Board of Directors 

The Payments Innovation Forum (PIF) is led and governed by a member-elected Board of Directors. The PIF Chair and Vice Chair roles rotate amongst Board members every three months, enabling PIF to tap into many combined years' industry experience, knowledge and expertise.


Boris Diakonov

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, ANNA Money

Chair, PIF

Chris Ellis

Director, Bowsprit International

Vice-Chair, PIF

David Walsh

VP of Content and Original Content, EMEA, Blackhawk Network


Joseph Askham

Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance, Thredd

Dr Hartwig Gerhartinger

Global Lead Compliance, Regulatory, Enterprise Risk, ESG and Government Affairs, Paysafe

Matt Sloan

VP Head of Business Development, EMEA, Discover Global Network       


Nirav Patel

Group CEO, Andaria


Jason Field 

VP, Fintech & EMI Issuers, Mastercard


Siobhan Moore

Partner, Keystone Law                


Peter Sidenius

Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company 


Diane Brocklebank

Executive Director, Payments Innovation Forum

Role of Rotating PIF Chair & Vice Chair

PIF Team

Diane Brocklebank

Executive Director, Payments Innovation Forum

Divya Philip

Marketing Manager, Payments Innovation Forum

Payments Innovation Forum Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 05955151 at 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE.
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