Axel Cateland
InvestorCEO at Spendesk Financial Services at PICUS CAPITAL
Paris, Île-de-France, France
About
Leads the banking team at fintech unicorn Spendesk, having built its Payment Institution subsidiary. Previously led Google Pay/Samsung Pay projects at MasterCard and worked at BPCE.
Experience
- KulipaCEO Foundercurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Picus CapitalExpert Partner2022 — 2024
- Spendesk Financial ServicesCEO2021 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
- SpendeskHead of Banking2020 — 2023Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Ditto ServicesChief Product Officer2018 — 2020Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Groupe BPCEHead of Digital for B2B Banking Services2018Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- MasterCardVice President Market Expansion - Digital Payment2015 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- MasterCardVice President - Digital Solutions2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- MasterCardVice President - Digital User Experience2013 — 2014Brussels Metropolitan Area
- MasterCardDirector - Chip Product Development2012 — 2013Brussels Metropolitan Area
- YoocasaFounder2008 — 2013
- DxO LabseBusiness Director2011 — 2012Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- La Réserve des artsPresident2010 — 2012
- AllmyappsVP Marketing2011
- LaCieProduct Manager2008 — 2009
- Vision ObjectsProduct Marketing Manager2007 — 2008
- TomTom International BVProduct Manager2006 — 2007
- TomTom International BVProduct Line Manager Automotive2005 — 2006
- TomTom International BVProduct Manager2005
- Siemens VDOProduct Manager2003 — 2005
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Executive MBA2015 — 2017
- Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)Master of Science - MS, AI1999 — 2000
- EseoMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science1995 — 2000
Skills & more
Market Analysis24Product Strategy15Product Management99Online Marketing9Marketing Strategy18Product Marketing99Product Development82E-business8Product Lifecycle Management13Cross-functional Team Leadership7Online Advertising5Mobile Devices32
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Go-to-market StrategyProduct LaunchE-commerceConsumer ElectronicsConcept to LaunchStart-upsEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStrategyTeam ManagementLeadershipSaaSLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization — Duke University | Coursera
- UX-PM Level 2 — Devoteam Creative Tech
- Ethereum and Solidity: The Complete Developer's Guide — Udemy
- Blockchain for Business — Udemy
- Machine Learning - via Coursera — Stanford University
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Also attended Columbia Business School576
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Also attended Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)10
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kulipa1
Also worked at Picus Capital65
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Also worked at Spendesk3
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