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ith a shared passion for connecting people, Bram Vreugdenhil
sharing knowledge and helping companies
scale and win market share, PaymentGenes Managing Director and Co-founder
W and Headcount—part of The Conexus PaymentGenes Recruitment
Group—merged their recruitment businesses in June
2023 to create PaymentGenes Recruitment, a one-stop +31(020)2444826
global recruitment shop for the fintech and payments
industries. Bram Vreugdenhil, managing director and co- https://paymentgenes.com
founder of PaymentGenes, mentioned the global fintech bram@paymentgenes.com
industry is projected to grow from $245 billion to $1.5
trillion by 2030.
"We know that when it comes to recruitment, fIntech is PaymentGenes Recruitment offers a powerful proposi-
still underserved, as payment technology innovation and tion for the entire fintech industry by leveraging its com-
consumer adoption are advancing so rapidly that there bined resources to enable fintech and payment players to
is a constant shortage of knowledge and talent," he said. continue innovating through its economies of scale, the
"This partnership fills an important gap in the market company stated.
and by joining forces we will be the catalyst to help the
fintech industry to thrive globally." Brand promise, value proposition
Vreugdenhil added that fintech and payment ecosystem "Our strong networks enable us to stay close to where
fintech sector investment comes from and to facilitate
players across the globe are looking for the right talent, and progress job creation through all enterprise levels,"
and PaymentGenes can help speed up and streamline Vreugdenhil said, adding that these capabilities create
recruiting while ensuring that people are being trained opportunities for businesses to open more doors and
with the right skills and knowledge to unleash their full forge strong industry connections with senior figures and
potential. The company offers everything the market decision-makers to underpin future growth. Having cul-
needs, he added, all under one roof. tivated over two decades' worth of intellectual property
Right-size, not downsize and developed trusted relationships spanning the globe,
Vreugdenhil noted that the strategic partnership will uti-
PaymentGenes Recruitment exists to empower growth- lize its professional networks to give fintech and payment
hungry payment and fintech ecosystem players, Vreug- firms a single point of contact that is fully embedded with
denhil said, adding that the company's clients and part- the world's leading businesses.
ners leverage its global network, domain expertise and
unique market insights. In addition, he mentioned that the Conexus Group is plac-
ing a strategic growth investment in the wider Payment-
"In the current economic climate, fintechs don't need to Genes organization, which will allow both to grow their
downsize; they need to right-size with the right people (digital) training, consulting and M&A advisory services.
and retain them," he said. "The most important reason we
have created PaymentGenes Recruitment is because we Partner benefits
love connecting people. Wherever our customers are, we Vreugdenhil noted that PaymentGenes Recruitment sup-
are on the ground with them and empowering them with ports a diversity of clientele, including paytech, regtech,
the people, knowledge and tools to help them scale suc- payment services, cybersecurity, embedded finance,
cessfully and sustainably." blockchain, digital assets and open finance. As a single

Growing together provider to the fintech and payments ecosystem, the com-
pany helps partners find and hire the right people, up-
PaymentGenes Recruitment, like its clients and partners, skill talent, and continue to innovate, he added.
is growing at fintech speed, company representatives
noted. Led by payments industry recruitment innova- "We feel our international client base not only has a global
tors Vreugdenhil and Neill Butcher, chief commercial of- talent sourcing need but also a strong demand for edu-
ficer at The Conexus Group and founder of Headcount, cational services, market entry consulting and M&A ser-
the new strategic partnership is assembling a world-class vices," he said. "With investment in our group, and col-
team of consultants in 10 offices in seven countries and laboration between our specialist teams, we will be best
four continents. equipped to create value for our customers."
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