In a meeting, Kevin Wall realized finance was too bogged down in non-strategic tasks to support commercial growth. He reorganized billing and ops functions into other departments, freeing finance to focus on pricing, commercialization, and decision support—ultimately redefining the team’s role as a true business partner driving scale and strategic impact.
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Kevin Wall of Stax Payments shares how funnel efficiency and “speed to revenue” are top priorities as the company scales its $20B payments platform. With decades of experience across FIS and Alcatel-Lucent, Wall emphasizes operational clarity, strategic partnership, and cross-functional collaboration. He outlines how embedding finance into commercial execution—and reorganizing non-strategic functions—enables faster decision-making and scalable growth. His leadership style is grounded in servant leadership, with a focus on enabling teams and aligning metrics to value creation. For Wall, transformation starts with redefining what finance should own—and freeing up bandwidth to focus on growth levers that drive measurable results.
| CFO’s Strategy Playbook |
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| • Focus on funnel precision |
| • Align finance to execution |
| • Lead with transformation mindset |