About Us
About Us
Who We Are
#PartnershipSolutions focuses on connecting businesses together. With over 20 years of affinity partnership experience across a wide spectrum of industries including sectors such as retail, travel and financial services at its core. #PartnershipSolutions can help facilitate, introduce and build your next commercial relationships.
About Santiago Deponeo – Founder & Company Director
Prior to launching #PartnershipSolutions Santiago gained a wealth of insight and experience working for a number of global financial services and insurance organisations such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch , Assurant Solutions & Halifax Bank of Scotland. Here he held a number of senior management roles in the new business and affinity partnerships division where he won and designed a number of the UK's co-brand credit card programs, packaged current account propositions and ancillary insurance products.
Following a successful corporate career Santiago founded #PartnershipSolutions in 2014. He has since secured and supported many of the UK’s leading financial services, fintech and insurance businesses accelerating growth through new business development and strategic partnerships
Notable Assignments include;
Compare The Market
Supporting the board and new Chief Growth Officer with strategy development. Deepening relationships with new and existing partners along with strategy development. Introduced major partners that will support how Compare The Market conduct business.
Comparitec Group
A Partnership lead role supporting the board of the Creditec business - A financial services white label price comparison website. Introduced and won 'Wowcher' a major online retail brand for the business.
Jaywing Plc - Partnerships Consultant
Supporting the Board of Jaywing Plc with new partnership opportunities and introductions. Introduced and won O2Telefonica, Jaywing's largest partner for over 10 years.
NewDay Cards - Partnerships Consultant
Support the launch of NewDay BNPL product NewPay with introductions of retail partnerships
Collinson Group - Interim Director of Partnerships EMEA & Global Strategy
Strategic European role developing the partnerships framework and new business strategy. Responsible for EMEA lounge portfolio and developing global partnership strategy for Priority Pass. Secured over $30m of cost savings and restructured the EMEA partnerships team.
BIG Warrenties - New Business Introducer
Supporting the founder of BIG with various strategic partnership opportunities.
Supporting the founder and executive team with retail bank introductions, Mclear are the Inventors and global patent holder of the world first smart[payment]ring.
Strategic role working closely with FS Director & Findel PLC board on a shareholder sensitive initiative . Additional, sourcing warranties, loans and credit card providers for the business.
Advisor on all new business and partnership development in particular retail banking introductions. Introduced and won Virgin Money - all direct mail print and post.
Supporting the Chief Commercial Officer and responsible for group partnerships and new business development across the U.S and Europe in the motor & telematics insurance sector
Supporting the Chief Executive with overall lead of commercial development within co-branded credit card sector inc securing new brand affinity partners - Supporting the executive board of MasterCard Europe and NewDay Cards.
Tuxedo Money Solutions - Head of New Strategic Partnerships
Supporting the CEO with de novo opportunities.
