Peter Kastanis Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Digital Financial is a boutique consultancy of senior financial services experts who have deep experience working with successful national and multinational organizations in the areas of banking, insurance, payment systems and telecommunications as well as technical services. Our expertise also encompasses: regulatory advisement for standard setting bodies; compliance/supervisory technology and schemes; risk frameworks; data life cycle; the challenges of digital identity and digital… Show more Digital Financial is a boutique consultancy of senior financial services experts who have deep experience working with successful national and multinational organizations in the areas of banking, insurance, payment systems and telecommunications as well as technical services. Our expertise also encompasses: regulatory advisement for standard setting bodies; compliance/supervisory technology and schemes; risk frameworks; data life cycle; the challenges of digital identity and digital transformation from strategy through plan of organization and the customer journey from end-to-end. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Providing digitalization and DFS ecosystem support. Developing market entry strategies, collaboration models, partnership advice and overall guidance to leading digital payment solutions. Selected projects include:o National digital payment scheme for the State Bank of Pakistan on behalf of the World Banko Development of strategy and implementation of processes to scale use of digital payments for Bim, Peru’s national mobile payment platform. o A regional DFS payments regulation… Show more Providing digitalization and DFS ecosystem support. Developing market entry strategies, collaboration models, partnership advice and overall guidance to leading digital payment solutions. Selected projects include:o National digital payment scheme for the State Bank of Pakistan on behalf of the World Banko Development of strategy and implementation of processes to scale use of digital payments for Bim, Peru’s national mobile payment platform. o A regional DFS payments regulation comparison report for 20+ countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for business development and partnerships for Retail & Small Business Lines and Emerging Business & Payments across Latin America and Caribbean operations including development of a target operating model. Focus was on innovative alliances in the digital payments and mobile money worlds such as Kabbage, Strands and Linio that would delight our customers. Defined business opportunities and championed deployment of mobile money, digital payments and related technologies… Show more Responsible for business development and partnerships for Retail & Small Business Lines and Emerging Business & Payments across Latin America and Caribbean operations including development of a target operating model. Focus was on innovative alliances in the digital payments and mobile money worlds such as Kabbage, Strands and Linio that would delight our customers. Defined business opportunities and championed deployment of mobile money, digital payments and related technologies across Scotiabank’s +24 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. Defined the strategy and framework required to create a mobile money ecosystem of P2P, P2B and B2B payments to reduce cost of cash, reach new customers and improve efficiency.Led development of the Tcho Tcho mobile money program with Digicel following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. This first mobile money program in the Americas was awarded the Gates Foundation “First to Market” award and recognized in Time Magazine (Oct 2012) by Bill Clinton as “One of the 5 ideas changing the World for the Better”. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for product development, sales and usage/activation of the credit card portfolio across 21 countries in the Caribbean and Central America. Selected accomplishments include:• Annual volume and profitability growth > 20% through implementing best in class usage and activation programs • Negotiating co-branding agreements and launching programs with American Airlines, Orange and PriceSmart as well as sponsorship and loyalty strategies with Mastercard • Improved… Show more Responsible for product development, sales and usage/activation of the credit card portfolio across 21 countries in the Caribbean and Central America. Selected accomplishments include:• Annual volume and profitability growth > 20% through implementing best in class usage and activation programs • Negotiating co-branding agreements and launching programs with American Airlines, Orange and PriceSmart as well as sponsorship and loyalty strategies with Mastercard • Improved efficiency via centralized credit card application processing centres, streamlined credit investigation and adjudication processes; Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Prior Key Roles include: Digital Transformation Leadership Team member, Branch Network Development, Capital & Expense Budgeting and Management, Customer & Product Profitability, Matched Maturity Funding modeling, Cost Accounting & Productivity Measurement, Corporate Financial Control, Audit & Audit MIS.