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A Rare Hiring Window for Payments Scale-Ups?

Restructuring at major payments companies could give smaller FinTechs access to experienced talent. But the real opportunity lies in identifying what candidates personally built—n…

04 Sep 2026 Billy Nixon
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How to Hire a CTO for a Payments Scale-Up

Hiring a Payments CTO requires more than targeting leaders from a handful of admired technology companies. Learn how to define the brief, avoid an unnecessarily narrow talent pool…

01 Sep 2026 Billy Nixon
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Hiring for Culture in a Scale-Up: Why the Best CV Is Not Always the Best Hire

The strongest CV does not always produce the strongest hire. Discover how scale-ups can assess culture, adaptability and achievements in context—and recruit people capable of supp…

27 Aug 2026 Billy Nixon
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Payments Hiring Is Changing - And Specialist Talent Is Still Hard to Find

Payments hiring is becoming more selective across the UK, Europe and US. While overall recruitment remains cautious, demand continues for specialists combining payments expertise…

21 Aug 2026 Billy Nixon
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The Candidate Who Couldn't Say His Own Name: Don't lower the bar, remove the barrier

A candidate struggling in an interview isn't necessarily struggling with the job. Drawing on my own experience of growing up with a stutter, this article explores how hiring manag…

18 Aug 2026 Billy Nixon
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What Are Payments Professionals Really Worth?

As an experienced payments recruitment specialist agency, we are in a great position to provide insight & data into salary expectations across the payments and fintech market, hel…

10 Aug 2026 Billy Nixon
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How to Hire a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) in Payments

Hiring a Chief Revenue Officer is one of the most important decisions a growing payments business will make. Yet many companies still confuse a great salesperson with a great comm…

27 Jul 2026 Billy Nixon
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How to Hire a Sales Director in Payments: Avoid the Costly Mistakes

The right Sales Director can transform your business. The wrong one can cost months of lost revenue and momentum. In this guide, we share the key considerations, interview tips an…

20 Jul 2026 Billy Nixon
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How to Hire a Payments Product Manager: What Great Candidates Really Look Like

Hiring a Payments Product Manager requires far more than product experience alone. From payments expertise and technical understanding to commercial thinking and stakeholder manag…

13 Jul 2026 Billy Nixon
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