Lara Byrne is CEO of AIB Merchant Services. AIB Merchant Services is Ireland’s largest payment solution provider and one of Europe’s largest e-commerce acquirers, with a record of 40+ years’ of providing payments and acceptance solutions to businesses in Ireland and across Europe. Lara is responsible for the overall strategic direction, leadership, and management of the company. Previously Lara was Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Fiserv with responsibility for the performance of a portfolio of Fiserv’s Joint Ventures and large Acquiring-as-a-Service partners in Europe. She was responsible for delivering the financial and business outcomes for Fiserv and our Joint Ventures and partners with a focus on delivery against P&L targets, business growth and delivering operational excellence within a controlled and regulated environment. She also had responsibility for driving employee engagement, talent development and internal mobility. Lara Byrne joined First Data, now Fiserv, in January 2018, as Director of Channel Development, Global Digital Commerce. She had commercial responsibility for Fiserv’s Digital Commerce product suite, including Gateways, Currency Solutions, Digital Payment Channels, Value Added Services and PSP partners across APAC, EMEA & LATAM. Lara joined First Data from AIB Merchant Services, where she held a number of senior sales and business development roles, establishing the International Sales, Corporate Development and Partner Development business functions. She is a seasoned payments professional with 24 years’ experience in the fintech and international payments industry across multiple disciplines and sits on the board of two of Fiserv’s wholly owned, regulated businesses in Europe – Fiserv Polska and European Merchant Services. Lara lives with her family in Dublin, Ireland and was educated at Trinity College Dublin.