Gareth Lodge works in TowerGroup International's London headquarters as a research analyst covering European payments.

Gareth joins TowerGroup with strong experience in the payments business. Most recently, he worked for Voca, the payments processor providing ACH processing services in the United Kingdom. His experience covers business strategy, including new ventures, partnering, and thought leadership with regard to SEPA and innovation in the payments value chain; European retail payments, particularly with respect to the opportunities and challenges SEPA presents; and the marketing of retail payments. He also acted as knowledge manager for Voca and has spoken at numerous conferences internationally on the topic of enterprise search technologies.

Previously, Gareth worked for a niche innovations consultancy, The Technology Exchange, with clients such has BT, Shell, and the United Nations, and prior to that as senior researcher at a number of leading information brokerages serving blue chip companies and consultancies, particularly in the financial services industry.

Gareth has a degree from University of Portsmouth and a post-graduate diploma from the University of North London.