Roger Bracken

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About Roger Bracken

With over 30 years of experience in building fintech and payments businesses across the UK and Europe, I am a seasoned leader with a diverse portfolio of work, including CEO advisory, NED positions, PE advisory projects, and serving as the Founding Partner and Executive Chair of TFPA. My expertise lies in helping scale-up fintechs navigate commercialisation challenges and achieve their full potential.Career HighlightsLeadership Roles: I have held numerous board roles and led both large multinational and small entrepreneurial teams. My leadership journey includes three successful turnarounds and two interim roles, demonstrating my ability to drive significant change and growth.Strategic Vision & Execution: At First Data, I rose from UK Country Manager to lead the EMEA region, overseeing $1.2bn in revenue, 5000+ staff, operations in 29 countries, and managing 600,000 POS devices, 10,000 ATMs, and 100 million cards. I also chaired the board of AIBMS, our largest merchant acquiring JV in Europe, for five years.Innovative Initiatives: At NCR, I led an intrapreneurial team to create the "convenience fee" ATM industry, showcasing my ability to innovate within established companies.Growth & Transformation: I led the European arm of TSG, a NZ-based software and embedded payments business, achieving a 50% growth in the European business and contributing to the successful sale to new PE owners in 2019.Commercial Acumen: My early career in sales evolved into managing substantial businesses and P&L responsibilities across hardware, software, payments, and services sectors.Educational BackgroundLondon Business School: Completed a full-time MBA (Sloan Fellowship) in 2006, enhancing my leadership skills and broadening my general management knowledge.Personal AttributesEnergetic & Strategic Leader: Known for thriving on managing complexity and getting the best out of diverse teams. My approach is characterized by strategic vision, operational excellence, and a passion for driving growth and innovation.As I continue to build and advise businesses, I am committed to leveraging my extensive experience to foster innovation and drive success in the fintech and payments industries.

Roger Bracken's Current Company Details
The Fintech and Payments Advisory Network

The Fintech And Payments Advisory Network

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CEO and Chairman
London, GB
Website:
tfpa.com
Employees:
43
Roger Bracken Work Experience Details
  • The Fintech And Payments Advisory Network
    Ceo And Chairman
    The Fintech And Payments Advisory Network
    London, Gb
  • The Fintech And Payments Advisory Network
    Founding Partner And Executive Chair
    The Fintech And Payments Advisory Network Feb 2021 - Present
    TFPA delivers transformative advice and solutions from a network of industry specialists, particularly focused on helping scale-ups with commercialisation and growth. We are an advisory business where all the Partners are career operators who bring real world experience of leading businesses. We bring an extensive network of strong senior executives who have been spearheading commercial, product and technical operations in businesses that range from start-ups, to high growth businesses through to major global corporates within Payments, Cards, Fintech and Banking, in the US and Europe.
  • Caxton
    Board Member
    Caxton Jan 2024 - Present
    Aldgate East, England, Gb
    Caxton is a well established, founder-led B2B and B2C payments business. I have joined the Board to support on strategy and execution.
  • Createpay
    Advisor To The Ceo
    Createpay Mar 2024 - Present
    Milton Keynes, England, Gb
    CreatePay is an exciting new player in the UK ISO space. The team have great depth and breadth in the vertical and are making huge strides. I am helping Stephen and his team with strategy and planning.
  • Private Equity
    Pe Transaction Support
    Private Equity May 2020 - Present
    Provide deep payments and fintech industry insight, often in late stage DD processes. Tend to focus on growth drivers, commercial model and strategy. Longterm, non-exclusive relationship with Vitruvian Partners. Projects also completed for Inflexion, Baird, Livingbridge and Astorg.
  • Roger Bracken Advisory Ltd.
    Start-Up Founder Advisory
    Roger Bracken Advisory Ltd. Apr 2020 - Present
    Range of advisory activity for founders in tech businesses, focused mainly with their commercial strategy and distribution approach. Working with PingnPay (a blockchain based micropayments platfrom for the sale of small ticket digital goods) Wyzepay ( a blockchain based prepaid loyalty platform) Played (driving accessibility of sports courses through digital engagement and bookings) and Brandgility (a digital asset management platfrom for marketing teams)
  • Tsg
    Ceo Europe
    Tsg May 2016 - Apr 2020
    TSG provides software, payments and services to the Health and Fitness industry and other verticals. TSG is privately held and growing rapidly, both organically and by acquisition. My role was to lead 2 competing and unintegrated BU's which had been previously acquired; deliver a turnaround, build a new go to market plan and develop a business in continental Europe. Part of a small team who led the sale of the business in 2019.
  • First Data Corporation
    Svp And General Manager, Emea
    First Data Corporation Sep 2007 - Dec 2015
    Brookfield, Wisc., Us
    Leadership role responsible for a $1bn business with 5000 staff across EMEA providing payments solutions to banks and retailers. Responsible for the P&L, strategy and M&A, business and product development, and talent management. Led major turnaround of the UK business. Highlights include supporting 600,000 payments acceptance terminals, 10000 ATMs and 100m cards ( credit, debit, prepaid, corporate ). Services delivered through a range of business models and over 19 business units, spanning eCommerce, merchant acquiring, card issuing, interbank switching, channel delivery and full value chain supply and management. Chairman of AIB Merchant Services, an independently regulated Payments Institution.
  • Aib Merchant Services
    Chair
    Aib Merchant Services Jun 2010 - Jun 2015
    Dublin, Ie
    Chair of a JV between AIB and FD. Fast growing international ecomm and domestic payment champion. Regulated by the Bank of Ireland.
  • London Business School
    Sloan Fellowship
    London Business School Aug 2006 - Aug 2007
    London, Gb
    Full time executive MBA. Sloan is aimed purely at experienced senior managers. It is only run as a program at London Business School, MIT and Stanford. I am focusing my learning on leadership and entrepreneurship.• Winner PWC Sloan Fellowship prize: “Intellectual Property Protection, Problems and Prospects for China"
  • Ncr
    Vp, Financial Solutions Division, Uk And Ireland
    Ncr 1997 - 2006
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    General Manager role responsible for a team of 50 people, mainly professional services and sales, managing the relationships and business with the Banks, Building Societies and non-Bank ATM deployers in the UK and Ireland. I started back at NCR leading a small entrepreneurial team building new businesses; initially in managed services and then more importantly the creation of the UK ATM convenience fee-charging industry.
  • Ncr Financial Solutions
    Vp Services Emea,
    Ncr Financial Solutions 2002 - 2004
    Responsible for growing the service business ( Customer Services and Managed Services ) across the EMEA region, within the Banking Sector business. Also led the Software and Professional Services regional segment on an interim basis for 6 months ( $100m revenue annually and 265 people )
  • Bt
    Account Director
    Bt 1994 - 1997
    London, Gb
    I managed and grew BT's relationships with major insurance companies in the South of England; Eagle Star, Allied Dunbar, Friends Provident. This was my first experience of working in an annuity revenue business in contrast to my experience at NCR.
  • Ncr Corporation
    Account Manager
    Ncr Corporation Sep 1987 - 1994
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Joined NCR's Graduate scheme from University. Successfully performed a number of roles in the Financial Solutions Division across marketing, product development and sales. Managed existing accounts and new business with equal application and positive results.

Roger Bracken Skills

Business Development Payments Management Outsourcing Credit Cards Financial Services Banking Executive Management Leadership Business Strategy Strategy Debit Cards Mergers And Acquisitions Payment Card Processing Payment Systems Relationship Management Cards Electronic Payments Mobile Payments Sales Business Transformation Vendor Management Emv Service Delivery Risk Management Sales Management Credit Mergers Acquiring E Payments Merchant Services Transaction Processing

Roger Bracken Education Details

  • London Business School
    London Business School
    Sloan Fellowship
  • University Of Nottingham
    University Of Nottingham
    Bachelor'S Degree 2:1

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