Hiroki Takeuchi co-founded GoCardless in 2011 alongside Tom Blomfield and Matt Robinson, building the company from a Y Combinator-backed start-up into one of Europe's most prominent open banking and recurring payments businesses. As Chief Executive, he has overseen the company's expansion across multiple markets and its growth into a significant player in bank-to-bank payment infrastructure.
Takeuchi read economics at Oxford before moving into financial technology. His leadership at GoCardless has focused on simplifying direct bank payments for businesses of varying sizes, with the platform processing billions of pounds in transactions annually. He has spoken widely on open banking, fintech regulation, and the future of account-to-account payments.