Payments big hitter Ingenico names Floris de Kort as CEO as Laurent Blanchard steps down
Ingenico, a specialist in payments acceptance solutions, has announced the appointment of Floris de Kort as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1st November. Laurent Blanchard will step down as CEO and as a member of the supervisory board to pursue other opportunities.
Catherine Guillouard, the company’s Chairwoman, says: “We sincerely thank Laurent for his significant contributions since joining Ingenico in 2023. He has been a visionary leader, guiding the company through a challenging market environment while maintaining focus on ambitious business targets, innovation, customer needs, and culture.”
“Under his leadership, Ingenico advanced its strategy to become the leading software and services provider in the payments ecosystem. After successfully redefining Ingenico’s mission, Laurent leaves behind a strong foundation and a team ready to drive the company’s next stage of success.”
She adds: “As Ingenico embarks on its next chapter, the board is delighted to welcome Floris de Kort (pictured below) as Chief Executive Officer, based at Ingenico’s global headquarters in Paris. Floris brings deep and proven expertise in the payments sector, combined with extensive operational and commercial leadership experience. We are excited for him to lead Ingenico through its next stage of growth, accelerating execution efforts and commercial momentum.”
“He brings highly reputable track record of scaling payments and technology companies, with leadership experience spanning several global organisations. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Global eCommerce at Worldpay, where he led a significant transformation culminating in a highly successful IPO in 2015. In 2019, he became CEO of Xplor Technologies, a global leader in software, services, and integrated payments and most recently, served as CEO of Thunes, a fast growing cross-border payments network.”
Blanchard comments: “It has been an honour to serve as CEO and to lead Ingenico through the first phase of its transformation. I am proud of what we achieved together. With its talented employees, strong culture of innovation, and high quality solutions, Ingenico is well positioned to advance its leadership in global payments. I am grateful for the dedication and trust of the global team and wish Ingenico every success as it moves into the next phase of growth.”
de Kort says: “I am honoured to join Ingenico at a time of great opportunity. The company has a unique position in the payments ecosystem, trusted by merchants, banks, and partners around the world. I look forward to working with the team to further expand our global offering, accelerate growth and execution, and deliver world class solutions to our customers.”
2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS
Payments were a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.
We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
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