Payments recruitment, done properly.

We hire the people who build, sell and run payment companies, and the finance software behind them.

  • Head of Sales, card acquiring, settled in
  • Payments Product Lead, open banking, offer accepted
  • Head of Compliance, EMI and PI, shortlisted
  • CTO, payment orchestration, mapped
  • Engineering Manager, AR automation, briefed

160+ people placed. 94% retention. 27 days to hire, on average. And 100K+ payments people in our network.

Trusted by NORBr, Paysecure, BR-DGE, Payage, Kolleno, Hands In and plenty more, from seed to pre-IPO.

Onboarding talent
at every stop
on the payment rails.

Payments, and the finance software behind it. If it sits on this map, we hire for it.

eCommerceRetailMarketplacesSubscriptionsTicketingTraveliGamingCryptoForexGig economyMobilityHospitalityBNPLEmbedded finance & BaaSWhite label & PayFacWalletsCheckout & merchantsGateways & PSPsOrchestrationAcquiringSchemes & networksIssuingOpen bankingCross-border & FXStablecoinsERP & accountingFinancial closeAP automationAR automationB2B paymentsTreasury & cashFraud preventionDisputes & chargebacksKYC & AMLSecurity & PCIRegTech & compliance

Swipe the map sideways to see every stop.

The people we hire.

From the boardroom to the sales floor. Same depth on every search.

Executive search

The hires that shape the company.

Retained and confidential. For the C-suite, VPs and board, heads of department, and co-founders, technical or not.

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Revenue Officer
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Commercial Officer
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • VP Sales
  • Co-founder

Specialist hiring

The people who get it done.

Mid to senior hires and team leads, in every function. One key hire or a whole team.

  • Account Executive
  • Partnerships Lead
  • Product Manager
  • Engineering Lead
  • Compliance Manager
  • Risk Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Customer Success Lead

Fractional and board

Senior help, without the full-time hire.

Fractional C-suite in any function, non-executive directors and board advisors for startups and scale-ups. HR consultants too.

  • FractionalChief Financial Officer
  • FractionalChief Revenue Officer
  • FractionalChief Technology Officer
  • FractionalChief Operating Officer
  • BoardNon-executive Director
  • BoardAdvisor
  • FractionalHR Consultant

Hiring abroad? Multiplier sorts the contracts and payroll in 150+ countries, and our clients get 10% off.

Look after your people and we cut our fee. Give your team 25+ days' holiday, private medical and hybrid working, and our Well-Being Pledge lowers the fee on every hire. How it works

Our hiring matrix

Every team, from your first hire in a role to the person who runs it. If it's not here, ask. We probably hire it too.

Roles we hire, by team and level
TeamStarting outMid-levelSeniorLeadershipTop job
SalesBusiness Development RepresentativeSales Development RepresentativeAccount ExecutiveBusiness Development ManagerSales DirectorEnterprise Account ExecutiveSenior Account ExecutiveVP SalesHead of SalesChief Revenue Officer
PartnershipsPartnerships ExecutivePartnerships ManagerChannel ManagerSenior Partnerships ManagerStrategic Alliances ManagerVP PartnershipsHead of PartnershipsChief Commercial Officer
Account managementJunior Account ManagerAccount ManagerTechnical Account ManagerAccount DirectorSenior Account ManagerVP Account ManagementHead of Account ManagementChief Commercial Officer
Customer successCustomer Success AssociateCustomer Support SpecialistCustomer Success ManagerOnboarding ManagerSenior Customer Success ManagerImplementation LeadVP Customer SuccessHead of Customer SuccessChief Customer Officer
MarketingMarketing ExecutiveProduct Marketing ManagerGrowth Marketing ManagerContent Marketing ManagerSenior Product Marketing ManagerDemand Generation LeadVP MarketingHead of MarketingChief Marketing Officer
ProductProduct AnalystAssociate Product ManagerProduct ManagerProduct OwnerProduct Operations ManagerGroup Product ManagerSenior Product ManagerVP ProductHead of ProductChief Product Officer
DesignJunior Product DesignerProduct DesignerUser ResearcherLead Product DesignerSenior Product DesignerHead of DesignDesign DirectorVP Design
EngineeringJunior Software EngineerGraduate EngineerSoftware EngineerDevOps EngineerTest EngineerEngineering ManagerStaff EngineerSenior Software EngineerVP EngineeringHead of EngineeringChief Technology Officer
DataData AnalystBusiness Intelligence AnalystData ScientistData EngineerAnalytics EngineerLead Data ScientistSenior Data EngineerHead of DataHead of AnalyticsChief Data Officer
RiskRisk AnalystFraud AnalystRisk ManagerMerchant UnderwriterSenior Risk ManagerCredit Risk ManagerHead of RiskHead of FraudChief Risk Officer
ComplianceCompliance AnalystOnboarding AnalystCompliance ManagerCompliance OfficerSenior Compliance ManagerFinancial Crime ManagerHead of ComplianceMoney Laundering Reporting OfficerChief Compliance Officer
OperationsPayment Operations AnalystReconciliation AnalystOperations ManagerPayment Operations SpecialistSenior Operations ManagerScheme Relations ManagerVP OperationsHead of Payment OperationsChief Operating Officer
FinanceFinancial AnalystAssistant AccountantFinance ManagerManagement AccountantFinancial ControllerTreasury ManagerFinance DirectorHead of FinanceChief Financial Officer
General managementStrategy AnalystFounder's AssociateStrategy ManagerBusiness Operations ManagerCountry ManagerChief of StaffManaging DirectorGeneral ManagerChief Executive Officer

Fractional and board

  • Fractional Chief Financial Officer
  • Fractional Chief Revenue Officer
  • Fractional Chief Technology Officer
  • Fractional Chief Operating Officer
  • Fractional HR Consultant
  • Non-executive Director
  • Board Advisor

Hiring for one of these? Book a call and Nathan will tell you what the market looks like.

Book a call with Nathan

From brief to settled.

Same process on every search, at every level. Here's how a typical one plays out.

  1. Day 1

    Briefed

    Discovery call

    One hour. The role, the team, the package and what good actually looks like.

  2. Week 1

    Mapped

    Market map

    Inside a week you'll know who's out there, who's moving and what they'll cost.

  3. 3 to 5 people

    Shortlisted

    A shortlist of three to five

    Every one spoken to properly and briefed on you before you meet. No CV dumps.

  4. Offer

    Offer accepted

    Interviews and offer

    You do the interviews. We handle the diaries, the feedback and the offer.

  5. Day 90

    Settled in

    Aftercare

    We check in at week one, month one and day 90. If a hire leaves in the first six months, we replace them free.

Every search, live in your pocket.

Your own login, included with every search. Pipeline, CVs, interviews and feedback in one place, on your laptop or your phone.

No inbox. No chasing. No guessing.

The FinPay client portal dashboard, showing active searches, time to hire and recent candidate activity
A live search in the FinPay client portal on a phone, with two candidates at first interview
  • Live pipeline
  • Candidate profiles
  • Messaging
  • Invoices and documents
  • Works on your phone

Hires that stuck.

Two very different payments hiring briefs. Same result.

BNPL for travel, from Series A

Fly Now Pay Later

22 hires across the UK and US, from Series A all the way to an exit to Guavapay.

Hires
22
Avg. days to hire
27
Offers accepted
100%
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Global Compliance Director
  • Head of Collections, US
  • Senior Risk Manager
Read the Fly Now Pay Later case study

Payment orchestration, high-risk verticals

Payage

Seven hires across the UK, Malta and Serbia. Now we're their exclusive talent partner.

Hires
7
Countries
3
Partnership
Exclusive
  • Senior Business Development Manager
  • AI and Operations Lead
  • Product Operations Manager, Malta
  • Senior .NET Developers, Serbia
Read the Payage case study

Working in payments? Talk to someone who gets it.

Confidential, honest and free. Always. We'll tell you straight what the market looks like and what you're worth.

  • No ghosting.Feedback at every stage, whether you go through or not.
  • Prep beyond the JD.Who you're meeting and what they'll push on.
  • Your number, defended.Market data and straight advice on the offer.
  • We don't place and forget.Check-ins at week one, month one and after probation.
Nathan Davies, founder of FinPay Talent

You deal with Nathan. Start to finish.

“Over ten years recruiting in payments, and nothing else. I tell you straight how the market looks, I pick up the phone, and I never send CVs for the sake of it.”

Nathan Davies Founder, FinPay Talent

More about us

In their words.

Founders, hiring managers and the people we've placed.

Client

“…an early and trusted partner supporting our organization's recruitment efforts.”

Djibrane Larrabure General Manager, Kolleno
Placed candidate

“He is a top bloke would recommend him to anyone!”

Josh Taylor Senior Business Development Manager, ApcoPay
Client

“He's an amazing recruiter, a strong communicator, with a great knowledge and strong connections in the fin-tech sector.”

Samantha Corrias People Manager and EA to CEO, Fly Now Pay Later
Placed candidate

“I can't recommend Nathan enough.”

Brodie Coxon Implementation Manager, Kolleno
Client

“Nathan consistently demonstrated professionalism, responsiveness, and a deep commitment to finding the right fit for our team.”

James Camilleri Co-Founder, Fyorin
Placed candidate

“He was professional, supportive, and really took the time to understand my background and expectations.”

Galyna Berezhna Product Operations and Delivery Manager, Payage

Straight answers on payments recruitment.

Can't see your question? Book a call and ask Nathan.

What does a payments recruitment agency actually do?

We find the people who build, sell and run payment companies, from acquirers, PSPs and issuers to orchestration and open banking, plus the fintech SaaS behind them, like AR, AP and financial close. It's all we do, so we already know the market, your competitors and who's worth calling.

Which roles do you recruit for?

All of them. Sales, partnerships, account management, customer success and marketing. Product, design, engineering and data. Risk, compliance, operations and finance. Plus executive, board and fractional hires, all the way up to CEO.

How long does it take to hire?

27 days on average. You'll see a market map inside a week, then a shortlist of three to five people who've been properly briefed on you.

What happens if a hire doesn't work out?

If they leave, or you let them go for performance, in the first six months, we replace them like for like at no extra cost.

I work in payments. Can you help with my next move?

Yes. Browse our live payments jobs or send us your CV. It's confidential, your CV goes nowhere without your say-so, and it never costs you a penny.

Do you only hire in the UK?

No. We hire across the UK, Europe and the US, and we've placed people in Malta, Spain, Serbia and Latvia too. Hiring abroad? Multiplier sorts the contracts and payroll, and our clients get 10% off.

Do you work on a retained or contingent basis?

Both. Contingent, where you only pay when you hire. Exclusive, where you get priority and a shortlist inside seven days. Or retained, for executive searches and scale-ups hiring at volume. We'll agree what fits on the discovery call.

What is the FinPay client portal?

Your own login to every live search, included with every engagement. Pipeline, CVs, interviews and feedback in one place, on desktop or phone. No setup fee and no IT project.

Hiring in payments? Let's talk.

Send us the brief. Within one business day you'll have a read on the market and who's available.

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