Alain is an experienced payment expert and highly motivated business development executive, driven to build profitable partnerships which create value for all parties in different industries. Focusing on digital transformation & efficiency. Strong background in Business Development / Account Management & Finance. Winner of several Global Sales & Exceptional Sales Performance awards.

PERSONALITY / ABILITIES

  • Analytical mind
  • Conceptual thinker
  • Strong team player
  • Acclaimed people manager
  • Highly stress-resistant
  • Simplifier
  • Creative, solution-oriented
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Decisive & results-driven

LANGUAGES

  • Dutch: mother tongue
  • English: excellent
  • French: excellent
  • German: intermediate

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • "Electronic Banking" Thesis Bachelor AES
  • "Telecommunication networks in the financial sector" - Thesis Master AES

 

PATENTS

  • Dynamic Settlement Collateral
  • Tourist Engagement Platform

CURRICULUM VITAE

SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE CEO

Corporate Date Scale-up – Markaaz, Inc. | May 24 – ongoing

 

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

Corporate Data Scale-up - Markaaz, Inc. | Nov 22 - May 24

  • Leading Global Business Development & Sales
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • 7 staff: Austin, Mexico, Madrid, Miami, Hong Kong

 

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Enterprise Partnerships - Mastercard | Sep 2017 - May 2022

  • Identifying & delivering new global partnerships in new industries/verticals and/or deepening our engagement in existing industries such as: Global Freight, Travel, Provenance, B2B Payments & ERP system providers, Insurance & Re-insurance, Digital Identity, HCM
  • 4 staff: Miami, Brussels & Singapore

 

VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Enterprise Partnerships - Mastercard | Jan 2016 – Aug 2017

  • Business Development in the Travel, Transit & B2B Payment Verticals
  • Travel & Transit Strategy Development and partner identification
  • Project Management for Smart Nation Engagement in Singapore
  • Identification and Due Diligence of possible acquisition targets
  • 3 staff
  • Received MasterCard Exceptional Sales Performance (ESP) Award for the partnership with a global distribution system.
  • Received MasterCard Exceptional Sales Performance (ESP) Award for the partnership with a global AI-based freight optimiser.

 

HEAD OF COMMERCIAL PAYMENT PARTNERSHIPS

Strategic Alliances - Mastercard | Apr 2012 - Dec 2015

  • Patented Dynamic Settlement Collateral solution
  • Received MasterCard Global Sales Champion Award (GSC) & Exceptional Sales Performance Award (ESP) for building the partnership with a global Virtual Card Number provider in travel industry.

 

HEAD OF COMMERCIAL CARDS, EUROPE

Direct-to-Corporate Sales - Mastercard | Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

 

HEAD OF SALES, BENELUX

Benelux - Mastercard | Oct 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Secured Maestro co-badging on Bancontact cards with Belgian and Dutch banks

 

SENIOR BUSINESS LEADER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE (BDF)

Europe Finance - Mastercard | Sep 2006 - Oct 2009

  • Transforming the BDF team from gate-keepers to business development support

 

SENIOR BUSINESS LEADER, REGIONAL & GLOBAL KEY ACCOUNTS

Regional & Global Key Accounts (RKA/GKA) - Mastercard | Sep 2002 - Sept 2006

  • Received MasterCard GKA Value Driver Award for the development & deployment of a competitive strategy with a global financial institution.

 

TREASURER - MANAGER SETTLEMENT & TREASURY SERVICES

Europe Finance - Europay | Sep 1991 - Sep 2002

  • Insourcing of FX Trading (Reuters Trading / Reuters Money)
  • Project Management for Settlement Bank Migration & Treasury Bank Migration
  • Project Management Consolidated Settlement
  • Project Management Euro D0