Matteo Gamba
PM/UX, Payments, and Fraud in Berlin, Germany
Matteo Gamba is a fintech and payments leader based in Berlin, with over 15 years of experience scaling global products, optimizing fraud and risk, and driving over $100M in bottom-line impact. Since 2016, he has led the product teams at Wayfair responsible for the end-to-end payments and fraud experience across all markets and channels (web, app, phone, and retail). Matteo oversaw product strategy, vendor negotiations, and execution for a $13B+ GMV business, leading a cross-functional org of 50+ across product, engineering, design, analytics, and operations.
In his role as Head of Product for Payments & Fraud, Matteo’s teams have replatformed Wayfair’s entire payments stack, introduced AI-powered fraud systems, implemented a multi-vendor orchestration setup, and launched a US loyalty and rewards program, collectively unlocking tens of millions in annual savings and significantly improving performance KPIs like issuer approval and fraud approval rates.
Before Wayfair, Matteo led growth and acquisition product teams at Wise (formerly TransferWise), driving the SEO, referral, and content strategy that helped scale the business and improve retention. He also held product and growth leadership roles in Berlin’s startup scene, across edtech and travel.
Matteo holds a Master’s in Economics & Management of Innovation and Technology and a Bachelor’s in Economics & Social Sciences from Bocconi University (Milan, IT). He is a frequent speaker at industry events (e.g. Money20/20, MRC, MPE…) and sits on the advisory boards of MRC, MPE, Stripe, PayPal, and VGS.