Neumann
VP Business Development Nordics
Peter was formerly a senior Sales Executive at The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) and his extensive payments experience comprises roles with Vocalink, Snatch and Verifone
Peter Mortlock
VP Business Development UK & Ireland
Peter was previously, Regional Director at Austria Card. Peter’s extensive experience also comprises senior roles at Oberthur Technologies and Tryg
Peter Majgaard
VP Business Development CEE
Kathy has extensive experience across financial services disciplines of building successful sales organisations both across EMEA and globally. She has held senior positions in large institutional Banks such as Barclays and Citi Bank, along with other global payments and prepaid businesses including InComm and Travel Tags
Kathy Heath
VP Business Development Benelux
Fredrik has over 20 years of experience within the finance, telecom and payment sector. He has held c-level and senior positions at Paysafe, Resurs Bank, Prove and Inmodo, and has also worked cross industries, new market entries as well as with closing strategic partnerships
Fredrik Neumann
VP Business Development Nordics
The Konsentus Advisory Board
Nick is ex-chairman of UK Faster Payments and an experienced non-executive director and advisor to technology and payments businesses. His expertise comprises strategic development, risk mitigation and the management of data and GDPR functions
Nick Caplan
David is a co-founder of Konsentus and founder and CEO of Polymath Consulting. He is well-known for his work in e-money/prepaid cards and in emerging payment areas such as mobile money, digital wallets and mPOS
David Parker
Nadja is a qualified lawyer with more than a decade of experience in the payments industry. She is an expert in financial services legislation and regulation, including the payment services directive (PSD1 & PSD2), compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), customer due diligence (CDD) and GDPR
Nadja van der Veer
Nick is ex-chairman of UK Faster Payments and an experienced non-executive director and advisor to technology and payments businesses. His expertise comprises strategic development, risk mitigation and the management of data and GDPR functions
Nick Caplan
David is a co-founder of Konsentus and founder and CEO of Polymath Consulting. He is well-known for his work in e-money/prepaid cards and in emerging payment areas such as mobile money, digital wallets and mPOS
David Parker
Nadja is a qualified lawyer with more than a decade of experience in the payments industry. She is an expert in financial services legislation and regulation, including the payment services directive (PSD1 & PSD2), compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), customer due diligence (CDD) and GDPR
Nadja van der Veer
Trusted by our customers and partners
“We strive to incorporate the latest technology and solutions in a smart way to ensure we offer a first class digital banking experience to our customers. Konsentus supports us in ensuring we protect our customers in line with the PSD2 open banking directive as we continue to evolve our products and services.”
Moneyou
“After reviewing the market, Konsentus was an obvious choice given their simple plug and play solution. It enables our customers to go live quickly whilst requiring minimal effort and time in a cost-effective manner.”
Paolo Spadafora
CEO and Founder, Epiphany SRL
“Partnering with Konsentus allows Forgerock to extend its capability into many more use cases, delivering a unique service to our clients to help them comply with PSD2 for Open Banking.”
Adam Featherston
Sr. Director, Global Partner Programs
“We roll out new services to our digital banking customers in line with the PSD2 Open Banking directive. We are able to do so with the full confidence that Konsentus protects our customers, while allowing a wide range of third-party payment service providers to access their transaction accounts securely.”
Fidor Solutions
“Many of our customers operating in the Emerging Payments space are looking for a cost-effective solution geared to modern Fintech requirements. Konsentus, with their SaaS based model, delivers this and was therefore the logical partner.”
Gary Pine
Chief Product & Marketing Officer, W2
“GPS selected Konsentus as its PSD2 TPP Identity & Regulatory checking partner as their focus and deep expertise sets them apart as the market leader. We have already referred numerous clients to them and, they have not failed to deliver.”
Neil Harris
Chief Commercial Officer, Global Processing Services
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Trusted by our customers and partners
“We strive to incorporate the latest technology and solutions in a smart way to ensure we offer a first class digital banking experience to our customers. Konsentus supports us in ensuring we protect our customers in line with the PSD2 open banking directive as we continue to evolve our products and services.”
Moneyou
“After reviewing the market, Konsentus was an obvious choice given their simple plug and play solution. It enables our customers to go live quickly whilst requiring minimal effort and time in a cost-effective manner.”
Paolo Spadafora
CEO and Founder, Epiphany SRL
“Partnering with Konsentus allows Forgerock to extend its capability into many more use cases, delivering a unique service to our clients to help them comply with PSD2 for Open Banking.”
Adam Featherston
Sr. Director, Global Partner Programs
“We roll out new services to our digital banking customers in line with the PSD2 Open Banking directive. We are able to do so with the full confidence that Konsentus protects our customers, while allowing a wide range of third-party payment service providers to access their transaction accounts securely.”
Fidor Solutions
“Many of our customers operating in the Emerging Payments space are looking for a cost-effective solution geared to modern Fintech requirements. Konsentus, with their SaaS based model, delivers this and was therefore the logical partner.”
Gary Pine
Chief Product & Marketing Officer, W2
“GPS selected Konsentus as its PSD2 TPP Identity & Regulatory checking partner as their focus and deep expertise sets them apart as the market leader. We have already referred numerous clients to them and, they have not failed to deliver.”