Diederik is Head of Innovation and Payments at ESBG. He is also a Board Member of the European Payments Council, a Member of the European Commission’s Payment Systems Market Expert Group and the European Central Bank’s Digital Euro Market Advisory Group, and technical expert to the Euro Retail Payments Board.

ESBG represents the locally focused European banking sector, helping savings and retail banks in 18 European countries strengthen their unique approach that focuses on providing service to local communities and boosting SMEs. The 885 member banks have total assets of €5.7 trillion, and serve 162 million Europeans seeking retail banking services.