About

Nikos Fountas joined Euronet following the company's 2005 acquisition of Instreamline S.A. (now Euronet Card Services) in Greece and has led Euronet's Europe EFT Processing operations since September 2009, becoming Executive Vice President of the EFT Processing Segment in Europe in December 2012. Prior to Euronet he spent over 20 years in management and executive IT roles, including 12 years at IBM, and he holds an honors computer science degree from York University in Canada.

Roles

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, EFT Europe, Middle East and Africa Division · Current role
2009–present
Euronet Card Services (Greece EFT subsidiary)
Managing Director · Responsible for European card processing and cross-border acquiring operations until September 2009.
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IBM
Management and executive roles (IT) · Part of over 20 years in IT management, including 12 years at IBM before joining Euronet.
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Fixed Compensation

FY FY2025
Salary
$525,000
ComponentBase salary earned in 2025
Merit increase for 20250%
All other compensation
$92,351
DetailIncludes company contributions and international assignment-related items
Total compensation
$6,719,423

Performance Compensation

Data from FY FY2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive
$700,000
FormNon-equity incentive plan (Executive Annual Incentive Plan)
MetricAdjusted EPS on a constant currency basis
Target Opportunity
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Payout target100% of base salary at target; 200% at maximum
2025 resultAdjusted EPS of $9.61 ($9.40 constant currency)

Stock awards

Stock awards
$5,402,072
FormRestricted stock (including performance-based awards)
Grant-date fair valueFASB ASC Topic 718

Also at Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

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