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▶ 3:00 · Payments & Banking Infrastructure · Enterprise merchants consolidating to fewer PSPs for global scale and treasury optimization
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Scaling Europe

Checkout.com reached 78% growth in the UK and 60% in Europe: Ashley Paulus, Checkout.com

2026-05-26 · 1 company · 4 thematic
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ashley paulus

Joined Checkout.com 7 years ago to launch Southeast Asia business; moved to UK a year ago to lead UK revenue, then took over European team. Previously worked across East/West Africa and emerging markets in Singapore/Malaysia.

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