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The Judging Panel

We have brought together a broad spectrum of independent experts, who either specialise in a particular field, or who have experience and insight into different aspects of the industry. A selection of the judges will review and score all the qualifying entries and compile a short-list and an overall winner from each category.

All judges of The PAY360 Awards are bound by a Code of Conduct covering confidentiality, conflicts of interest and contact with entrants. The judges’ decision is final and there will be no opportunity for appeal, discussion or correspondence.

The judges will rely exclusively on the information provided by the Award entrant. Our judges will be looking to see how the programme/product has been a success against the objectives, taking into account how it stands out from the rest of the market. Entries will also be judged on creativity and how clear and concise the entry is. Judges will also have the right to make nominations, except those in any way connected with their own organisation, that they believe are relevant and missing from the available judging selection.

Our 2025 Judges

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Kelly Burton

Superbet

Director, Global Payments
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Rich Wagner

Zempler Bank

CEO
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David Bailey

Santander UK

Head of Partnerships & Payment Strategy
Judges Circles 2025 (21)
Chris Dewar

Fintech Payments Solutions

Director
Judges Circles 2025 (20)
Richard Anderson

Anderson Risk

Non-ED and Risk Management Consultant
Judges Circles 2025 (18)
Simon Burrows

Consultant & Adviser
Judges Circles 2025 (8)
Andrew Doukanaris

Flotta Consulting

CEO
Judges Circles 2025 (9)
Daniel Saliba

Lighthouse Compliance UK

Founder
Judges Circles 2025 (19)
David Monty

Tell Money

Cofounder
Judges Circles 2025 (11)
Mark O'Keefe

Optima Consultancy

Founding Director
Judges Circles 2025 (12)
Mark Goldspink

The ai Corporation

CEO
Judges Circles 2025 (13)
Martin Kearsley

Post Office

Banking Director
Judges Circles 2025 (14)
Masha Cilliers

Payment Options Ltd

Consultant & Adviser
Judges Circles 2025 (15)
Neil Harris

b-yond

CEO
Judges Circles 2025 (17)
Svetlana Hoffman

Epta-X

Founding Partner
Judges Circles 2025
Matteo Dessi

FN1X

Director & Founder
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Linda Stanojevic

APAC Excellence in Payments

Managing Director
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Jeff Parker

Paymentology

CEO
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Hannah Devoy

Fight or Flight

Director and Head of Fintech
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Graham Mott

Link

Director of Strategy
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Bhavin Kapadia

AI Security Financial Services

Senior Advisor
Mike Adams
Mike Adams

Purple Tuesday and EnableAll

Creator & Founder
Kevin Chong
Kevin Chong

Outward VC

Co-Founder and General Partner
Mike Elliff
Mike Elliff

Chargebacks 911

Chief Risk Officer
Johnathan Vaux
Jonathan Vaux

Thredd

Head of Propositions & Partnerships
Samer-Soliman
Samer Soliman

Arab Financial Services (AFS_

CEO
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Saira Khan

First Bank Direct

Head of Innovation & Partnerships
John Sellers (1)
John Sellers

Independant Advisor
Dave-Birch
Dave Birch

15Mb Ltd

Director
Brian Dunne
Brian Dunne

Giftcard Consulting

Managing Director
Laura McCracken
Laura McCracken

Head Judge - Global eCommerce & Payments Industry Lead
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Tribh Grewal

Discover Global Network

Head of AltPay, Fintech and Commercial Solutions
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Gregory Dellas

Ecommbx

Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer
Samantha Emery
Samantha Emery

Banking and Payments Executive, NED and Adviser
Chryssi Chorafa
Chryssi Chorafa

TerraEvra

Independent Senior Treasury & Climate Risk Consultant, Director
James Allen
James Allan

Zing by HSBC

CEO & Founder
Elkhan Nasibov
Elkhan Nasibov

Guava Pay

Executive Director
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Laurence Krieger

Enfuce

Chairman
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Aoife Hurley

Edenred Paytech

Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer
Judges Circles 2025 (1)
Natalia Adan Munoz

Europe THUNES and Artisan Collection

Business Deveopment Director, Founder & CEO
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Darren Deal

Mastercard

Senior Vice President - Fintech, Government & Digital Partnerships, UKI.
Judges Circles 2025 (6)
Suresh Vaghjiani

CLOWD9

CEO & Founder
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Lee McNabb

Natwest Payments

Head of Payment Strategy & Research
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Flavia Alzetta

Payments Expert

CEO, NED, Advisor
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Nathalie Oestmann

NV Advisory

CEO
Kai-Zhang
Kai Zhang

K&L Gates LLP

Special Counsel
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Jane Jee

Lead for Project Financial Crime, The Payments Association

Fellow of the International Compliance Association
Charlie-Bronks
Charlie Bronks

Crown Agents Bank

Group Head of Sustainability
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Alison Donnelly

fscom

Director
Emily Baum
Emily Baum

Independent Advisor
Judith Rinearson
Judith Rinearson

K&L Gates

Partner
John Schratz
John Schratz

Eclipse Enterprise Consulting

Managing Director
Judges Circles 2025 (4)
Raymond Brash

CleverCards

Chief Operating Officer
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Teresa Connors

Payment Matters

Managing Director
Judges Circles 2025 (3)
Ravindra Meshram

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Alliance and Partnership Development
Terrie Smith
Terrie Smith

DigiSEq

CEO
Joanne Dewar
Joanne Dewar

Project Nemo

Project Lead
Jill-Docherty
Jill Docherty

Payment and Fintech Consultant
Mark McMurtrie
Mark McMurtrie

Payments Consultancy Ltd

Director
Warren Russell
Warren Russell

eyeDP

CEO
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Stephen Quinn

Payments leader and Innovator

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David Parker

Polymath Consulting

Director
Michael-Maier
Michael Maier

Depasify S L Madrid

Member of the Board and COO
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Raymond Lee

PHOS

Sales Director
Angelina-Kuznetsova
Angelina Kuznetsova

Arma Partners

Senior Managing Director
Richard Jones
Richard Jones

Eversheds

Partner | Head of Payment Services - Europe
Judges Circles 2025 (2)
Neira Jones

Independent Advisor, International Speaker & Author
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Peter Ibbetson

Journolink

Director
Judges Circles 2025 (7)
Kamran Hedjri

PXP Financial

Founder and Board Member
Janusz
Janusz Diemko

JD Consulting

Founder
Salim
Salim Dhanani

Pave Bank

CEO & Co-Founder
Thibault-de-Barsy
Thibault de Barsy

The Payments Association EU

Vice-Chairman & General Manager
Francesco-Burelli
Francesco Burelli

Arkwright Consulting

Partner
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Alistair Brown

EPAM

VP, Global Head of Open Banking
Paul-Bartholomew-Keen
Paul Bartholomew–Keen

Travelex

Head of Product Solutions