Bio

Paul Swinton is co CEO and co-founder of B4B Payments, a UK headquartered fintech with offices in Europe and USA enabling companies to reduce costs and increase efficiency in managing corporate expenditure using prepaid cards and global payouts. Paul also formerly served as Chairman of the Payments Innovation Forum (PIF), the not-for-profit industry body representing the fintech and payments sector. Under Paul’s leadership, B4B Payments has achieved outstanding growth and multiple industry awards. Paul has driven the business to consistently deliver annual growth in double-digits over recent years. Growth has been fuelled by Paul’s deep knowledge of prepaid card and payments technology and its market applications enabling B4B Payments to adapt to emerging needs from SMEs to large corporates and NGOs. In 2021, B4B Payments was acquired by Banking Circle and as part of a 700+ person group is now powering more companies and fintechs to deliver their products. Prior to founding the company with his business partner in 2006, Paul enjoyed a successful 15 year career in management consulting where he worked around the globe and across sectors including retail, consumer products and with a strong focus on technology.