{"id":20493,"date":"2025-09-22T08:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/sb_speaker\/fintan-byrne\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T21:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:17:50","slug":"fintan-byrne-2","status":"publish","type":"sb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_speaker\/fintan-byrne-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fintan BYRNE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fintan is an experienced leader with an excellent track record of innovation and delivery&nbsp;across global banking and payments.&nbsp;He started his career in banking at Bank of Ireland, where he gained deep expertise across&nbsp;both IT and senior business roles for over 12 years. This solid foundation provided excellent&nbsp;insights into the complexities and opportunities in banking and payments.&nbsp;This inspired Fintan to set up a start-up business during the &#8220;Dot.Com&#8221; era, launching a&nbsp;technology-driven financial services business in London, where he gained a valuable Fintech&nbsp;perspective.<\/p>\n<p>During the next phase of his career, he built and led global teams at both NCR and TNS&nbsp;where among other achievements Fintan led the eCommerce payment gateway business&nbsp;known as &#8220;MIGS&#8221;. In 2014, he led its successful acquisition by Mastercard and continued to&nbsp;lead Mastercard&rsquo;s MPGS business in EMEA for three impactful years.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned for his strategic insights and leadership, Fintan joined CR2 as CEO in 2017, where&nbsp;he continues to drive digital transformation and innovation. 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