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Last week, we interviewed two people contributing to the transformation of our money habits : We talked about the future of foreign exchange with\u00a0Kantox\u2019 CEO & Founder Phillipe Gelis<\/a>, and the new lending solutions offered to SMEs with Lendix’ CEO & Founder Olivier Goy<\/a>; both speakers at our upcoming event\u00a0SPEND Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today we have the pleasure to interview Pierre Lion-Bessa<\/a>, VP Sales of Paris-based Mangopay<\/a>,\u00a0<\/a>who is going to speak at SPEND Paris<\/a>\u00a0as well,\u00a0April 28th at Le Forum des Images in Paris.<\/p>\n RB: What is\u00a0the role of Mangopay in the marketplace ecosystem? Why should marketplaces use Mangopay ?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> The marketplace ecosystem is evolving very quickly. First, it has experienced an incredible growth of 53 percent in 2015, compared to the e-commerce in general whose growth reaches 15 percent. So marketplaces need their payment system to be totally frictionless and scalable. Second, the new regulation for payment services (PSD2) states very precisely that marketplaces should not at any time enter into possession or control of client funds. This has a major impact on the ecosystem.<\/p>\n When marketplaces choose Mangopay, they can rely on the fact that we take care of their entire payment workflow from end to end, including the pay-ins as most traditional payments methods do, but also the pay-outs, which makes it easy for them to scale up. Furthermore, as Mangopay holds an e-money issuer licence, we can hold the clients’ funds in segregated accounts on the behalf of the marketplaces. It makes them totally compliant with the new regulation.<\/p>\n RB: What is the main advantage of being part of Cr\u00e9dit Mutuel Ark\u00e9a today? How do you fit their vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong>\u00a0Credit Mutuel Ark\u00e9a<\/a> acquired 86% of Leetchi Group<\/a> in September 2015. We have had a relationship with them for over 5 years as we worked closely together. Mangopay represents an exciting opportunity for CMA to expand its market share and have a complete offering. Many important marketplaces bank with them, but previously, CMA didn\u2019t have any end-to-end payment solution like ours to provide their clients with. Thanks to the support of a major European bank, we are able to gain greater brand awareness. People appreciate Mangopay\u2019s technology and now it\u2019s become even easier to choose us as we are part of a major banking institution. Three of our new clients are among the top 10 marketplaces in Europe.<\/p>\n RB: Which type of marketplaces work\u00a0best with your solution?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> We offer a fully customizable API, so we can tailor the solution for each platform according to its needs and end-customers\u2019 demands. For instance, it can be totally transparent for the final customers that we provide an e-wallet technology, as we are white-labelled. But some platforms, like Vinted<\/a>, prefer to use the e-wallet as a marketing tool. Their sellers are often buyers too, so they can use their e-wallet to get the money of their sales and use it directly to buy other products, without having to enter their card details again. Vinted has also been very innovative with its wallet marketing by topping up directly the e-wallet when the clients reach a certain amount of purchases. These marketing offers are much easier to use than a voucher you receive by email, thus developing the number of in-app transactions.<\/p>\n RB: What is the biggest challenge scaling Mangopay ?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Today, over 1,000 platforms use Mangopay\u2019s API with more than 10 million people globally paying in via our system. In 2015, we processed more than 200 million euros, and in 2016, we target to double the processed volume. This high growth implies we have to improve our API all the time to make payments and access easier. For instance, we recently released a WordPress plugin so that website can integrate the solution easily. Moreover, as our clients are scaling up so fast, we are always working with them to adapt our API to their needs.<\/p>\n RB: How do you see the future of payment ?<\/strong><\/p>\n A: The boundaries between web and mobile payments on the one side and offline payments on the other side are getting thinner and thinner. We are now working with brick and mortar networks who have online stores and marketplaces. They want frictionless payment workflows between their stores and the purchases online, that\u2019s a challenge we totally embrace.<\/p>\n