Fintech Magazine June 2026 | Page 121

DIGITAL BANKING

Do you have any pillars of success that you live by?

Alex: Our pillars of success are closely tied to our ambition to help businesses move faster and scale with confidence.
The first is a relentless focus on progress. We are constantly improving how businesses interact with their finances, not just through small iterations, but by driving meaningful gains in speed and efficiency. This comes from continuous investment in our technology and a commitment to innovation.
The second is a unified approach. We bring together acquiring, business banking and, increasingly, broader operational tools into one platform. With launches like Global Hire in the UK, we are extending this into areas like HR, giving businesses a more complete ecosystem to run and grow. By building in this way, we remove the root causes of friction, whether that is cross-border payments, expense management or visibility over cash flow.
Finally, underpinning everything is our role as a reliable and transparent partner. As more businesses depend on us to power their operations, trust becomes essential. Clear pricing, real-time insights and dependable infrastructure allow us to support our customers not just today, but as they scale and their ambitions grow.

“Performance is always local. Global reach only matters if transactions succeed at the point of payment”

Guy Douek General Manager EMEA
Guy: Performance is always local. Global reach only matters if transactions succeed at the point of payment.
Complexity doesn’ t go away as you scale, it increases. The role of a platform is to absorb that complexity so businesses don’ t have to manage it themselves.
And small improvements at the transaction level have outsized impact. A marginal increase in approval rates or a reduction in latency translates directly into revenue and customer retention.
Those aren’ t strategic choices so much as operating realities, but they’ re what consistently define success.
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