Nicola Breyer

Nicola is a seasoned executive over 25years of experience in building, transforming, and growing organisations, particularly in the tech sector. Currently, she advises banks on open finance strategy, AI implementation and transformation. She is a Senior Advisor and SME for Roland Berger’s global AI Lab and FS practice.

Early in her career, she established three financial services businesses during the emerging internet age and became MDof her first company at 26. Her venture capital experience sparked a passion for working with portfolio companies. She also gained extensive operational expertise in the global FMCG sector, Since 2016, Nicola has held Managing Director and C-level roles in financial services and tech companies, including a leadership position at PayPal. Recently, she has served as CEO and Managing Director in BaFin-licensed businesses, focusing on international strategy, business transformation, fundraising, regulation, organizational set-up, product strategy, marketing, sales, HR, and C-level team leadership.

Nicola is also an active angel investor and serves as a Board Director for three fintech companies. She also serves on the Strategy Board of House of Finance & Tech in Berlin and on the board of FRIDA – Open Insurance.

She is an internationally recognized expert in open finance and AI in wealth management, frequently speaking and publishing on the topic. Nicola collaborates with industry bodies, banks, insurers, and regulators to shape the future open data economy and is a co.founder of the German Open Finance Charta.