Revolutionizing the Financial Markets

Winter 2016 Sibos i2i Interview 21
Travers Clarke-Walker,
Chief Marketing Officer, International Group
Travers Clarke-Walker is Chief Marketing Officer, International Group and was
previously Managing Director of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Fiserv (NASDAQ:
FISV). Appointed in January 2014, Clarke-Walker now leads global strategy for product
and marketing for the International Group.
An established thought leader in the fintech sector, Clarke-Walker regularly appears
at financial industry events as a keynoter, panelist and fintech solution judge. He also
contributes his perspectives through bylines and blogs in industry publications and
on websites. He chaired the judging panel for the 2015 – FinTech 50, identifying the
game changing fintech firms across Europe.
Prior to joining Fiserv, Clarke-Walker was the managing director for Innovation
and Payments at Barclays Retail Bank, where he brought to market Pingit, the
UK’s largest mobile-to-mobile, peer-to-peer payments platform, and Cloudit, the
banks revolutionary document storage platform. In addition, BeSpoke for Barclays
Customers, My Business Works – Software Package for Small Business Owners and
the roll out of Personalised Debit Card were brought to market under his leadership.
Before his appointment to managing director, Clarke-Walker was the product and
marketing director for Business Banking.
Prior to joining Barclays, Clarke-Walker was sales and marketing director for EDF
Energy, where he oversaw a holistic rebranding initiative for the company, which
included partnering with the London Olympics as the Bid and Country Sponsor and
bringing Nectar Points to millions of energy customers through the Nectar program..
Clarke-Walker is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management and a
Member of the Chartered Management Institute.
Marc Mathenz,
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, International Group
Marc Mathenz is the managing director for the Asia Pacific region in the International
Group at Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV). Joining the company in early 2015, he oversees
business development, sales and marketing, operations and customer relationships
for the region.
Previously, Marc was with First Data Corporation, most recently as senior vice
president (SVP), head of Asia Pacific, responsible for managing the First Data business
across 12 countries and prior to that role as Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific.
Mathenz has held a number of senior posts based in London including Henderson
Private Capital Ltd, GorillaPark Ltd, Tomkins Plc and Credit Suisse First Boston.
He received a Master’s of Business Administration from London Business School,
U.K., and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Goizuetta Business School at
Emory University, U.S. He is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants (ACCA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.
Andrew Parker,
Asia Pacific Sales Director, Digital Channels, International Group
Andrew Parker is the Asia Pacific Sales Director for Digital Channels at Fiserv, Inc.
Andrew works with new and existing clients across the region to assist them in
realizing the full potential of digital banking. He is passionate about helping clients
innovate to accelerate growth, reduce costs and improve customer experience,
particularly in mobile. He works with banks to help develop a compelling business
case for investment in digital channels and works with them to successfully execute
on their digital banking and payments strategies.
Andrew has over 15 years of experience in delivering electronic payment
technologies to banks across Asia Pacific. With Fiserv for seven years, he previously
held management roles for payment technology companies in Australia and
New Zealand.