Anant Patel is President, International Markets, at ConnexPay. With over 20 years of payments experience, Anant joined ConnexPay in January 2022. With his visionary core belief and mantra — “behaviours drive culture, and culture drives results” — Anant is a proven over-achiever and a new market creator, with an exceptional track record of identifying and maximising new revenue opportunities. At ConnexPay, Anant is focused on building inclusive and diverse teams that consistently exceed expectations, driven by his outstanding relationship building and client management skills.

With a wealth of experience built at companies spanning the entire payments ecosystem, Anant’s payments technology background has seen him lead both fintech and corporate payments businesses in Europe and internationally. Prior roles include Vice President at Mastercard, Managing Director of EMEA for eNett, and EMEA Managing Director for First Performance Global, where he was tasked with leading the revolution on processing and refining customer experience. Most recently, Anant was Vice President, EMEA & APAC, for Corporate Payments at WEX Inc.

Anant holds a bachelor’s degree in computer studies from Nottingham Trent University and an MBA from the University of Warwick, UK.