Pieter de Wet is a recognized authority on banking and payments technology. His expertise spans the entire payments industry, with a special focus on mobile, prepaid, and the emerging payments business models that promise to transform developing world economies. Pieter was fundamental in establishing the Emerging Payments Exchange Southern Africa, of which he was chairman. He has twenty years’ experience in senior management, at both start-ups and larger organisations. As Head of Global Business development Pieter’s roles have included business development, sales, marketing, and training. Pieter has been instrumental in helping Global Kinetic find future-facing enterprise clients who are excited to partner with the company to build software products that make the worlds of banking, finance, entertainment and education better for everyone. Globalkinetic’s offering continues to make Pieter’s job a pleasure. The company has worked on some of the world’s most interesting and complex software challenges. It is also one of the few teams in the world to provide a holistic solution that spans strategic consulting, managed teams and software engineering. Its latest product, FutureBank, is an integration platform for core banking providers to embed financial services. Acting as the glue between a bank and a third-party provider they want to integrate with, it helps launch new products better, faster and more securely.