EPA strengthens Advisory Board to bridge the gap between fintechs and the traditional banking world
Marion King, Director of Payments, NatWest, appointed Chair of the board to help drive the EPA’s mission to influence and be a voice across the payments value chainLondon, United Kingdom. 9th December 2020: The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which promotes collaboration and innovation across payments, is pleased to announce the addition of six new diverse, expert financial services leaders to its Advisory Board to help drive more meaningful change in a post-covid world.
As part of this change, the Advisory Board will be led by Marion King, Director of Payments, NatWest. Marion is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience across the financial service industry, with an exemplary track record of stimulating growth through collaboration, innovation and superlative people leadership. Her appointment brings a new level of influence for the EPA to drive change in 2021, and to continue working together to build a strong network of payment providers across the globe.
Advisory Board members are nominated and elected based upon their leadership, seniority in their company and their ability, passion and expertise to influence the industry and represent the entire community. Members of the Advisory Board are both nominated and voted on by the members of the EPA. After an extensive nominating and voting process, the following six personnel were selected to join the board:
- Nathalie Oestmann, Chief Operating Officer, Curve
- Jason Butcher, Chief Executive Officer, CoinPayments
- Vikesh Patel, Head of SWIFT, UK and Ireland, SWIFT
- Andres Kitter, Head of LHV Banking Services, LHV Bank
- Lewis Alcraft, Chief Operating Officer, PayPoint plc
- Daniel Holden, Chief Executive Officer, Trust Payments
- Alan King, Group President, Europe & Australasia, FLEETCOR
- Andrea Dunlop, Deputy Chair
- Angela Yore, Managing Director, SkyParlour
- Huw Davies, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Ozone API
- Jeremy Nicholds, Chief Executive Officer, Judopay
- John Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Kompli-Global
- Marion King, Director of Payments, Natwest and Chair
- Monica Eaton Cardone, Chief Operating Officer, Chargebacks911
- Neil Harris, Chief Commercial Officer, GPS and Deputy Chair
- Scott Abrahams, SVP Business Development, UK & Ireland, Mastercard
- Tessa Unsworth, Chief Commercial Officer, PPS
- Nathalie Oestmann, Chief Operating Officer, Curve
- Jason Butcher, Chief Executive Officer, CoinPayments
- Vikesh Patel, Head of SWIFT, UK and Ireland, SWIFT
- Andres Kitter, Head of LHV Banking Services, LHV Bank
- Lewis Alcraft, Chief Operating Officer, PayPoint plc
- Daniel Holden, Chief Executive Officer, Trust Payments