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Claire Gates

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Global Head of Payments & Solutions at Crown Agents Bank
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Claire Gates is a payments and Fintech executive with over 25 years of experience at firms like Crown Agents Bank, American Express, Citi, and Mastercard. A Warwick Business School MBA holder, she excels in driving revenue growth, international expansion, and securing regulatory licenses. People who have worked with her describe her as energetic, inspiring, focused, and dedicated.

Outside of her executive roles, Claire is a passionate advocate for women in the financial sector, actively campaigning for more female involvement and serving as a mentor for various business school incubator programs. She is the mother of two daughters and has spoken about the challenge of balancing her personal and professional life.

She initially studied and worked in chemical process engineering before entering the financial services industry by chance after completing her MBA.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Payments & Solutions
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Claire shows up

Early Adopter
Objective Evaluator
Fast But Thoughtful

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Claire cares about

Cross-Border Payments
Her current role at Crown Agents Bank and recent article focus on enabling payments in hard-to-reach and emerging markets.
Financial Inclusion
In a recent article and webinar, she highlighted how payment infrastructure can drive financial inclusion and sustainable development in emerging markets.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Global Head of Payments & Solutions
Crown Agents Bank
1-2024 - 7-2024
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Mahalo Mobile Technologies Ltd
10-2022 - 12-2023
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Huboo Technologies Limited
4-2021 - 9-2022
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
PPRO
8-2017 - 3-2021
CEO Paysafe Pay Later (embedded Finance)
Paysafe Group
In the press

Media appearances

Claire Gates - Global Head of Payments at Crown Agents Bank. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
BEng
Newcastle University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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