Peter Bakenecker
Leads Central Europe for Mastercard, focusing on digital payments and the new financial stack.
Peter directs strategy and digital payments for Mastercard across Central Europe. He focuses on scaling wallets, tokenization, and new technologies across a dozen different markets.
He has spent nearly two decades shaping how people pay. Recently, his work centers on how AI and autonomous agents affect the financial stack and redefine consumer trust.
Before moving into payment strategy, he worked at Roland Berger and Batten & Company. He earned his MBA while studying across Australia, Germany, and the U.K.
