Stripe reorganiza su cúpula en España tras la salida de Gamberoni

Stripe has restructured its leadership team in Spain following the departure of Mattia Gamberoni. Roldan Pérez and Jeff Niuman will jointly lead the payment processing firm's operations in Spain. The duo have both been with the company since its inception, with Pérez now focusing on managing existing users, while Niuman will drive new business opportunities in the Spanish market.

Gamberoni, who led the Iberian and Italian operations for nearly five years, is yet to decide his next professional move. In early 2025, he will also assume leadership in Italy, having previously developed his career in telecoms companies. The new Spain executive team comprises individuals with backgrounds in both technology and finance.

Pérez, who has been with Stripe for seven months as head of sales, brings over two decades of professional experience, including time at Amazon Web Services and IBM. Niuman, who has worked at Stripe for over five years, has primarily focused on growth and strategic alliances, strengthening relationships with banks, BNPL providers, fintech companies, and other financial sector players.

The reshuffle also impacts Stripe's structure in Italy, with Fabio Landolfi taking over as leader of the Italian market. Hired by Stripe seven years ago, he will oversee the sales and startup division for Southern Europe from April 2025. Stripe is a financial services platform enabling businesses and freelancers to accept online payments and connect clients' cards to sellers' accounts.

The company operates globally with around 9,000 employees, of which more than 200 work in Spain across Madrid and Barcelona, where they recently opened offices near Retiro Park and in Poblenou district, respectively. In Spain, Stripe works with over 450,000 companies and freelancers, with more than half making cross-border sales.

More than a third of these users are part of the Ibex 35, along with major brands such as Santander and Mutua Madrileña. The company also partners with companies from diverse sectors, including century-old institutions advancing digital transformation processes, AI-specialized firms like Magnific, and technology platforms tied to the tourism sector.

AI has become one of Stripe's main growth focuses, and the company recently announced the acquisition of OpenRouter, an AI model unification platform, for around €6.8 billion. This acquisition aligns with Stripe's strategy to expand beyond traditional payment processing services and become a financial infrastructure provider for digital business models.

OpenRouter, valued at approximately €6.8 billion, acts as an intermediary between applications and multiple AI models, managing consumption while Stripe provides the infrastructure for payment, invoicing, and money movement. This combination could position Stripe as a financial and payment infrastructure for the new AI economy, where each query incurs a cost and can generate revenue.

The move highlights Stripe's intensified corporate activity, including a joint offer to acquire PayPal worth €46 billion, which was initially rejected but continues in talks, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.