KILIAN THALHAMMER

Advisor and Investor in FinTech topics and companies, Business Angel, FinTech Expert

About

Based in Munich, operating around the world. Solutions for fintech, payment, banking, new technologies, business advisory, mentoring, start-ups, e-commerce, investments, Venture Capital, Cash Management, card business

Experience

Over 20 years in payment/ fintech/ e-commerce & loyalty make Kilian an expert when it comes to serious product, strategy and business development issues. After being Director Solutions for the Swiss Post he joinedRatePay (Otto Group) as CPO and was global CPO of PAYMILL (Rocket Internet) until 2014. After being Global EVP Productmanagement @Wirecard Kilian is now responsible for the business unit merchant solutions at Deutsche Bank. This covrers Deutsche Bank Global Issuing and Acceptance business and the business with Fintech, Platform & Technology clients.
Kilian works as an advisor for banks (Acquirer, Issuer, Retail), PSP’s, risk providers & merchants. As an early stage business angel (i.a. Cyberdirekt, , Lodgify, BauFi24, Peach Payments, Qentnis, Satoshipay, Stocard, embat, Yaxi, Ivy, Filchaim, Giesinger Bräu) he helps companies to get established in the market and grow. He also acts as a mentor & advisor for larger accelerators and business networks (Endeavor, xpreneurs, startupteens, world food programme) and supports VC as LP in their investments (creandum, Possible Ventures, CUSP, Motive Ventures, Backtrace, Planet A)

Vita

since 09/20
MD - Head of Merchant Solutions | Deutsche Bank

since 05/21
Chairman of the Board | VÖB ZVD

since 01/22
Board | Eurokarten Systeme (EKS)

since 09/18 - 08/20
EVP Product | Wirecard

since 10/19 - 9/21
Board Member | Bitkom AK Zahlungsverkehr

since 06/16:
Founding Partner | Payment and Banking

since 07/17:
Network Partner | Creandum

since 02/17 - 10/21
Member of the Board | Stocard

since 12/14:
Senior Advisor | Satoshipay

11/16 - 10/18
SVP International | Iyzico

11/12 - 10/14:
MD, Global CPO | Paymill GmbH

04/11 - 12/12:
Chief Product Officer | RatePAY(Otto Group)

05/09 - 04/11:
Director Solutions, Board Member | Swiss Post Solutions

02/02 - 08/09:
Partner / Director BPO | Client Vela GmbH

03/00 - 02/02:
Head of Partnerintegration and Support Europe | webmiles AG (Arvato)

Educational Background

University of St Gallen

Advanced Management Program
Strategy and Business Development
University of Boston

General Management, MBA
Business Economics
Florida Gulf Coast University

Business Process Management
MBA
Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg

Business Integration, MBA
Prof. Dr. R. Thome
TU Munich

Diploma in Civil Engeneering
Informatics, Projectmanagement
Innovation Acceleration

Mentoring for United Nations WFP
since 2015.