
Fractional & Interim Leadership
In today's fast-moving FinTech and payments landscape, you need proven, executive-level expertise without the long-term commitment. ExpandUp provides seasoned, fractional leadership to accelerate your strategy, product development, and operational efficiency, driving measurable value right now.
We embed ourselves as a strategic partner to fill critical gaps in your executive team, ensuring your projects move faster, your products launch smarter, and your business achieves profitable scale.
How We Drive Value as a Fractional Leader
Our team brings deep, multi-disciplinary expertise to critical executive roles, focusing on execution and transformation across the entire payments lifecycle.
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Fractional Chief Product Officer (CPO) / Product Leader
We define and execute product strategy that delivers profitable revenue growth.
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Accelerated GTM: We cut time-to-market for new products, moving quickly from concept to a successful product go-to-market strategy and operationalization.
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Innovation Strategy: We lead new product innovation and experimentation, setting up your Product Development Labs to de-risk high-value ventures.
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Payments Monetization: We design and implement robust strategies to turn your existing payment flows into a powerful revenue stream.
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Platform Transformation: We architect and oversee the technical roadmap to transform payments platforms, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and modern.
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Fractional Chief Operating Officer (COO) / Transformational Leader
We overhaul your operations to deliver massive efficiency, cost savings, and integrated scale.
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Operational Excellence: We lead large-scale business transformation initiatives to streamline processes and break down silos across your organization.
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Efficiency and Cost Reduction: We leverage AI & Intelligent Automation to dramatically increase AP/AR automation, cutting processing costs and reducing manual errors.
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Risk & Fraud Mitigation: We implement executive-level strategies for payments fraud reduction and compliance, hardening your financial security.
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Strategic Execution: We align cross-functional teams (Product, Technology, Finance, Sales) to ensure execution matches the strategic vision.
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Fractional Chief Lending Officer (CLO) / FinTech Leader
We focus on building and scaling lending products and networks within the FinTech and banking ecosystem.
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FinTech and Banking Acceleration: We provide the unique know-how to successfully launch complex FinTech products and build new lending networks, bridging the gap between innovative technology and regulatory standards.
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New Business & Venture Creation: We offer strategic advisory for launching entirely new business lines or startup ventures within the lending and embedded finance space.
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Partner Ecosystem: We lead the critical process of partner selection and contracting for banks, card networks, and key FinTech vendors to secure optimal economics and capabilities.
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Engagement Options
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Fractional Retainer (CPO/COO/etc.): Offers long-term strategic leadership and execution oversight, typically 5-10 days per month, to provide sustained momentum and executive bandwidth for major transformations. Meet the CPO/COO who would lead your engagement here.
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3-Day Workshop: A focused engagement to solidify a strategy, complete an end-to-end review, or design a product, resulting in rapid alignment and a clear, actionable roadmap.
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Monetization Blueprint Project: A focused 2-week sprint to identify and blueprint a new revenue stream, delivering a detailed, monetized strategy with clear execution steps.
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Custom Engagements: Multi-month projects with defined outcomes, used for the guaranteed delivery of a large-scale strategic goal (e.g., platform build or market entry) with experienced leadership.
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