Name
Tony Craddock
Job Title
Director General and Founder
Company
The Payments Association
Speaker Bio
A passionate payments innovator and community leader, Tony Craddock is the founder of The Payments Association, the world’s most influential trade association in payments. With 25 years of experience, he is a trusted voice in the industry, serving as a member of the UK’s Vision Engagement Group and contributing to the Founders4Schools programme.
Tony is dedicated to championing payments innovation through speaking engagements, conference chairing, and publishing white papers and books. He works closely with regulators, ministers, and parliamentarians to promote the changes needed for the payments sector to thrive.
As an investor in early-stage payments companies, Tony helps emerging businesses navigate the competitive payments landscape. Since founding The Payments Association in 2010, he has built a thriving community of over 250 members across the UK, EU, and Asia, including banks, PSPs, issuers, processors, and legal experts, all working together to drive transformative industry change.
Tony is dedicated to championing payments innovation through speaking engagements, conference chairing, and publishing white papers and books. He works closely with regulators, ministers, and parliamentarians to promote the changes needed for the payments sector to thrive.
As an investor in early-stage payments companies, Tony helps emerging businesses navigate the competitive payments landscape. Since founding The Payments Association in 2010, he has built a thriving community of over 250 members across the UK, EU, and Asia, including banks, PSPs, issuers, processors, and legal experts, all working together to drive transformative industry change.