This is episode 47 of the Leaders in Payments podcast and Brian Dammeir, the president of North America for Adyen is our special guest this week. Brian is from Wisconsin and went to University of Wisconsin at Madison – he originally studied education. Eventually he got into fraud prevention which lead him into payments. Adyen is a payments technology company that empower some of the world largest brands. They focus on technology and online global players, in-store and unified commerce payments, and platforms and marketplaces.  They have approximately 1,500 employees globally and roughly 200 employees in the North America.  Adyen’s one platform philosophy, their global aspect and their direct connections to the networks are their true differentiators and provides a unique value proposition to their customers.   Brian provides some great advice for those just starting their careers in payments. www.adyen.comwww.leadersinpayments.com