Leon Lee

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DISC Type : Dsi

Vice President, EMEA Partnership Group at Nuvei

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Leon Lee is the Vice President of EMEA Partnerships at Nuvei, focused on developing strategic alliances with acquirers, PSPs, and ISVs. With a background as Commercial Director at Cardstream, he specializes in the payment gateway and processing sector. Colleagues describe him as strategic, knowledgeable, and impressively sharp.

Leon has a demonstrated talent for identifying and cultivating small opportunities, successfully transforming them into significant, enterprise-level client partnerships.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Driven But Considerate

Decisive But Friendly

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Topics They Care About

Payment Partnerships
His role centers on sourcing, pitching, and closing partnerships with payment service providers, gateways, e-commerce platforms, and independent software vendors.
Alternative Payments
He recently shared content about the importance of mobile wallets like Cash App Pay, highlighting their adoption among Gen Z and Millennial consumers.
Instant Payouts
Actively promotes new platform capabilities, such as Visa Direct integration, to enable merchants to send instant payouts to bank accounts globally.

Media Appearances

Leon Lee – Nuvei Profile. Featured in Nuvei (official website)

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Work History

3-2025
Vice President, EMEA Partnership Group at Nuvei
9-2021 - 4-2025
Vice President of Financial Partnerships - Digital Payments at Nuvei
3-2020 - 8-2021
VP of Channel Partnerships at Nuvei
1-2017 - 2-2020
Commercial Director at Cardstream Limited
1-2014 - 12-2016
Head of Partnerships at Cardstream Limited

Education

2002 - 2005
Bachelor's Degree from University of the West of England
1991 - 2002
Education details unavailable from Taunton School, England

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Insights For Selling To Leon

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Leon is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Leon

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Leon move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Leon take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Leon

Personality Compatibility


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