Patrick Gauthier, Group CEO, Director & Chair Convera USA, Director and Chair Convera Europe Financial S.A., spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about helping SMEs manage cross-border payments and more.

Here is what they covered in more detail:

Patrick, as a key figure in the payments sector, could you share your professional journey and how it led you to your current role at Convera?
What problem are you solving at Convera, and why is it worth solving? Why are B2B payments special, and why they have been slower to innovate
How do B2B cross-border payment needs for SMEs differ from individuals or large corporations? How can you help?
Who are your key clients?
Which supporting technologies do you see as most promising for the payments sector?
What’s your technology angle, or do you have more brilliant engineers than other players?
Do you see real-time payments on the rise in the coming years? How are they relevant for B2B transactions? Will there be no more trade credit?
Looking ahead, what are the key milestones that Convera aims to achieve in the near future, and how do you plan to reach them?
Favorite business book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap & Others Don't by Jim Collins
What’s the best way to reach out: Patrick Gauthier on LinkedIn