Paul Harris is a senior payments and fintech executive with more than 20 years of international experience across payments, acquiring, fintech and financial services. He holds a degree in Business and has built and led commercial operations across multiple markets, with extensive experience in market entry, cross-border payments, emerging markets, business development, strategic partnerships, payment orchestration and building businesses from the ground up.

Paul works with companies, investors and leadership teams to identify opportunities, develop practical growth strategies and turn them into executable commercial plans. Combining strategic thinking with hands-on industry expertise, he helps businesses navigate complex markets, build sustainable revenue streams, develop strategic partnerships and unlock new opportunities across the global payments ecosystem, with particular expertise in cross-border opportunities and emerging markets.

Paul brings this expertise to The FinTech Partner, working alongside Ross Haider to give clients direct access to senior, hands-on leadership rather than a standard advisory engagement. He has worked with organizations spanning acquirers, processors, payment orchestration platforms and fintech innovators, and draws on this breadth to help clients move quickly from strategy to execution. Paul continues to be active across international payments markets, with a particular focus on opportunities in emerging and cross-border regions.