Michael Abbott — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Accenture's Global Banking Lead, helping senior leaders reinvent for an era defined by AI, data, cloud, and payments modernization.
Founder and CEO of Softcard, which built the first wide-scale NFC mobile payments platforms and was later acquired by Google.
Transformed GE Capital's U.S. consumer finance card business into a $30B-asset, $3.5B-revenue platform with 45 million active accounts.
Began his career as a hands-on technologist at IBM Research, working in supercomputing and communications.

Biography

Michael Abbott is the Global Banking Lead at Accenture, where he advises senior leaders across banking and financial services on reinvention in an era shaped by AI, data, cloud, payments modernization, digital identity, and new operating models. His career is characterized by building platforms, scaling businesses, and driving technology-led growth.

Previously, Abbott founded and served as CEO of Softcard, where he built the first wide-scale NFC mobile payments platforms.