Kilian Thalhammer

Managing Director, Global Head of Merchant Solutions - Fintech & Platform Sales

2020 - Current

Responsible for Deutsche Banks Issuing (Incl Miles & More) and Acceptance Business on a global level (EU, APAC, US) Responsible for Corporate Banks Business with our Tech, Fintech & Platform Clients globally Responsible for Platform & Marketplace Business at Deutsche Bank globally

Chairman of the Board

2021

Leading the Board of Deutsche Banks Girocard institut, Payment Institue and ATM processing unit

Member of the Advisory Board - Europe

2021

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Member Of The Supervisory Board

2022

Council Member

2024

Mastercard Strive is a global philanthropic initiative enabling small businesses to thrive and build resilience in the digital economy. The program brings together expertise from across business, technology, research, and government to equip small businesses with innovative digital solutions to enable their growth and resilience. Small businesses are the key to economic recovery, and together we can support them to unleash their potential as catalysts for inclusive growth. Mastercard Strive is an initiative launched by Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Caribou Digital, and DAI.

Founder & Managing Director

2016

www.paymentandbanking.com Award winning Blog and Podcast for the FinTech economy Host of PEX (payment-exchange.de), BEX (banking-exchange.de), CryptX.de and Transactions.io

Investor

2024

Investor

2022

Motive Partners is a private equity firm with offices in New York City and London, focusing on growth equity and buyout investments in software and information services companies based in North America and Europe and serving five primary subsectors: Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Data & Analytics, Investment Management and Insurance. Motive Partners brings differentiated expertise, connectivity and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies.

Investor

2023

We support founders tackling the world's largest environmental problems.

Network Partner & Investor

2017

Creandum is a leading European early-stage venture capital firm backing some of Europe’s most successful tech companies including Spotify, iZettle, Depop, Klarna, KRY, Epidemic Sound and Small Giant Games. Creandum has offices in Stockholm, Berlin and San Francisco. For more information