Experience

Payments Consultancy Limited

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  Woking, Surrey, UK Payments Consultancy Limited www.payments-consultancy.com provides a range of consultancy services to financial services organisations, retailers, technology providers and investors in the area of card and mobile payments. Services include Strategy reviews; Commercial Due Diligence; Merchant Services agreements; Go-to-market plans; Value proposition development; Competitive analysis; Supplier selection; Interim management



The Payments Association

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ambassador

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom The Payments Association represents all stakeholders in the Payments and FinTech industries.


Merchant Payments Ecosystem
• Germany
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Awards Judge

  • Feb 2015 - Present

Payments Awards
• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• Awards Judge

  • Jan 2014 - Present


Emerging Payments Awards

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services

• Awards Judge

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom



InstaPay Today

• Editor

  • May 2016 - Aug 2017

  United Kingdom InstaPay.today is a market intelligence hub built for payment and financial services professions interested in the migration to realtime bank payments. InstaPay publishes: all the latest global instant payments news stories, insight reports, news articles, blogs, original content and industry event details. A key feature is the InstaPay Tracker, sponsored by Icon Solutions, which reports on the global adoption of Instant Payments, this has comprehensive details of all the live national… Show more InstaPay.today is a market intelligence hub built for payment and financial services professions interested in the migration to realtime bank payments. InstaPay publishes: all the latest global instant payments news stories, insight reports, news articles, blogs, original content and industry event details. A key feature is the InstaPay Tracker, sponsored by Icon Solutions, which reports on the global adoption of Instant Payments, this has comprehensive details of all the live national schemes, as well as those in a planning phase. All those with an interest in real-time payments are encouraged to join the InstaPay Community. InstaPay also encourages debate and discussion through its companion InstaPay LinkedIn Group. InstaPay welcomes curated submissions from members of the financial services and payments industries. www.InstaPay.today Show less



S1 Corporation

• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Marketing Director

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2012

  S1 provided banking and payments solutions globally to banks, processors and retailers. The company was taken over by ACI Worldwide in February 2012. Mark held marketing responsibilities for the international markets (everywhere outside the America's) for all of S1's solutions. He additionally chaired the company's Global Marketing Forum. Mark's responsibilities include Marketing Communication, Product Marketing, Alliance management and Strategy.



Postilion (S1 Corporation Subsidiary)

• Marketing Director

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2009

  Postilion marketed payment processing software internationally. Their solutions are used by major banks, retailers, telcos and processors on all continents. In Sept 2009 S1 undertook a brand unification program and the Postilion subsidiary was brought into the parent company S1 Corporation. Mark ran marketing for the company across the EMEA and APAC regions.



Retail Logic and then The Logic Group

• Marketing Director

  • Mar 2003 - Dec 2007

  Card Transactions and Management Information Mark directed marketing for the company's retail payments division, management consultanct and loyalty services businesses. Key achievements during this stage of his career included the introduction of Chip & PIN technology to the major UK retailers and winning a Queens Award for Innovation. He also served as an advisor to the UK PMO.



VeriFone

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Market Director

  • Feb 2002 - Mar 2003

  As EMEA Market Director mark was tasked with rebuilding the company following its demerger from HP. He helped reallign the company and deliver growth and profitability.



Hypercom

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• VP Global Marketing and Business Development

  • 1998 - 2001

  Part of the management team that delivered major growth and market share increase. He headed up global marketing and business development as his final role. His responsibilities included business development, product marketing and marketing communications. He managed a team of 20 and million dollar budgets.

• Marketing Manager

  • 1990 - Aug 1998

  Mark joined VeriFone when they set up a European operation in 1990. He was a key member of their management team for 8 years and saw the business grow to $100 million turnover. He held a series of sales support, account management and marketing roles.



NCR Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager and Product Marketing Manager

  • 1987 - 1990

  London, United Kingdom Mark worked for NCR in their retail and financial services division. He worked on major ATM, branch automation and retail store projects.