Merdihan Ismailov has more than 16 years of experience in the banking sector, managing the electronic channels of Allianz Bank for more than 12 years.

After 16 years in banks and taking advantage of the launch of the Open Banking Initiative in Europe, he is moving to the fintech industry with one main goal. His goal is to build the right environment and infrastructure and open banking to become the next trend for banking business and this not to remain just as beautiful words in the speeches of banking professionals and visionaries.

He is a chief digital and information director of IRIS SOLUTIONS, a payment institution licensed by the BNB.