Chris Jones

Managing Director

Chris manages PSE Consulting’s business and is well known in the UK and EU for his regular insights into payments innovation. He has spent the last 20+ years leading assignments for major clients during his time at PSE and Accenture. His particular specialisations include customer proposition development, market entry strategies and enterprise value creation. Chris is a highly effective communicator, with very strong analytical skills and able to deliver recommendations to C-level clients and company Boards. Chris regularly supports major enterprises, corporates and global digital merchant’s payments bringing new market perspectives and identifying fresh opportunities for innovation and expansion. He has also delivered payment assignments for Fintechs, banks and processors on topics such as: regulatory impacts, new acceptance methods, open banking, BNPL, gateway/acquirer convergence, and opportunities for M&A and inorganic growth.

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Anthropic's retail agent push won't eliminate the need for independent AI

02/10/2026

Chris Jones

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