Pliant’s US Launch - Fintech Panel & Networking Reception | Hosted at Motive Partners
Event Details
Pliant has scaled across the European fintech frontier - now it’s time to take on the US.
Join the team at Motive Ventures HQ as Pliant officially marks its launch in the US. Together with leading minds in payments, fintech infrastructure, and SaaS, we’ll explore what it takes to build truly global, scalable financial platforms.
Expect deep insights, great views, good food, and even better company!
Agenda
🥂 6 - 7pm - Welcome Drinks & Networking
🎙️ 7 - 7.45pm - Panel Discussion on ‘The Infrastructure Layer: Where Fintech, SaaS & Scaling Converge’ including:
Ramin Niroumand - Partner and Head of Motive Ventures (moderator)
Mark Beeston - Founder & Managing Partner, Illuminate Financial
Malte Rau - Co-founder & CEO, Pliant
Maik Wehmeyer - Co-founder & CEO, Taktile
Jonathan Awad - Co-founder & CEO, Baselayer
🍸 7.45 PM - 9pm - Drinks, Pizza, & Networking
About Pliant
Pliant is a global fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions. Our modular, API-first platform helps businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into their financial workflows. Designed for industries with complex payment needs, Pliant enables greater efficiency, control, and profitability.
We enable businesses, such as financial SaaS companies, ERP providers, or banks, to launch or enhance their credit card offerings, using our embedded finance or white-label solutions. This enables partners to strengthen customer engagement and diversify revenue streams effectively and efficiently. Learn more.
About Motive Ventures
Motive Ventures is the early-stage investment arm of Motive Partners, focused on financial technology investments in North America and Europe. Motive Ventures is backed by globally recognized financial institutions, venture investors, tech entrepreneurs and industry veterans.
Together, they support our mission to drive innovation and reshape the future of finance. Today, the team consists of 15 employees across New York, Berlin, London and Amsterdam. Learn more.