Aaron Holmes

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Kani Payments

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29 Apr

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Newcastle

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CEO at Kani, supporting FinTech and payment systems in achieving hassle free reconciliation and reporting.

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CEO

Kani

Oct 2018 - Present

I’m the CEO of FinTech SaaS service Kani

Chief Innovation Officer

Global Processing Services

May 2016 - Oct 2018

Global Processing Services ("GPS") is a MasterCard and Visa Europe/Visa Inc. accredited third party processor (TPP). We are Level 1 PCI DSS compliant. The company’s fully outsourced end-to-end solution includes payment processing at its core, as well as programme management tools, bespoke software development, financial control and reconciliation, technical support and cardholder customer services.

Chief Operating Officer

Flex- E - Card

Feb 2011 - Oct 2018

Flex-e-card are an established and successful payment card provider, working with clients including FTSE 100 companies to provide payment services to consumers and businesses. As COO, I oversaw the day to day management of Flex-e-card principal office, and manage a team of staff with responsibility for many areas of the business including finance & reconciliation, risk management & compliance, customer services, and IT.

COO

Global Processing Services

Jul 2014 - Mar 2016

As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) I was responsible for executive oversight of the day-to-day operations of the business including direct ownership of the Operations, Implementation and Account Management business units, and a close working relationship with the Development and Technical Infrastructure teams.

Senior Project Manager

Flex- e- vouchers

Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

As Senior Project Manager at Flex-e-vouchers, I was tasked with overseeing key strategic projects for the organisation.

Senior Manager - Implementation

Newcastle Building Society

Sep 2006 - Feb 2010

Senior Manager, Implementation - Card Solutions Department. I was responsible for projects, consultancy and development work that falls outside our 'business as usual' activities, as well as managing the implementation of new card products and the infrastructure which underpins our card issuing activities.

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Latest opinions

The Payments Journey: From Complexity to Clarity

When I first entered the payments space nearly two decades ago, reconciliation was seen as a manual slog filled with pain points. Back then, teams spent countless hours buried in spreadsheets, trying to trace transactions, spot mismatches and make sense of what should be a straightforward process. While technology has moved on, the core issues st...

07 October 2025

Five Warning Signs Your Team is Struggling with Payment Reconciliation

Payment reconciliation may not be headline news, but its impact on financial integrity is significant. Done right, reconciliation catches errors, ensures regulatory compliance and builds trust with customers, partners and oversight bodies. At its core, payment reconciliation matches transactions across your internal records, bank statements and pro...

30 July 2025

Why Data is the Real Problem in Payments Reconciliation

When people talk about reconciliation in payments, the conversation usually jumps straight to the matching process, aligning transactions, balancing books, and closing the loop. But let’s be honest: matching isn’t the real problem. The data is. At Kani, we’ve worked with fintechs, banks and payment providers of all shapes and sizes. And we’ve seen ...

08 July 2025

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