Head of Payments
Column
Alex leads payments at Column. Alex joined Column in April 2022 from Permira, a global investment firm, where he focused on financial services-related investments. Alex has nearly a decade of financial services experience, having served in corporate finance roles at Permira and Greenhill.
A spike in account-to-account (A2A) instant payments—accelerated by the effects of an instant-everything culture—is challenging the banking industry. The rise of A2A instant payments is forcing banks to confront a vastly different model and fast-moving innovation that gives customers more control and strips out intermediaries. The panel examines the innovation and cultural forces driving this change, who’s leading the charge on A2A instant payments, what it means for consumers, potential fraud implications of exploding usage and what’s at stake for incumbents.