Paul Stoddart , President at GoCardless

location . This is what we ’ re focusing on at GoCardless ; the priority is to get competitive in each of our main markets by investing in our technology and people – we have to be at least as good as the local leading provider .

Paul Stoddart , President at GoCardless , shares insights from his nearly 30-year career in FinTech , payments and financial services . In this interview , he discusses key milestones that have shaped his journey , the recent acquisition of Nuapay by GoCardless , and his vision for the

future of bank payments and FinTech innovation .

You ’ ve had an illustrious career journey in FinTech . Could you share some key milestones or experiences that have contributed to your growth within the FinTech sector , particularly your role at GoCardless ?

It makes me feel old to say this , but I ’ m closing in on 30 years in FinTech , payments and financial services . When I started , I never imagined that the industry

48 would be as dynamic or exciting as it ’ s turned out to be .

In terms of key milestones or experiences that have led me to GoCardless , the first is international experience . I ’ ve had the privilege of working in nearly every region of the world over the past three decades . One thing I ’ ve learnt is , no business can expand internationally without achieving true product-market fit in each

The second is my background in payments . A combination of WorldPay , Barclaycard , Vocalink and Mastercard , before I joined GoCardless – I would like to think – means I understand the payments industry . In particular , bank or account to account payments are growing faster now than

GoCardless is in a prime position to drive this oncein-a-generation transformation .

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