Payments infrastructure isn’t always the most glamorous corner of the fintech world, but Merusha Naidu, global head of partnerships at Paymentology, would argue it’s the most fun.
Having spent nearly five years at the London-based issuer-processor, and as host of The Issuer Academy, the company’s payments podcast, Naidu oversees the ecosystem that sits beneath the fintech products shaping how money moves.
“When we talk about payments being fun, it’s fun because we get to work with these really creative, innovative fintechs, and just learn every single day about the art of the possible around payments,” Naidu tells Tech Funding News.
It’s a growing market that’s hard to ignore, and investors are paying attention. In May, Paymentology raised $175 million, co-led by Apis Partners and pan-European private equity firm Aspirity Partners.
At IFGS at London’s Guildhall, TFN sat down with Naidu to talk about partnerships, trust, and what the UK should be focusing on next.
