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Kilian Thalhammer

Head of Fintech & Platform Sales at Deutsche Bank

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Kilian Thalhammer is the Global Head of Merchant Solutions and Head of Fintech & Platform Sales at Deutsche Bank, with a strong background in the payment industry and expertise in areas such as SEPA, e-payments, and fintech. He has held key leadership roles at notable organizations like Mastercard and founded Payment & Banking - PBA Experts GmbH, showcasing a successful track record in business development and strategic partnerships within the financial technology sector.

Work Experience 

  • 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

DB Capital Ventures invests in early-stage and emerging growth businesses and is a venture capital firm based in New York.

  • 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.

MasterCard payment system provider in the world.

  • 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

    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.

Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry.

  • 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

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