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Builders in Fintech

Jonatan Allback

Podcast appearances as guest

On the podcast

  • Jonatan started in payments at the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2011 and joined Adyen in 2012 when it had about 100 people.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 0:12

  • At Adyen he managed accounts such as Microsoft, Facebook and Netflix from San Francisco and led eBay's migration from PayPal to Adyen before leaving in early 2021.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 0:42

  • Adyen processed about 10 billion in volume in 2012, about 360 billion in 2020 and about 1.3 trillion last year.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 1:51

  • At Adyen, a product request could get a decision within a week, and a fix for Spotify went live within a week.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 14:27

  • NinjaPay is a spin-off of Talk360, an international calling app for African diaspora communities, which had to integrate six payment providers.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 4:47

  • NinjaPay met about 40 VCs in two months during a three-to-four-month raise, and Talk360's lead investor ended up backing it.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 22:18

  • NinjaPay already had live revenue and volume when it raised.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 27:13

  • Cross-border payments are hard because of regulation and because moving money requires strong anti-money-laundering and security controls.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 7:08

  • Stablecoins or e-money will be the future, but a single cross-border solution may not arrive in our lifetime as countries protect their currencies.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 10:48

  • Africa's payment infrastructure is 15–20 years behind Europe and the US, and each country needs a localised offering.

    Jonatan Allback · Episode 21 - Jonatan Allback · 31:10