Keith Vander Leest
US General Manager BVNK
Keith leads strategy, sales and customer success for BVNK’s America’s business. Prior to BVNK Keith led the Payments Team at Cross River Bank responsible for the second largest business unit for Cross River covering acquiring, ACH, RTP/FedNow and push to card.
In his 5 year tenure at Cross River Keith grew the Payment Revenue to $51 M with a CAGR of 70%. He launched RTP and FedNow growing it to the number 2 US FI sender at over 3M RTP transactions. He also launched the acquiring and issuing programs growing acquiring to $110B annually to be in the top 10 acquiring sponsor banks and top 20 issuing sponsor banks.
Prior to Cross River Keith spent 7 years at American Express in a wide variety of roles in strategy, product and business development on both the acquiring and issuing businesses. Prior to American Express Keith was at both First Data and Western Union. Keith has a MBA and a BS in Engineering.
2026 Agenda Sessions
On chain payments: Issuing & settlement in the stablecoin era
Stablecoins are redefining how money moves, enabling faster, programmable, and more transparent payment and settlement processes. This session explores Issuing & Settlements in the New Age, highlighting how crypto-native firms are building next-generation rails while providing insights for traditional Web2 financial institutions looking to integrate digital dollars.
Attendees will gain practical perspectives on operational, compliance, and strategic considerations for moving and settling funds in a hybrid onchain/legacy financial ecosystem.
Wednesday 01 April 09:30 - 10:00 Digital Assets Series
Attendees will gain practical perspectives on operational, compliance, and strategic considerations for moving and settling funds in a hybrid onchain/legacy financial ecosystem. Digital Assets Series US/Pacific
