Chief Growth Officer
i2c
As Chief Growth Officer of i2c, Dean leads global revenue strategy, ecosystem partnerships and go‑to‑market innovation, driving the company’s continued expansion across financial institutions and fintech leaders worldwide.
A seasoned commercial executive with nearly 15 years of experience in banking and payments technology, Dean plays a pivotal role in advancing i2c’s market leadership while helping clients deliver next-generation, customer‑centric payment experiences at scale. Prior to joining i2c, he built and scaled high‑performing sales organizations at Fiserv and FIS, enabling competitive differentiation across issuing, money movement and banking solutions.
Known for his focus on speed, flexibility and client‑centric design, Dean is a strong advocate for innovation and industry transformation. At i2c, he is committed to forging the partnerships and capabilities that will define the next decade of growth for both the company and the global payments ecosystem.
This research examines how the relationship between banks and their issuers and processors is evolving as payments infrastructure modernization accelerates alongside increasing consolidation across the payments ecosystem and intensifying competition from non-bank players seeking bank charters.
Once viewed primarily as legacy technology or middleware – providers, issuers and processors are now fewer in number and more deeply embedded as strategic partners supporting banks’ growth, innovation, and customer experience initiatives. The study explores how this shift, influenced by a more concentrated provider landscape and the emergence of newly chartered, digital-first competitors, is shaping banks’ modernization priorities, including technology architecture, data access, flexibility, and speed to market. In doing so, it assesses how banks of different sizes are redefining expectations around service, collaboration, accountability, and long-term risk as they navigate choice, innovation, and dependency in an increasingly competitive payments environment.