
Mark Bishopp
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Pompano Beach, FL, United States
Toptal member since June 9, 2025
Mark is a seasoned fintech and payments executive with over 30 years of experience leading strategy, growth, and innovation across embedded finance, PayFac, marketplaces, and payment platforms and orchestration. He serves as a trusted fractional C-level advisor to organizations ranging from startups to enterprises. Known for solving complex payment challenges, accelerating revenue, and driving value, Mark is a recognized speaker and thought leader in fintech, payments, and insurance technology.
Career Highlights
Case Studies
Expertise
- Card Payments
- Credit Card Processing
- CXO
- eCommerce Platforms
- Embedded Payments
- Fintech Consultant
- Go-to-market (GTM) Strategies
- Payment Orchestration
Work Experience
President
Fractional C-suite Executive & Strategic Advisor
- Guided companies from startup through growth scale while serving in C-suite roles, delivering around 3–5X revenue expansion through structured growth programs (HarbourPay, HubSpark, Punchey, many others).
- Delivered around 40% sales efficiency improvements and around 25% client profitability increases across portfolio companies, generating $50+ billion combined transaction volume (Fortis, Payliance).
- Partnered with 20+ organizations across buy-side and sell-side fundraising and M&A transactions, generating $75+ million in deal value.
- Built and scaled payments consulting practices at global technology companies (NTT Data, Toptal), establishing new revenue streams and market positioning.
- Recruited, built, and spearheaded global teams across sales, product, business development, and marketing.
- Served as a senior executive for companies requiring operational transformation and growth acceleration, specializing in payment strategy and embedded finance optimization, primarily focusing on fintech and SaaS organizations.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Amaryllis
- Achieved around 4x valuation increase within 24 months through turnaround leadership, transforming an underperforming platform technology company into a profitable and scalable business, resulting in around 3x revenue growth.
- Guided collaboration with the global payments risk and compliance team to establish their marketplace and payment facilitator (PayFac) practice. Recruited and managed high-performing global product, business development, and marketing teams.
- Acted as the main point of contact for key client and partner relationships. Represented the company at leading industry forums, addressing risk and compliance, product strategy, fintech, finance, platform business models, and market competition.
- Established a balanced scorecard and key performance metrics to monitor and manage all aspects of progress. Served as the lead subject matter expert on all potential deals and relationships.
- Raised Series A funding and secured white-label partnerships with leading global acquirers, establishing industry credibility and a scalable revenue model.
- Led revenue operations, product development, and market expansion during a 3x growth period, building scalable processes across all business units.
Senior Vice President (SVP) | Head of Global eCommerce and 3rd-party Payments Program Director
Bank of America
- Developed and owned accountability for the overall card-not-present (CNP) eCommerce strategy, including complex payment models (CPMs), such as 3rd-party payment models, and the integrated global payments strategy.
- Spearheaded domestic and international CNP and CPM sales and product development teams for BAMS and First Data. Established global sponsor bank support and optimized organizational structure and compensation models to drive success.
- Developed internal operational maturity models to align sales, product, marketing, IT, risk and compliance, and operations teams. Owned all product development roadmaps and managed 3rd-party relationships specific to the CPM space.
- Established the global market pipeline for eCommerce and CPMs. Developed a proprietary scoring methodology to rank and prioritize opportunities based on the organization's current maturity level, resulting in a 50% increase in win ratios.
- Developed senior executive presentations to secure buy-in for establishing a dedicated eCommerce and integrated payment service unit encompassing the entire payments lifecycle, and created a business charter and case to measure and guide progress.
- Increased revenue in the personal financial management (PFM) and integrated payments space from $500,000 in 2011 to $8 million in 2017.
- Directed due diligence and integration planning for $50+ million fintech acquisitions while developing new revenue models for emerging payment markets.
- Pioneered 1st-ever payment facilitation business at a major US bank while leading the entire e-Commerce merchant book, creating an entirely new product category and scaling from concept to $8+ million annual revenue.
COO & Strategic Development
2Checkout.com
- Led operational transformation of international payment platform, focusing on process optimization and strategic repositioning while simultaneously evaluating strategic alternatives, including potential sale and strategic partnerships.
- Delivered around 35% efficiency gains and restored profitability through process optimization, strategic partnerships, and contract renegotiations.
- Managed payment processing optimization across over 15 countries, enhancing global operations.
- Enhanced market positioning, enabling Series A round with management exit.
Senior Executive Consultant
PwC & Consulting
- Led strategic growth initiatives, operational transformation, and M&A advisory for Global 500 companies across multiple industries, including buy-side due diligence and post-merger integration.
- Provided client advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers, focusing on growth acceleration, operational improvements, and system implementations for Fortune 500 clients within the technology and financial services sectors.
- Recognized in the industry as a keynote speaker at over 20 major payment conferences, including ETA, Finovate, and Money20/20, and contributed to industry publications on embedded finance and payment strategy evolution.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting
St. Bonaventure University - St. Bonaventure, NY, USA
Skills
Finance
Accounting, Credit Card Processing, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Revenue & Expense Projections, Investment Thesis, Fundraising, Valuation, CFO, Pricing, M&A (Sell-side), Cash Flow Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Pricing Strategy, Budgeting, Controller, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Reporting, Total Addressable Market (TAM), GAP Analysis, Data Analysis, M&A (Buy-side), Due Diligence, Project Finance, Crowdfunding, Business Intelligence (BI), Financial Systems, Balance Sheets, P&L Forecasting, Investment Memoranda, Investment Briefs, Market Research, Big 4 Accounting, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Corporate Finance, CPA, Lending, Micro Lending, Capital Placement, Finance Strategy, Debt Raises, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), Private Equity, Financial Regulations, Blockchain, Payment Facilitator (PayFac), M&A Modeling, Cross-border M&A
Output Software
Office 365, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Google Slides
Industry Expertise
Early-stage Startups, Venture Capital, Technology, Nonprofits, New Business Ventures, Financial Markets, Real Estate, Healthcare
Data & Analysis Software
Salesforce, Tableau
Other
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google, Finance, Executive Consulting, Executive Reporting, Strategy, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategies, eCommerce Platforms, Payment Orchestration, Investment Committee Advisory, Relationship Management, Rolling Forecasts, High-risk Credit Card Processing, Card Payments, CXO, Fintech Consultant, Embedded Payments, Marketplaces, eCommerce, Payment Gateways, Online Payments, Pitch Deck Consultant, Roadmaps, Change Management, Internal Communications, Organizational Change Management (OCM), B2B, Business Strategy, Growth Strategy, COO, Company Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Process Improvement (BPI), Operational Control, Investor Relations, Pitch Decks, Business Development, Digital Payments, Investment Banking, Investor Presentations, Early-stage Funding, Fundraising Strategy, Term Sheet Advisory, SaaS, Pricing Models, Cash Flow Management, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Intellectual Property, Startup Consulting, Startups, Exit Strategy, Dashboards, Investments, Risk Management, SOX Compliance, Organizational Design, Process Improvement, US GAAP, Business Transformation, Product Roadmaps, Scalable Operating Models, Management Consulting, Fractional CFO, Product Strategy, Business Models, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Feasibility Studies, Market Research & Analysis, SaaS Product Management, Product Consultant, Financials, Public Sector, B2B Sales, Sales, HubSpot, Inbound Sales, Team Leadership, SaaS Sales, Sales Coaching, Marketing Strategy, Business Planning, Accounts Payable, Process Optimization, Process Design, Deal Sourcing, ERP Implementation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Finance Management, Business Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Consulting, Presentations, Business Plan Consulting, Organizational Structure, Resource Planning & Analysis, Fintech, Cash Flow Analysis, Accounts Receivable, Subscriptions, Compliance, PCI Compliance, Financial Risk Management, CEO, CRM Systems, Operational Excellence, Board Presentations, Data Visualization, Fractional COO, Operations, Coaching, Business Services, Consumer Insights, Consumer Banking, Electronic Payments, Spreadsheets, Family Office, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI), Acquisitions, Deal Structuring, Term Sheets, Transaction Advisory, mobile consumer apps, subscription models, Investment Strategy, Product-led Growth (PLG), Board Reporting, Strategic Partnerships, Market Entry, Fundraising Consultant, Target Operating Models, Post-merger Integration, Stakeholder Management, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), Business Modeling, Sales Growth, Cap Tables, Strategic Planning & Execution, B2B Partnerships, Business Model Strategy, Go-to-market Execution, New Business Development, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Success, Customer Experience, Balance Sheet Optimization, Data Standardization, Chief of Staff, Business Operations, Corporate Governance, Commercial Strategy, International Expansion, Market Expansion, Business Analytics, IT Business Analysis, Digital Product Management, Product-market Fit, Contract Review, Contract Negotiation, Settlements, B2B Lead Generation, Cold Outreach, Email Outreach, Lead Generation, Partnership Management, Relationship Based Networking, Business Development Representative (BDR), Capitalization Tables, SAFE Network, Financial Investment Structuring, Project Management, Business Cases, Enterprise Transformation, Customer Acquisition, Risk & Compliance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Merchant Cash Advances, Alternative Payments, Prepaid Debit Cards, Banking as a Service (BaaS), Life Science, Xero, Audience Targeting, Web3, Content Creation, Commercial Lending, GCC, Debt Financing, Education, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Corporate Legal, Digital Marketing, Broker Dealers, FINRA, Marketplace Platforms, Churn Management, Embedded Systems, Product Owner, Payment APIs, Mobile Payments, Payment Networks, Trusted Advisor, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, M&A Analysis, M&A Strategy, Business to Business (B2B), Clean Energy, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)
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