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Rupert Keeley

Investor

Former PayPal Europe CEO at Team8

United Kingdom

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About

Rupert Keeley is a payments industry executive with over three decades of experience across banking and payment organizations on four continents. He previously held leadership roles at Standard Chartered (including Gulf head of consumer banking and CEO of Bahrain), Visa (in roles covering Asia Pacific, strategy, and corporate development), and PayPal, where he served as General Manager for APAC and later CEO of PayPal Europe. He holds an MBA in Marketing from City University Business School and a B.Sc. in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester.

Invests in

Fintech

Experience

  1. Monzo Bank LtdChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. PaysafeNon-Executive Director and Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committeecurrent2026 — presentLondon, UK
  3. Dubai Financial Services AuthorityBoard Member and Chair of the Risk Committeecurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. Team8Member of Team8 FINTECH Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentNew York & Tel Aviv, Israel
  5. NewDayNon-Executive Director and Chair Remuneration & Nomination Committee2014 — 2026London, UK
  6. WiZinkAdviser2025Madrid, Spain
  7. NatWestAdviser2022 — 2025London, UK
  8. UnzerAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2024Berlin, Germany
  9. Pollinate InternationalMember of International Advisory Board2019 — 2022London, UK
  10. SumUpAdviser2019 — 2022London, UK
  11. Pollen Street CapitalAdviser2021 — 2022London, UK
  12. United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)Member of Technology Advisory Committee2019 — 2022Singapore
  13. FIBR Financial Technologies Holdings S.A.Member of Advisory Board2021 — 2022Luxembourg
  14. PayPalExecutive Adviser2018Luxembourg
  15. PayPalSVP then EVP EMEA & CEO PayPal's European Bank2012 — 2018Luxembourg
  16. PayPalSVP, GM Asia Pacific2011 — 2012Singapore
  17. PayPalAdviser to the PayPal President2011Singapore
  18. Yalamanchili Consultancy ServicesAdviser2010 — 2012Singapore
  19. Digital Barriers plcIndependent Non-Executive Director and Chair Remuneration Committee2010 — 2012London, UK
  20. Monitise plcAdviser2010 — 2011London, UK
  21. Visa IncGroup President, Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa2009 — 2010Singapore and London
  22. Visa IncGlobal Head of Strategy & Corporate Development2008 — 2009San Francisco and Singapore
  23. Visa IncRegional President Asia Pacific2000 — 2008Singapore
  24. Visa IncEVP Special Projects1999 — 2000Foster City, California, United States
  25. Infocomm Development Authority of SingaporeNon Executive Director2001 — 2007Singapore
  26. Standard CharteredCEO Bahrain & Gulf Consumer Banking Head1995 — 1999
  27. Standard CharteredGroup Head Marketing & Planning, Global Consumer Banking1993 — 1995
  28. Standard CharteredManager, Group Marketing, Group Strategic Development1991 — 1993

Skills & more

StrategyBusiness StrategyBanking92Management Consulting81Strategic Partnerships73Mobile Payments58Payments46Finance44Business Development40Product Management31Marketing30Credit Cards24
+8 moreStart-upsE-commerceProject PlanningFinancial ServicesBusiness AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentE-paymentsElectronic Payments

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Investments

Board seats

NewDay

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rupert Keeley?
Rupert Keeley is a payments industry executive with over three decades of experience across banking and payment organizations on four continents. He previously held leadership roles at Standard Chartered (including Gulf head of consumer banking and CEO of Bahrain), Visa (in roles covering Asia Pacific, strategy, and corporate development), and PayPal, where he served as General Manager for APAC and later CEO of PayPal Europe. He holds an MBA in Marketing from City University Business School and a B.Sc. in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester.
What does Rupert Keeley invest in?
Rupert Keeley invests in Fintech.
What boards does Rupert Keeley sit on?
Rupert Keeley holds tracked board seats at NewDay.
Where did Rupert Keeley go to school?
Rupert Keeley studied at Bayes Business School (MBA, Marketing); The University of Manchester (BSc (Hons), Management Sciences).

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