Conquering Open Finance Together

Striding Edge is a strategic payments consultancy, led by payments expert Helen Child, specialising in digital wallet, prepaid cards and payment platforms for banks and business around the world.

We’re all about cutting through the complexity. We’re here to collaborate and share our insight with your team to make innovation and change happen.

We all can see the renaissance happening right now in payments. At Striding Edge we recognise the dynamic, complex regulatory landscape; not to mention the breakneck speed of the marketplace which is driving major changes in how companies set and execute their digital payment strategies.

The need for an agile operational delivery strategy to thrive is clear. By collaborating and engaging closely with our clients, we provide the expertise, clear vision and tactical support needed to deliver world class solutions, to facilitate sustainable transformational change.

We’ll navigate you through the baffling jargon. Translating it into plain English and bottom line returns.

I N T E G R I T Y

We are experienced consultants and practitioners who pride ourselves on our expertise and successful track records.

We act with integrity and honesty, gaining trust through working closely with clients and multi-cultural teams across many jurisdictions.

E X C E L L E N C E

We take real pride in our approach, and deliver innovative product solutions with passion, confidence and knowledge.

Our commitment to delivering results comes from experience, success, and in-depth industry knowledge.

D E M Y S T I F Y I N G

We eliminate jargon, and support our clients with no-nonsense yet insightful advice on how to capitalise in a fast changing digital landscape.

We translate into plain English to get to the bottom line, choosing performance over convolution, and cutting through complexity.

S T R A T E G I C

We engage with all stakeholders, and provide clear vision and direction, galvanising teams into action by sharing insights and collaborating.

Our support, consultation and practical advice helps drive revenues by delivering secure, world class products and solutions that get results.

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!)