Benjamin Fistein
Senior Manager, CEE Strategic Initiatives
Prague, Prague, Czechia
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Top SchoolBenjamin Fistein is a strategic technology and payments leader with 10+ years bridging management consulting, fintech product strategy and tech entrepreneurship from Prague. Currently spearheading Visa's CEE strategic initiatives, he focuses on non-card rails, affluent segment growth and cross-border revenue while also co-founding AI startup Semantee and contributing to Peachpie, the PHP-to-.NET compiler at iolevel. His background blends top-tier academic credentials (double Master's, CEMS MIM summa cum laude, and a BS from FSU) with hands-on delivery—leading API/Open Banking at CSOB and advising banks and utilities at KPMG. Known for operating at the intersection of IT and business, he pairs commercial P&L experience with deep technical product instincts and a track record of launching cross-border and platform-level solutions. An unexpected thread through his career is a competitive, analytical early life in professional poker and journalism, which sharpened his risk assessment and communication skills.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, International Management, Master's degree, International Management at Universität zu KölnBS, Marketing, Cum laude, BS, Marketing, Cum laude at Florida State UniversityCEMS MIM, International Management, Summa cum laude (4.0 GPA); Ranked 1st in class., CEMS MIM, International Management, Summa cum laude (4.0 GPA); Ranked 1st in class. at CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management EducationMaster's degree, International Business, Master's degree, International Business at Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
English, German, Czech, French, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew
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Github Skills (59)
visual-studio-code-extension10
roslyn10
microsoft10
roadrunner10
wordpress10
coreclr10
shiny10
dotnet10
netstandard10
php-framework10
php10
peachpie10
mono10
sdk10
dotnet-core10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bfistein/bfistein.github.io
Aug 2017 - Oct 2023
Contributions:96 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
iolevel/wpdotnet-new-website
Sep 2020 - Oct 2023
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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