Results

Selected operating results.

Outcomes from Daniel Bessmert's operating roles. These are not Greatweek client case studies.

20+
Years leading commercial teams
$50M+
Portfolio ARR scaled
21
Enterprise banking contracts closed
3
Continents I've built revenue on

FTS Ventures

Managing Partner / CCO across five portfolio companies

Scaled the combined portfolio to $50M+ ARR, cut blended CAC by 30%, and closed 21 enterprise banking contracts averaging roughly $5M ACV.

PayPal

Commercial Director, CEE

Grew GMV from $100M to $1B+ and revenue from $5M to $20M+ in 24 months.

Zash / DNA Payments

VP Sales

Took Zash from zero to $1.5M ARR through acquisition, then grew merchants from 800 to 4,500 and cut onboarding from 12 days to 2.

Career

Growth Lead — Financial Institutions

RapidCanvas

Leading GTM for financial institutions, driving AI automation adoption across banks and Fortune 500 financial clients including PayPal.

Managing Partner

FTS Ventures — fintech venture studio

Led commercial strategy and GTM as CCO across five portfolio companies — Floid (open banking / A2A payments), Defentry (AI cybersecurity), Cleo (BNPL), Lara (SME lending), and Greathub (banking AI lending tech). Scaled the combined portfolio to $50M+ ARR, reduced blended CAC by 30%, secured Mastercard, Experian, and Santander Bank as equity partners for Floid, expanded into three Latin American countries and led US market entry, closed 21 enterprise banking contracts averaging $5M ACV, and built a 40-person commercial team.

Global VP Sales

Euronet

Led GTM across issuing, acquiring, and cross-border payments. Managed a 17-person team, 120+ bank and processor relationships, and a $40M+ ARR footprint; closed two deals worth $15M+ combined ACV and deepened partnerships with Visa, Mastercard, Accenture, and IBM.

VP Sales

DNA Payments

Scaled Zash from zero to $1.5M ARR through its acquisition by DNA Payments UK; post-acquisition, grew the merchant base from 800 to 4,500 in 24 months and cut onboarding time from 12 days to 2.

Commercial Director, CEE

PayPal

Scaled GMV from $100M to $1B+ and revenue from $5M to $20M+ in 24 months, onboarding 8 of the 10 largest regional retailers and 100,000+ SMBs.

Head of Telco Segment

Visa

Landed Vimpelcom and Vodafone partnerships, generating $100M+ in revenue in year one.

Commercial Director

Sinch

Led an 8-person global enterprise team; signed Salesforce, Netsuite, and Lloyds Bank as new accounts.

VP Sales, Unsecured Lending

Citibank

Grew a card portfolio from $300M to $2B across CEE, with annual unit sales rising from 50K to 700K.

Companies & brands I've worked with

  • Visa
  • PayPal
  • Citi
  • Mastercard
  • Euronet
  • Sinch
  • Accenture
  • IBM
  • Santander
  • Vodafone
  • Salesforce
  • DNA Payments
  • RapidCanvas
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