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Boardwave dinner discussion: Fintech CEO Dinner – Building a high performing S&M organisation in a regulated sector

Join us for a fireside with Andrew Barker, CRO at ClearBank and Richard Perez, Operating partner and GTM Lead at Apax, on building a regulated fintech from scratch, scaling a high-performing S&M organisation, and executing on GTM strategy in a complex, high-trust environment.
Nov 12, 2025 6:30 PM
London, England

About the event

Host: Richard Perez: Sales & GTM Practice Lead, Apax

Speaker: Andrew Barker, CRO at ClearBank

Event Partner: Apax Partners

Scaling a fintech infrastructure platform from market disruptor to global leader takes more than vision, it demands strong execution, sharp go-to-market strategy, continuous innovation and the right partner.

At this intimate London gathering, Andrew Barker, CRO at ClearBank, will join Richard Perez, Operating partner and GTM Lead at Apax, for a fireside conversation on what it takes to build and scale the UK’s first new clearing bank in over 250 years. They’ll explore ClearBank’s journey from challenger to European champion, building a highly efficient S&M organisation, evolving the product suite, and the challenges along the way.

Key themes include:

  • Building a regulated fintech from scratch and disrupting 250 years of status quo
  • Setting up an efficient S&M org and executing on GTM strategy
  • Lessons from operating at scale in a high-trust, high-regulation environment

This is a great opportunity to hear from a highly successful CRO in the FinTech space as he shares his insights on the steps he took to accelerate growth at his company and learn from a GTM Operating Partner at Apax Partners about the key trends impacting GTM organisations.

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