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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
- Monzo Bank LtdChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- PaysafeNon-Executive Director and Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committeecurrent2026 — presentLondon, UK
- Dubai Financial Services AuthorityBoard Member and Chair of the Risk Committeecurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Team8Member of Team8 FINTECH Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentNew York & Tel Aviv, Israel
- NewDayNon-Executive Director and Chair Remuneration & Nomination Committee2014 — 2026London, UK
- WiZinkAdviser2025Madrid, Spain
- NatWestAdviser2022 — 2025London, UK
- UnzerAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2024Berlin, Germany
- Pollinate InternationalMember of International Advisory Board2019 — 2022London, UK
- SumUpAdviser2019 — 2022London, UK
- Pollen Street CapitalAdviser2021 — 2022London, UK
- United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB)Member of Technology Advisory Committee2019 — 2022Singapore
- FIBR Financial Technologies Holdings S.A.Member of Advisory Board2021 — 2022Luxembourg
- PayPalExecutive Adviser2018Luxembourg
- PayPalSVP then EVP EMEA & CEO PayPal's European Bank2012 — 2018Luxembourg
- PayPalSVP, GM Asia Pacific2011 — 2012Singapore
- PayPalAdviser to the PayPal President2011Singapore
- Yalamanchili Consultancy ServicesAdviser2010 — 2012Singapore
- Digital Barriers plcIndependent Non-Executive Director and Chair Remuneration Committee2010 — 2012London, UK
- Monitise plcAdviser2010 — 2011London, UK
- Visa IncGroup President, Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa2009 — 2010Singapore and London
- Visa IncGlobal Head of Strategy & Corporate Development2008 — 2009San Francisco and Singapore
- Visa IncRegional President Asia Pacific2000 — 2008Singapore
- Visa IncEVP Special Projects1999 — 2000Foster City, California, United States
- Infocomm Development Authority of SingaporeNon Executive Director2001 — 2007Singapore
- Standard CharteredCEO Bahrain & Gulf Consumer Banking Head1995 — 1999
- Standard CharteredGroup Head Marketing & Planning, Global Consumer Banking1993 — 1995
- Standard CharteredManager, Group Marketing, Group Strategic Development1991 — 1993
Skills & more
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Start-upsE-commerceProject PlanningFinancial ServicesBusiness AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentE-paymentsElectronic PaymentsFrom Rupert's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
NewDay
Per the firm's website.
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).
Founder mafias
The University of Manchester mafia134
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Sumup mafia18
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Bayes Business School mafia12
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Team8 mafia12
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Team8 mafia11
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Same school
Also attended Bayes Business School95
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Also attended The University of Manchester364
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Shared employers
Also worked at Paysafe21
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Also worked at WiZink1
Also worked at PayPal264
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