Payments

Ian Jindal - Founder and Editor-in-Chief of InternetRetailing

InternetRetailing

Ian Jindal is a consultant, publisher and advisor in eCommerce and multichannel retail. Ian cofounded and is Editor in Chief of InternetRetailing, providing insight and research for Europe’s etailers and multichannel retailers. Ian co-founded RetailX, researching performance in multichannel retail, brands and vendors. In 2015 InternetRetailing launched the UK Top500 ranking of retailers (IRUK) and in 2016 the first performance-based ranking of European’s retailers.

Martin Shaw - Head of Research

RetailX

Martin works with the RetailX research team to track thousands of ecommerce and multichannel companies around the world and benchmark their performance from the customer's perspective. He also heads up the RetailDNA project, which maps the ecosystem of company performance, capabilities and suppliers.

Anthony Drury - UK Managing Director

Zip

Anthony Drury is the UK Managing Director of Zip, leading the launch of the global Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company in the UK. He is an expert in fintech growth strategy and scale-ups, international business development and payments transformation. Zip, an Australian company, was founded in 2013 and has over 5 million customers across the globe. With offices in Australia, the US, New Zealand and now the UK, Zip continues to increase its global presence across the rest of Europe, Middle East, Asia and the Americas. Anthony has over 20 years’ experience in senior executive roles in payments, ecommerce and company directorships within both the corporate and charity sectors. Prior to working at Zip, Anthony held a variety of positions at Paypal, American Express and Easyjet across Europe and Asia Pacific. He also founded and led a start-up during the dot com boom. Now residing in London, Anthony is originally from Sydney, Australia and has an MBA and a Masters in eCommerce Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

Ryan Glancy - Head of Growth

Openpay

Ryan is a sales and client management team leader with a record of results working in payments across UK and EMEA. With over 14 years’ experience  working in the payments industry, acquiring successful partnerships, Ryan has brought his relationship building skills combined and strategic acumen to help launch Openpay into the UK BNPL sphere with phenomenal success.

Calum Mackay - Head of Marketing

Laybuy

Calum Mackay is Head of Marketing for Laybuy in the UK, a global leader in Buy Now, Pay Later payment technology. Calum started out in various brand management roles at the L’Oreal Group, the global personal care company, prior to spending eight years at British organic health & beauty company Neal’s Yard Remedies (NYR). A global retailer at heart, whilst at NYR he established and developed the international division, bringing the brand to over 25 markets globally across multiple retail, online and wholesale formats. Calum joined Laybuy in 2019 as part of the launch team for the UK market.

Adam Taylor - Director of Media Relations

Cicero/amo

Adam is Director of Media Relations at the communications agency Cicero/amo. With almost a decade's experience of PR, Adam supports companies from across financial services with the corporate PR activities.

Chris Andrews - Director of Enterprise Sales

Payoneer

Chris heads enterprise sales for Payoneer in the EMEA region. He has been in sales for 25 years and has spent the last 15 in the payments industry, helping retailers optimize their payment and fraud operations in a way that best supports global growth. Chris has worked in well known global organizations such as Visa and Mastercard and has held a variety of positions across the payments value chain. Outside of work Chris enjoys keeping fit and following rugby. He is based in the UK.

Severine Philardeau - Head of Amazon Pay, UK

Amazon Pay

Severine heads up Amazon Pay in the UK, overseeing merchant relationships, business development and channel partnerships. Amazon Pay helps merchants increase conversion by offering a fast and trusted checkout experience to millions of customers who can shop using the information already stored in their Amazon account. Severine has over 20 years’ experience in digital and e-commerce across retail, travel and media. Originally from France, Severine has made London her home.

Colin Neil - SVP Business Development

Adyen

Colin joined Adyen in November 2017 opening Adyen’s new office in Manchester as part of the company's UK expansion. Prior to Adyen Colin worked for the luxury fashion house Burberry as Retail Operations Director where he helped to create an industry-leading unified customer experience and consolidated all of Burberry’s channels under one consistent payment solution. With over 30 years in retail Colin is passionate about technology’s part in the evolution of the customer experience.

Leon Muis - Chief Business Officer

YTS (Yolt Technology Services)

Leon Muis is CBO of Yolt Technology Services - the leading open banking provider in Europe, building, managing, and maintaining AIS and PIS connections for top financial institutions and ambitious tech businesses.  ​ Leon was instrumental in the launch of Open Banking in the UK in 2018, working closely with the Open Banking Implementation Entity and the FCA to assist in the launch of the initiative. ​​After the launch of the B2C smart money app Yolt in 2017, Leon moved on to oversee the development of Yolt’s latest Open Banking technology proposition, Yolt Technology Services (YTS), a B2B proposition enabling like-minded businesses to feel the benefit of open banking products and services. ​​ As a driven Fintech and Retail banking professional, Leon is committed to bringing a frictionless banking experience to all. Prior to joining Yolt and later the Yolt Technology Services division, Leon worked as a technology & strategy consultant for ING. ​​Leon has vast international banking and technology experience having previously worked as a Senior Consultant at ING and Fiserv. Splitting his time between YTS' offices in London, Amsterdam and Poland, Leon lives near Utrecht with his wife and 3 young children. When he’s not sharing his Open Banking expertise, Leon enjoys sports, and is himself an active cyclist and runner.

Marianne Salmans - Vice President Retail EU Digital Payments

Nuvei

Marianne Salmans is the Vice President Retail EU Digital Payments at Nuvei, responsible for optimizing payment strategies for EU-based retail partners. With 14 years of fintech experience advising clients based in the US, APAC and Europe on their global payment strategies, she brings a wealth of insight and experience to the role. In her spare time, she enjoys golf, yoga, and travel.

Gita Samani - Consulting Director

Astound Commerce

Gita Samani leads Astound Commerce’s Consulting practice, and has over 20 years of retail experience, with the last 15 years focused on digital and ecommerce. She has worked in various roles with some of the UK’s well known retailers including House of Fraser, Debenhams and Selfridges as well as global brands such as Michael Kors where she led the digital expansion into Europe. Additionally, she has worked supporting start-up businesses in the Middle East to guide and define a brand new ecommerce proposition, deliver their digital strategy and vision and to consider and deliver the wider set up of an ecommerce operation from Studio Management through to Customer Service and Fulfilment in addition to the technology to support this. Since joining Astound, Gita has played a significant role in outlining and shaping its Consulting offering, growing the team and extending the services at Astound to put consulting at the heart of all its engagements.