Who we are

Striding Edge is a strategic payments consultancy led by experienced business influencer Helen Child, specialising in innovative digital and prepaid payment solutions in the new world of open banking. Driven by excellence and passion, our team of experts help demystify the complex, with insight, knowledge and integrity in all we do.

By collaborating and engaging closely with our clients, we provide the clear vision and strategy needed to deliver world class solutions that drive revenues, and results that exceed expectations.

What we do

We’ll support you to thrive within a new era of financial innovation.

Together we’ll define what success looks like, then collaborate with you and your ecosystem to deliver it!

Cross Functional Delivery

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Our team

The Striding Edge team have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. An independent group of payment experts from across the industry. Our leading consultant is Helen Child, voted one of the top ten women in prepaid globally.

Helen Child

Founder

 

Having built a Prepaid Issuing Bank, I’m told we were one of the first to be awarded licenses by both Mastercard & Visa. I see many parallels with where the Open Banking space is now, compared with when I built a prepaid business back in the day!  I was privileged to work alongside an exceptionally talented team.  We built a Fintech before it was on trend to do so…

I’m the co-founder of Open Banking Excellence (OBE).  We’re creating a community, one where Open Banking pioneers feel can they belong, share their stories, learn and collaborate together.

I’m energised and excited to by the renaissance that’s happening right now in payments, with Open Banking set to usher in a new era of transformation and transparency.

I believe accelerated business innovation is sustained by coaching & delivering results through an inspired team.

I’ve the pleasure to work with a variety of international clients. I describe my role as collaborating with an executive team to make their plans happen.

Outside of the fascinating world of payments, processing and regulations, I’ve sat on the Counsel of Lancaster University, one of the top ten Universities in the UK, and I’m founding member of the Vision Board.  A keen cyclist, I love nothing more than to start each day with a blast on my bike or alternatively a run on the beach…(and to finish watching the sunset over the Lakeland hills with a G&T!)

Find out what's happening at OBE

We think the best way to learn about the renaissance is to join the Open Banking Excellence community. Here like-minded people unearth discussions and spark debate, that move us all forward.  Talk with the Open Banking Pioneers, hear their stories and share yours with us…

The Consumer Duty: Opportunities and Challenge For Financial Services Firms

On May 17, 2023

The Evolution of Payments Rails: A Briefing For Banks

On May 15, 2023

Investigating An Open X Use Case In Chile

On April 25, 2023

Is The Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) Hype Justified?

On April 24, 2023

What the JROC report means for the future of open banking in the UK

On April 18, 2023

Money20/20 Asia 2024

On March 13, 2023

Money20/20 USA

On March 13, 2023

Webinar: Future-proof your payment business through transformation

On March 13, 2023

Banking: The Changing Landscape Webinar presented by Deloitte

On March 13, 2023

Open Banking, Wealth Management and The Advice Gap: The global state of play

On March 9, 2023

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