Our Mission
Pytch is owned and managed by a core team of experts with decades of combined experience in payment processing and banking technology. Our team members have worked with many FinTech market leaders over the years, large incumbent corporations as well as lean and disruptive organisations. We understand all aspects of this sector intimately and aim to share our expertise with our partners with full transparency and simplicity.
The Managing Partners
Cemal Hamitogullari
STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
25 years experience in payment, security solutions and trading
Top management/senior positions at security and financial institutions (Ingenico, Cryptomathic, Paytrek,…)
MBA, BSc in Mathematics, MSc in Finance, full Turkish brokerage license, investment analyst and business developer
Main focus on executive level business development and M&A in FIN-TECH and Security
Pierre Thiercelin
STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Over 20 years experience in e-commerce, payment and gaming.
Top management/senior positions at gaming , financial and electronics companies (Samsung, Ingenico, …).
Entrepreneur and expert consultant for research firms such as De Matteo Monness and Ergo.
Main focus on executive level business development and capital raises/M&A primarily in FIN-TECH.
Nadja van der Veer
LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
10 years experience in legal and regulatory compliance.
Top legal and compliance positions at market leading financial institutions (Ingenico, Credorax) and owner at PaymentCounsel.
Regular speaker at major Fintech events, entrepreneur and holder of a Master of Laws.
Main focus on regulatory compliance including PSD2, contract drafting and license application project reviews.
The Principal Consultants and Advisors
Gary Dykstra
CRYPTOCURRENCY EXPERT
Over 15 years experience in customer management in IT and payment sectors.
Senior positions at IT, Telecom and financial institutions (Ingenico, Easynet, Compuware, …).
BA in Economics , Computer Science extension course from Harvard and entrepreneur in cryptocurrency.
Main focus on business development and project management in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects.
Paul Rohan
OPEN BANKING/API ECONOMY ADVISOR
30 years’ experience in commercial banking, digital innovation and payment systems.
PSD2/Open Banking author, researcher, management consultant. Former General Manager of transaction banking at a leading EU bank/Non-Executive Director of Clearing Houses at member state and EU level.
B.Comm, BSc. Financial Information Systems, MSc. Programme Management.
Main focus on the global impact of Open APIs on the Financial Services market structure.
Our Expertise
Card Issuing
Card Acquiring
Merchant Processing
Risk Management
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain Technology
Where You Can Find Us
