Celal Cundoglu

Celal Cündoğlu is a highly experienced Payment Systems and IT Executive with a broad range of skills and expertise. With an MBA from the University of San Francisco and an MSc from Hacettepe University, Cündoğlu has extensive knowledge in payment systems, IT, digital and agile transformation, product, platform, and ecosystem development, contract, vendor and people management, and project/program management.

Cündoğlu has held numerous high-ranking positions, including Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring, South Eastern Europe at Visa, Acting General Manager, Executive Vice President of Payment Platforms, Executive Vice President of Information Technology and Executive Vice President of Product Development at BKM Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (Interbank Card Center of Turkey), Member of The Board of Advisors at EMVCo, Sr. Vice President of IT Project Management at Akbank, Technology Coordinator of Payment Systems at Yapi Kredi Bank, Division Head of IT Customer & Vendor Services at Advantage Consumer Finance (Benkar), Sr. Project Manager at Visa International, California USA, and Research Assistant at University of San Francisco, McLaren School of Business, Telecommunications Program.

As an industry expert, Celal Cündoğlu is an accomplished executive who has been instrumental in shaping the digital payments landscape in Turkey and across South Eastern Europe. He is a highly knowledgeable and sought-after leader with an extensive background in payment systems and IT, making him an invaluable asset to the companies he has worked with.