Be | Shaping the Future UK announces appointment of new Associate partner

9th June, 2026 – LONDON – Be | Shaping the Future UK (Be UK) is delighted to announce the appointment of Julian Jordan as the new associate partner of its existing Cards and Payments segment.

Julian joins Be UK from Mastercard Advisors where he was leading UK & Ireland advisory engagements across card issuing, merchant acquiring, digital wallets, B2B payments and embedded finance. He is a highly experienced payments and fintech strategy consultant with 25+ years’ experience advising banks, payment networks, acquirers, PSPs, fintechs and global merchants on payments transformation and growth strategy. As Payments continues to evolve, he is looking forward to putting Be at the centre of these conversations with our clients.

Julian commented: “I am delighted to join Be UK, a company which is experiencing rapid growth coupled with continued ambitious plans. The people first culture is a natural fit for me and I look forward to growing the Cards and Payments business leveraging our strong pan European payment capabilities.”

Chris Cardwell, CEO, Be UK, commented: “I am really pleased to be welcoming Julian to Be UK. His appointment will be a key driver in developing our Cards and Payments business in the UK and beyond. I’m excited for Julian to join our team and his expertise in this area will help us to shape our clients’ futures.”