Niklaus Santschi

Niklaus Santschi has worked in the cards and payments business for more than 25 years.

In various management positions, he played a driving part in transforming the card business of the then Telekurs Group into a competitive European payment service provider. Niklaus Santschi became CEO of SIX Payment Services and a member of the Group Executive Board of SIX in 2011, in which capacity he was responsible for further expansion and ongoing internationalization of all payments and processing business and created a lasting foundation for SIX’ growth strategy. As part of his successful activity, he held various seats on boards of directors and international bodies in the payment business

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From 2015 on, Niklaus Santschi acted as advisor and consultant for prestigious international companies, private equity firms and start-ups in the fintech and payment sectors. In January 2017, he took over as CEO at B+S Card Service GmbH, Frankfurt, which merged with the Kiel-based service provider PAYONE GmbH to create BS PAYONE GmbH, one of the leading European full-service providers for cashless payment solutions. After a further investor process, he merged BS PAYONE with Ingenico Payment Services GmbH and formed PAYONE a joint venture between Ingenico and DSV (Deutscher Sparkassenverlag), market leader in the DACH region. As CEO PAYONE he was member of the Ingenico Executive Committee.