Jon R. Briggs
Jon R. Briggs is the Head of KeyBank Commercial Product & Innovation in KeyCorp’s Enterprise Payments business. He is responsible for the strategy, development, and portfolio management activities of our Commercial Payments business including Core Treasury, Commercial Liquidity, Fintech partnerships, Commercial Issuing, Merchant Acquiring, Cross Border and Embedded Banking. Jon oversees all aspects of strategy, P&L management, product development, and risk management. He is a member of KeyCorp’s Executive Council and Compliance Risk Committee.
As the leader of Key’s Commercial Fintech partnership strategy, he is responsible for evaluating and establishing new fintech partnerships to accelerate Key’s roadmap and strategy. This includes an integrated approach of commercializing the solution, investing in the fintech, powering the fintech’s payments, and serving as a board observer. Jon also led the acquisition of XUP Payments to bolster Key’s digital origination and Embedded Banking strategy.
Having previously held positions in both Finance and Risk Management, Jon has a diverse set of experiences spanning financial services. As the former CFO of Enterprise Payments, Jon served as a critical business partner ensuring continued alignment between the LOB’s initiatives with KeyCorp’s broader strategies. Similarly, Jon provided frequent leadership across various business initiatives, and facilitated the strategic planning process. Prior to his time in Payments Jon was the Credit Portfolio Executive for the Community Bank and Enterprise Healthcare Portfolios. During this time Jon was responsible for managing the composition of a $35 billion loan portfolio and optimizing its risk & return. This included assisting the Community Bank to achieve its strategic goals by working in close collaboration with Credit Risk Management and LOB management.
Jon has significant financial services industry experience including serving in a technical advisory capacity on broad range of business initiatives including capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and hedging strategies. Jon earned his B.A. and M.B.A in Accounting from Baldwin Wallace University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).