InvestOrama's video: Connecting Consumers to Merchants Globally with Local Payment Methods James Booth - PPRO

In this episode of The Fintech Files podcast, George Aliferis is talking with James Booth, Head of Partnerships for EMEA, at PPRO. We’re going to learn about local payment methods and how these are used across the UK, US and APAC. It's about allowing consumers to use their favourite means of payments and allowing merchants to access markets worldwide. 00:00 Intro 01:53 COVID impact on PPRO 03:00 Wirecard 04:08 Local Payment Methods global landscape 05:20 James Booth Career 06:47 PPRO Overview 12:43 B2B Marketing at PPRO 18:36 Customer Journey and Partnerships 23:46 Impact of LPM adoption on merchant turnover 25:30 Outlook on the future of payments 28:25 How payment methods change behaviour 30:35 Fintech as a service for the whole economy 33:00 Lighthearted Questions ABOUT JAMES BOOTH James Booth has over ten years of experience in the financial sector, eight of those in fintech. In his current role as VP, Head of Partnerships for EMEA, he leads the new business and partner development teams in managing PPRO’s new and existing strategic partnerships. PPRO works with payment service providers and local payment methods to help merchants optimise the payment experience for their customers. LINKS https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbooth87/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.linkedin.com/company/ppro/ https://www.ppro.com/ Jame's personal: https://twitter.com/jamobooth87 ABOUT THE FINTECH FILES PODCAST Newsletter: https://georgealiferis.substack.com/ Website https://orama.tv/the-fintech-files/ Subscribe to get all the updates: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ More episodes in the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdaEDe9-1uo&list=PLXTR2SfmGn376VCERWwvNPSAh1ZAXqG6v Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fintech-files/id1511595070 The Fintech Files is a podcast dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 2020s. Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you. The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama.tv, our mission is to connect providers of financial innovation and technology with the firms that will benefit from it. We do so with episodic content, in audio and video format.