Worldline, a global leader in payment services, has named Madalena Cascais Tomé as Head of Financial Services division and Executive Committee member, effective on 1 October 2025.

Over the recent years, Madalena Cascais Tomé  has been serving as CEO of SIBS, one of the leading European interbank payment players. Her extensive experience in addressing banks needs in payments and digital services and her visionary leadership position her perfectly to guide Worldline’s Financial Services division through its next phase of innovation, growth and transformation. Madalena replaces Alessandro Baroni, who has decided to leave Worldline to pursue other opportunities.

Pierre-Antoine Vacheron, CEO of Worldline, stated: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Madalena Cascais Tomé as Head of our Financial Services division. Madalena brings significant expertise in driving innovation, advancing digital transformation, and delivering operational excellence within the payments sector. Her extensive leadership experience across pan-European payments will be instrumental in addressing our clients' evolving requirements and supporting Worldline’s ongoing growth. We are confident that, under her leadership, our division will continue to uphold the highest standards of service quality, resilience, and security.

I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to Alessandro Baroni for his dedicated service and valuable contributions to Worldline. We wish him continued success in his future endeavors.”

Madalena Cascais Tomé, Head of Financial Services at Worldline said: “It is with great enthusiasm and a deep sense of commitment that I join Worldline to help consolidate its leadership as the European payments champion and the trusted partner for financial institutions, corporates, and institutional players. With its strong technology DNA, comprehensive and regionally rooted solutions, and global reach, Worldline is the trusted partner to help institutions navigate both the complexities and the opportunities of the payments industry.”

As former CEO and Board Member of SIBS Group - a Europe’s leading interbank payment and digital services organization, operating in over 20 markets - Madalena has led the company through substantial innovation, transformation and growth. Under her leadership over the past almost 11 years, SIBS successfully launched more than 65 innovative products and services - including MB WAY, the Eurozone’s first and most comprehensive immediate payment solution - expanded into 15 new business lines, and set European benchmarks in performance, resilience and security. In addition to her executive role at SIBS, Madalena chairs several companies, where she provides strategic direction in pan-European payments, network management, cybersecurity, digital services, digital certification and financial management.

She also serves as chairperson of EMPSA (the European Mobile Payments Systems Association), representing 11 of the Europe’s leading instant payment solutions, and co-leads EuroPA (the European Payments Alliance), advancing groundbreaking interoperability and cross-border payment initiatives. Prior to joining SIBS, Madalena held senior positions at MEO/Portugal Telecom Group, where she oversaw B2C commercial strategy and operations, and played a pivotal role in achieving market leadership. Earlier in her career, she worked in strategic consulting at McKinsey and specialized in AI and advanced data modeling as a Senior Consultant at Arthur Andersen/Deloitte.

Madalena holds an Applied Mathematics degree from Universidade de Li