About this episode
In today’s episode, Martin speaks to Wilco Slabbekoorn who is SVP of Revenue Growth and Head of Commercial Europe for Checkout.com. As most of you payment insiders no doubt know, Checkout.com is another incredible FinTech success story. Started back in 2012 by founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz, it has grown and grown and now has over 1,700 employees across 19 global offices. The Checkout.com growth story really is a testament to the global boom in modern payment technology able to satisfy our appetite for digital payments experiences. In our conversation, we discuss the relentless growth and pace of change in the digital payments and FinTech space. Wilco shares his insights based on many years of experience, partnering with merchants to help leverage modern payments technology, drive growth and transform end to end customer journeys.
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Episode Links
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wilco-slabbekoorn-83602142
Email: wilco.slabbekoorn@checkout.com
Guest Bio
Wilco Slabbekoorn is the SVP of Revenue Growth and Head of Commercial Europe for Checkout.com. Wilco has spent the past 20 years operating at the forefront of financial services, serving in international leadership roles for the likes of Nexi, Arvato Financial Solutions, WorldPay, and Experian. He is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Merchant Payment Ecosystem.
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Martin Koderisch is a Former Principal in the London office. He has 20 years of experience as adviser and operator within financial technology industry with a focus on payments. He specialises in accelerating digital transformation of client businesses through industry expertise, data analytics, and fintech enablement. His approach seeks to bridge the gap between strategy and execution with hands-on delivery of value creation initiatives to achieve growth, control or operational efficiency outcomes. He previously held senior leadership roles within industry at Mastercard, Citibank and start up Luup Payments covering digital product innovation, operations, and commercial partnership development. He hosted and produced EDC's popular podcast ‘Leaders in Payments and Fintech’ podcast available on major podcast platforms.