Adyen is a Dutch financial technology company that provides a single, end-to-end platform for accepting payments online, in apps, and in stores. Founded in Amsterdam in 2006, it operates as a licensed acquiring bank and connects merchants directly to card networks and local payment methods across the globe. Adyen powers checkout and embedded financial products for enterprises such as Uber, Spotify, eBay, Booking.com, McDonald's, and Microsoft, and is publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
Mathieu Planche is the CEO and Director of R&D at Witbe, a Paris-founded, publicly traded company (Euronext Growth) that builds AI-powered robots and platforms for video Quality of Experience monitoring and automated testing. Since taking the helm in 2019, he has steered Witbe through a rapid AI transformation - from hardware testing appliances to the industry's first agent-native video QA platform - serving 300+ broadcasters, OTT providers, and telecom operators across 120+ countries. A dual-degree engineer from CentraleSupélec and Georgia Tech, Planche rose through every rung of the Witbe ladder: consultant, UI designer, Americas ops manager, Chief Experience Officer, and Chief Product Officer before becoming CEO.