Marc Cregan

Senior Director | Gambling & Crypto | Vertical Growth @ Worldpay

County Dublin, Ireland

About

As Senior Director of Strategic Planning, I drive Vertical Growth and innovation for high-risk verticals, Gambling & Crypto, blending strategic foresight with actionable execution. My role spans go-to-market planning, commercial alignment, and emerging technology adoption—helping global teams anticipate change and lead transformation. I’m a frequent speaker and moderator at industry conferences and Worldpay events, sharing insights on topics like: - Agentic AI in Gambling & Crypto - Stablecoins and the Future of Payments - Fraud Prevention and Risk Management in iGaming Core strengths: - Market strategy & GTM planning - Emerging tech in payments (AI, stablecoins) - Stakeholder alignment across BD, RM, and product teams - Thought leadership & public speaking Passionate about building strategies that don’t just respond to change—but define it. Prior to my time at Worldpay I spent almost a decade at Flutter UK&I - leading Payments Strategy, Commercial and Relationship Management. In that time I achieved all time high authorization rates, all time low commercials, completely revamped all of the payments journeys and was a very early adopter of Open Banking.

Experience

  • Senior Director | Gambling & Crypto | Vertical Growth at Worldpay
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Flutter UK & Ireland (8 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Business Development & Strategy Manager (Payments)
      Jul 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Business Development Manager (Payments)
      Mar 2020 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Senior Business Analyst (Customer Operations)
      Nov 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Business Analyst / Project Manager at Residential Tenancies Board (RTB)
    Sep 2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos