Martin Polak
Business Development Manager at B4B Payments- Claim this Profile
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Martyn Lock
I have known Martin for a number of years having worked together. Martin always provides a very client orientated approach, seeking to understand a client's needs through clear listening and good customer orientation. He has an excellent commercial understanding which he uses to great advantage on all his projects.
Martyn Lock
I have known Martin for a number of years having worked together. Martin always provides a very client orientated approach, seeking to understand a client's needs through clear listening and good customer orientation. He has an excellent commercial understanding which he uses to great advantage on all his projects.
Martyn Lock
I have known Martin for a number of years having worked together. Martin always provides a very client orientated approach, seeking to understand a client's needs through clear listening and good customer orientation. He has an excellent commercial understanding which he uses to great advantage on all his projects.
Martyn Lock
I have known Martin for a number of years having worked together. Martin always provides a very client orientated approach, seeking to understand a client's needs through clear listening and good customer orientation. He has an excellent commercial understanding which he uses to great advantage on all his projects.
Credentials
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Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Aveta Business InstituteAug, 2018- Sep, 2024
Experience
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B4B Payments
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
B4B Payments provides forward-thinking payment processing solutions, which enable any size organisation to manage expenses, simplify payroll, reimbursements, pay outs, and offer employee rewards and incentives. With over 1,000 customers and growing, B4B Payments, voted the Best Prepaid Product of the Year in 2019, operates throughout Europe and North America. With over 15 years of expertise in payments and now as part of the Banking Circle group of companies, B4B Payments is a globally recognised and trusted provider of card issuing and payment services. B4B Payments Europe is a member of the Federation of Small Businesses, PIF (Payments Innovation Forum), Innovate Finance,Charity Retail Association,IMA Europe, GCVA (Gift Card Voucher Association),Smartex and the Mayor of London’s International Business Program. Formerly known as Payment Card Solutions, B4B Payments also manages and operates the re-loadable scrapyard pay-out solution, www.bread4scrap.com. Show less
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CleverCards
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP of Sales UK Government & Public Sector
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Jun 2021 - Sep 2022
CleverCards is a Global Payments Platform which makes it possible for anyone, anywhere, anytime, to be paid instantly by enabling Businesses, Governments and Public sector organisations to simply send a digital prepaid Mastercard to an email address or mobile phone number by SMS or WhatsApp, which empowers the recipients to spend online, or use their mobile in-store contactlessly using Google Pay, or Apple Pay immediately CleverCards is a Global Payments Platform which makes it possible for anyone, anywhere, anytime, to be paid instantly by enabling Businesses, Governments and Public sector organisations to simply send a digital prepaid Mastercard to an email address or mobile phone number by SMS or WhatsApp, which empowers the recipients to spend online, or use their mobile in-store contactlessly using Google Pay, or Apple Pay immediately
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BOWSPRIT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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Senior Consultant
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Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
Payment Cards - Prepaid - Debit - Credit -Digital Payments- Payment Products- Business Development - Strategy & Planning - Commercial - Negotiations - Product Management - Product Marketing - Project Managing - Networking - Project Managing Payment Cards - Prepaid - Debit - Credit -Digital Payments- Payment Products- Business Development - Strategy & Planning - Commercial - Negotiations - Product Management - Product Marketing - Project Managing - Networking - Project Managing
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ID-Pal
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant Business Development
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Jun 2019 - Jun 2021
Business Development Business Development
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InComm
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Brazil
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Financial Services Category Manager,EMEA
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Jun 2016 - Feb 2019
Fully accountable for creating and implementing the sales & marketing strategy for the FS category as well as achieving targets for new merchant launches, new product launches, as well as new business development, management, undertaking regulatory responsibilities and achieving profit targets. Fully accountable for creating and implementing the sales & marketing strategy for the FS category as well as achieving targets for new merchant launches, new product launches, as well as new business development, management, undertaking regulatory responsibilities and achieving profit targets.
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Prepaid Consultancy
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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Prepaid Consultant
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Apr 2014 - May 2016
Consulted for a European prepaid solution provider.Created and drove the sales strategy for a new B2C prepaid banking solution.Delivered the strategy to improve a UK National Retailers gift card program expanding the presence of their current gift card/prepaid program - Expansion to include B2B, B2C, digital switch, mobile, digital, Incentive, loyalty. Consulted for a European prepaid solution provider.Created and drove the sales strategy for a new B2C prepaid banking solution.Delivered the strategy to improve a UK National Retailers gift card program expanding the presence of their current gift card/prepaid program - Expansion to include B2B, B2C, digital switch, mobile, digital, Incentive, loyalty.
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Senior Consultant
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Jan 2012 - Mar 2014
Created outline sales & payments strategy and team approach for the new public sector business resulting in significant business capture of all projects leading to simpler payments, boosting sales, reducing administration time and the globalisation of business. Created outline sales & payments strategy and team approach for the new public sector business resulting in significant business capture of all projects leading to simpler payments, boosting sales, reducing administration time and the globalisation of business.
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Boston Marks
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United Kingdom
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Mar 2007 - Dec 2011
Boston Marks (Prepaid Card Solutions) Mar 2007 - Dec 2011 Boston Marks (Prepaid Card Solutions) Mar 2007 - Dec 2011
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Goodrights
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United Kingdom
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Gambling Facilities and Casinos
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Director
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Jun 1990 - Feb 2007
Goodrights 1990 - 2006 Retail Consumer Electronics Goodrights 1990 - 2006 Retail Consumer Electronics
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Education
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Liverpool John Moores University
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