The Konsentus team | Management & Leadership Team

Who we are at Konsentus

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.

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

B2B marketing expert with 15 years in Financial services and payments. Previous companies include Visa and Investec.

Nicky Valind

VP Marketing

Payments & technology specialist with 30+ years’ experience in the financial services industry. 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

Cyber-security, encryption and payments specialist with 30+ years’ experience in financial services. Past companies include Thales, Baltimore & Zergo.

Paul Meadowcroft

Chief Product Owner

Paul was formerly Head of Business Development at the OBIE. He has also held senior positions at Vocalink, U.S. Bankcorp (Elavon), RBS and Barclays.

Paul Hughes

VP Business Development

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

Previously, Regional Director at Austria Card, Peter’s extensive experience also comprises senior roles at Oberthur Technologies and Tryg.

Peter Majgaard

VP Business Development

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

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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