Alessandro Hatami

Alessandro Hatami is a Fintech influencer and serial corporate entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of advisory firm Pacemakers.io and author of “Reinventing Banking”, rated by Investopedia as the best banking book of 2021.

He is a Regulated Non-Executive Board Member at UK Challenger Bank Cashplus, and Member of the Digital Advisory Board at MTS – NYSE traded Russian mobile operator. He mentors several FinTech start-ups working with Techstars, Seedcamp, Startupbootcamp/London and Kickstarter/Zurich, and is an investor in several early-stage technology and FinTech companies.

Alessandro has held several senior executive roles. He was COO of Digital Banking & Group Innovation Director at Lloyds Banking Group; MD of PayPoint.net; Director of Large Merchant Services at PayPal and European Marketing Director at GE Capital.

Alessandro is widely considered a leading voice in the global FinTech ecosystem and has delivered transformational digital change as a business leader at some of the world’s best known financial services firms. In addition to his book “Reinventing Banking”, Alessandro is a prolific writer on FinTech and is a frequent public speaker at events in the UK, EU, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

He speaks five languages and holds a Masters in Engineering from the University of Rome and an MBA from INSEAD. He lives in London with his two daughters and his wife.