John is the Founder and Managing Director of Eclipse Enterprise Consulting, a specialist payments consultancy practice providing strategic, interim management, consultancy and advisory support to companies engaged in card payments, banking, consumer lending and cross-border remittance. As a leading professional in the card and payments sectors, John brings a unique blend of technical expertise, industry knowledge, product innovation and international experience.A financial services practitioner with over 25 years of experience, he has worked with some of the world’s leading financial institutions, as well as established Fintechs challengers and start-ups, where he has gained an in-depth understanding of the complexities in delivering change initiatives across business, operational and regulated environments. His expertise across the payments value chain includes market entry, processor and partner evaluation, compliance and risk management, credit and debit issuing, acquiring, Scheme membership and regulatory license applications.
In addition to having served in a number of executive positions, John has also held non-executive positions with Visa and MasterCard in the UK, as well as advisory roles, including Optimus Cards, KodyPay, Simple Transfer and Jaja Finance, where he supported the successful bid for the Bank of Ireland and Post office credit card back-book. John is also a brand ambassador and judging panelist for a number of industry card and payment awards as part of his active promotion of the sector.
