Sebastien Taveau is a puzzle solver and beyond-the-horizon watcher.

Seb’s technical and professional experience spans over 25 years in various industries. He has shaped ecosystems and products around FinTech, mobile payment, mobile security, mobile identity and consumer solutions even when he was told it was impossible.

He has provided expert opinions for and has been quoted in the WSJ, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Reuters, Mashable, USA Today, CNN, CBC, Forbes, Dark Reading, Digital Transactions, Newsweek, etc. on topics ranging from mobile payments to mobile identity, and consumer biometrics and security. He is a keynote speaker and panelist to many industry events and guest lecturer at universities worldwide.

Most recent projects include Zelle (the real-time P2P) as Chief Technologist, Mastercard Masters of Code (one of the most successful developer engagements in the world of payment) as Chief Developer Evangelist, Envestnet | Yodlee as Head of Developer Experience delivering top APIs, developer portals and other engagements with coders around Wealthtech, Human Interface technology for Android devices (via Validity) as Chief Technology Officer, PayPal Mobile among others where Sebastien led or was part of the core execution/strategy/executive teams.

Seb was also a member of the exclusive eBay Inventors Club for his multiple contributions to the patent portfolio (25 granted, a few more pending) and a two-time recipient of the PayPalian Award.