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Michael Eidel

Michael Eidel

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Finance and Technology

  • Education

    • The University of Freiburg

      1995 - 1999
      PhD in Economics Doctoral thesis on economic transformation in Czech Republic

    • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau

      1989 - 1994
      Master‘s degree in Economics

  • Experience

    • McKinsey & Company

      Jun 2000 - Jun 2004
      Engagement Manager

    • Raiffeisen Switzerland

      Jul 2004 - Dec 2007
      Division Manager

      Contributing to centrally provided services for Raiffeisen banks:- Business & Corporate Development- Controlling

    • Credit Suisse

      May 2008 - Dec 2014
      Managing Director

      Contributing to corporate and institutional banking at Credit Suisse:- Coverage of corporates and financial institutions related to transaction banking solutions.- Product management for transaction banking and structured lending solutions.- COO Corporate & Institutional Clients

    • Fides Treasury Services AG - Reach Further. Connect Faster.

      Jun 2012 - Mar 2015
      Chairman

      Chairing the BoD of fintech company that provides multi-banking connectivity solutions.

    • Commonwealth Bank

      Feb 2015 - Nov 2018
      Executive General Manager

      Providing business and institutional clients with cash-flow and transaction services (payments, cards, merchant services, saving products, trade & supply chain finance, electronic banking, data analytics).Chairing the CBA Payments Council.

    • New Payments Platform (Australia)

      Aug 2015 - Jul 2018
      Director

      Setting up the New Payments Platform (NPP) to provide consumers, businesses and government departments with the ability to make fast, versatile and data-rich payments.Member of Strategy Committee

    • Australian Payments Council

      Aug 2015 - Jul 2018
      Director

      Representing the Commonwealth Bank and contributing to the strategic agenda of the Council.

    • Openpay Group Ltd.

      Mar 2019 - Jan 2022
      Chief Executive Officer

      Offering payments & consumer lending at merchants‘ points-of-sale, and trade account management on SaaS-platform OpyPro.

    • Chippit

      Jul 2022 - now
      Advisor

      Advising founder/CEO of fintech company that enables socially connected individuals and families to save faster together for life goals.

    • Points4Purpose

      Jul 2022 - Jun 2024
      Advisor

      Advising founder/CEO of loyalty platform and program that allows people to shop, save and convert their points into a cash donation to their favourite charity.

    • Eidel Advisory

      Oct 2022 - Aug 2024
      Founder & Managing Partner

      Supporting financial services providers in strategy, product management, digital transformation and scaling of business models.

    • McKinsey & Company

      Nov 2022 - now
      Advisor

      Assisting McKinsey's Banking Practice teams and clients in Asia-Pacific.

    • YAPEAL

      Sept 2024 - now
      Chief Executive Officer

      Swiss FinTech offering seamlessly integrated financial services (Embedded Finance Solutions) to companies and their end customers.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives

      Duke University
      Apr 2022
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    • Blockchain: Foundations and Use Cases

      ConsenSys Academy
      Jan 2022
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    • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

      IBM
      Feb 2022
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    • Why Scale a Startup?

      IE Business School
      Mar 2022
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    • FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations

      Wharton Online
      Feb 2022
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    • Lending, Crowdfunding, and Modern Investing

      Wharton Online
      Feb 2022
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    • Corporate restructuring, mergers, and acquisitions

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Apr 2007

    • Foundations of Directorship: Governance, Strategy & Risk, Finance

      Australian Institute of Company Directors
      Oct 2018

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Michael Eidel
      Technology Fast 50 Australia Award 2020 Deloitte Nov 2020
    • Awarded to Michael Eidel
      Australian Growth Company Award: Transaction of the Year 2020 AGCA Oct 2020
    • Awarded to Michael Eidel
      Best Transaction and Cash Management Bank in Australia 2017 The Asian Banker Jun 2017
    • Awarded to Michael Eidel
      Best Multi-Banking Solutions Company of the Year Global 2014 IAIR Oct 2014
    • Awarded to Michael Eidel
      Best Sub-Custodian Bank Switzerland 2014 Global Finance May 2014
    • Awarded to Michael Eidel
      Best Trade Finance Bank Switzerland 2014 Global Finance Jan 2014