Karl Illing

Based in Germany, he serves as a Partner at Be Shaping the Future, a prominent European management and technology consulting firm specializing in financial services. With over 5 years at INNOPAY and a background in strategy consulting and senior management, he co-leads the payments consultancy practice and oversees Open Banking/Open Finance initiatives in Europe.

Experience Highlights:

• Director, Country Lead Germany at INNOPAY
• Lead Facilitator Open Banking Working Group at Euro Banking Association
• Senior Product Manager at Concardis GmbH
• Director & Co-founder at Remerce, implementing an online-to-offline business model
• European Online Shop Manager at Philips, managing direct e-commerce activities across Europe
• Senior Business Consultant at BearingPoint, specializing in Strategy & Transformation

Education:

• Dipl-Kfm, Business Administration, European Business School Oestrich-Winkel
• Advanced Studies Programme/International Economics, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
• Business Administration, University of Nottingham
• Business Administration, Tecnológico de Monterrey
• Economics, Politics, Business Administration, The American University of Paris