Product Leader.
Builder. Advisor.
Product Leader with 10+ years in FinTech, specializing in Payments, Payouts, Cards, and Digital Banking. Building and scaling products across global markets — from Istanbul to Milan to Dubai.
Experience across leading organizations
About
A decade of building products that matter
I'm a Product Leader with over 10 years of experience across FinTech, Payments, and Digital Banking. My journey has taken me from engineering roots at Marmara University to building products in Istanbul, Milan, and Dubai — always at the intersection of technology and business impact.
I've led product organizations at companies like Getir, where I drove the digital banking initiative (GetirFinans) with a team of 10 PMs and BAs, and at Moment/Rapyd, where I manage cross-functional execution across Payments, Foundations, and Checkout squads handling $2B+ in total payment volume.
Earlier in my career, I co-founded Getform.io — a form backend platform that I bootstrapped to $20K MRR and 25,000+ users before a successful exit. That entrepreneurial experience gave me a founder's mindset that I bring to every product challenge.
I hold a Master's in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a Bachelor's in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Marmara University. I'm passionate about product strategy, mentoring PMs, and speaking at industry events.
What I Do
Helping teams and organizations build better products
Product Leadership
Leading product teams and building product organizations that deliver outcomes. From hiring and mentoring PMs to defining roadmaps and governance frameworks.
Product Strategy & Advisory
Strategic guidance for startups and scale-ups in FinTech, Payments, and SaaS — from product-market fit to growth and competitive positioning.
Coaching & Mentorship
1:1 coaching for product managers at all levels. Drawing from hands-on experience scaling teams at Getir, Rapyd, and early-stage startups.
Workshops & Training
Hands-on sessions on product strategy, OKRs, discovery techniques, agile delivery, and cross-functional alignment for product teams.
Selected Projects
A few highlights from my product career
GetirFinans — Digital Banking Platform
Led Getir's Digital Banking initiative with a team of 10 PMs and BAs, defining product strategy for a scalable infrastructure supporting payments, wallets, and partner payouts.
Getir Pay & Getir Plus
Launched Getir's first cross-domain products — a wallet with BNPL (Getir Pay) and a subscription service (Getir Plus) — driving adoption and establishing fintech as a core growth lever.
Rapyd/Moment — Global Payout Platform
Drove high-volume payment integrations across African markets with TPV exceeding $2B+, managing Payments, Foundations, and Checkout squads across microservices architecture.
Getform.io — Form Backend SaaS (Exit)
Co-founded and bootstrapped a form backend platform to $20K MRR and 25,000+ users. Defined growth strategy, led product development, and achieved a successful exit.
Speaking
Mertcan speaks at industry conferences and events on topics including product strategy, building high-performing product teams, scaling payments infrastructure, and lessons from bootstrapping startups. Interested in having him speak at your event? Get in touch.
Contact for SpeakingBlog
Thoughts on product, technology, and leadership — coming soon.