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Alexander Barr

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Commercial Lead - Wise Platform (EMEA) at Wise
📍 United Kingdom

Alexander Barr is the Head of Commercial for Wise Platform in EMEA, bringing over a decade of experience in fintech and financial services. He specializes in solving cross-border banking and payment challenges. Colleagues describe him as dynamic, tenacious, and results-oriented, and he holds a BA from Oxford Brookes University.

He was fundamental in establishing a market foothold for his previous employer, Ebury, and driving its expansion into Greece.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Commercial Lead - Wise Platform (EMEA)
Job Level
Middle
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Cross-Border Payments
He focuses on helping payment service providers solve infrastructure challenges to improve the speed and experience of cross-border transactions for their merchants.
Fintech Partnerships
His role at Wise Platform and attendance at events like Nordic Fintech Week are centered on building strategic partnerships with banks and fintechs.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Commercial Lead - Wise Platform (EMEA)
Wise
11-2023 - 2-2025
Business Development EMEA - Visa Cross-Border Solutions (VXBS)
Visa
1-2023 - 11-2023
Head of Sales - North America
Currencycloud
11-2020 - 1-2023
Sales Lead - EMEA
Currencycloud
8-2020 - 11-2020
Senior Sales Consultant - EMEA
Currencycloud
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Education
2011 - 2014
BA (Hons)
Oxford Brookes University
2003 - 2010
3 A levels 1 AS Level
Woodbridge School
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