Peter O’Halloran

Peter O'Halloran recently joined Payzone Ireland Ltd as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Jim Deignan who spent 27 years leading the business. O'Halloran brings 21 years' experience in payments and fintech across Ireland, EMEA and global markets. He first worked at Payzone over 20 years ago, going on to lead its gift and loyalty portfolio, and served as a non-executive director of Payzone from 2019 to 2025 before returning as CEO.

As General Manager of Global Digital Commerce at Fiserv, he built the company's omnichannel payment gateway into a platform, serving merchants, acquirers and banks across more than 100 countries globally. He served on the EMEA executive committee and the global leadership team at Fiserv and was non-executive chairman of Fiserv Polska SA.

Career history

• Chief Executive Officer, Payzone Ireland Ltd (current)
• EMEA Head of Carat, the enterprise merchant business of Fiserv
• Vice President & General Manager, Global Digital Commerce at Fiserv
• Co-founder of Branded Payment Solutions, a prepaid card business
• Led the launch of white-label managed services at Realex Payments

O'Halloran holds a BA in International Business and Languages from Dublin City University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, an MSc in Electronic Commerce from Dublin City University, and a postgraduate diploma in Global Business Management from Harvard Business School. He is an Ambassador for Fintech Ireland.

What Peter O'Halloran could bring to Payzone Ireland Ltd: Drawing on his deep institutional knowledge—having launched his fintech career at Payzone over 20 years ago—combined with his extensive experience building global payment platforms at Fiserv, O'Halloran brings proven expertise in scaling omnichannel payment infrastructure across multiple markets and customer segments. His track record of driving revenue growth at Fiserv's EMEA enterprise business and his entrepreneurial background in founding and scaling payment solutions position him to accelerate Payzone's expansion across new verticals, channels, and international markets while leveraging the company's strong position as Ireland's largest consumer payments network.