Summary: When Vantiv acquired Worldpay in a ten-billion-dollar deal at the beginning of 2018, the coming together of these two giants created the largest payments processor by volume in the world. From its beginnings a little over a decade ago as a spin-off of Fifth Third Bank, Vantiv, now Worldpay’s journey was rapid ascent thanks in large part to its leadership. On this episode of Transaction Trending, ETA CEO Jason Oxman sits with Charles Drucker, CEO and Executive Chairman of Worldpay. Charles joined Vantiv as President in 2004 before he was named CEO of Vantiv in 2009. As Worldpay’s leader, Charles has been at the helm of the company’s remarkable growth in the payments industry. Charles joined Jason in the Kount podcast production studio at ETA’s Strategic Leadership Forum to talk about his vision for Worldpay, the future of the payments industry, and what it means to be a good leader in the industry.
