A Payment and Banking Transformation Leader and Industry Educator
Viktoria Soltesz is building standards and structure for a new industry, positioning payment and banking as a standalone business function that influences customer experience, risk management, technology, compliance, and profitability.
With more than 20 years of experience across banking, payments, and taxation, Viktoria designs strategies based on how banks think, helping organisations ensure that money moves smoothly, securely, on time, and at optimal cost while reducing risk and operational inefficiencies.
She founded PSP Angels, an independent payment and banking consultancy, and developed the Soltesz Payment Framework, a methodology used by international companies worldwide to improve payment and banking performance and create scalable financial operations.
Viktoria also established The Soltesz Institute, a leading independent EU-certified certification body dedicated to payment and banking education. Through the Institute, she advocates for higher professional standards, structured education, and greater transparency across the industry.
A European Certified Trainer and former lecturer at the University of West London, Viktoria regularly speaks at international conferences and industry summits. She is also the author of the bestselling book Moving Money – How Banks Think and The CPayO – Chief Payment Officer: The Role Which Doesn’t Exist (But Should!).
Her achievements include being named BusinessWoman of the Year in 2023 and 2025. PSP Angels received Payment Consultant of the Year awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while The Soltesz Institute was recognised as the Best Payment and Banking Education Platform in 2025.
Her specialty lies in connecting payment and banking strategy with taxation, operations, customer experience, risk, compliance, technology, and finance to create practical and commercially sustainable solutions.
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