Who We Are
Bankhawk is a specialist advisory and analytics firm supporting large organisations in gaining control over their banking and payment operations. Founded in 2007, the firm has delivered hundreds of millions in value through a combination of deep financial domain expertise, proprietary analytics, and benchmarking capabilities.
Beyond traditional cost analysis, the approach focuses on building a complete picture of how financial partners perform – enabling smarter, faster decisions that improve profitability. An AI-enabled platform, supported by expert insight, allows results to be delivered within weeks and with minimal input from client teams.
Our Customers
Our Team
Brian Weakliam
CEO/Founder (FCCA, LIB.)
Brian helps finance leaders to navigate the complex world of banking and payments. He is the founder and CEO of Bankhawk, a pioneering company that helps international businesses to optimize their banking and payments activity. Brian is a Chartered Accountant and international banking and payments expert.
David Dalton
Chairman
David has over 30 years of strategy, innovation and transformation consulting experience. David’s professional experience is focussed on business strategy development, operating model design and large scale transformation programmes. He has served as a member of the Irish Government’s Industry Advisory Council for International Financial Services
Mon O'Driscoll
Director
Mon O’Driscoll is a senior Investment Banker with over 25 years’ experience in international asset management, stock broking, corporate finance, private equity and funds administration. Having been head of investment banking at AIB plc, he has a deep insight into the strategic development of these businesses while at the same time insuring that a strong governance and compliance culture is maintained. He has sat on the AIB Capital Markets board as well as many other boards and management committees representing AIB’s interest or those of its clients.
John Edgar
Advisor
John is a highly experienced CFO with proven success in driving and delivering immediate and long term commercial success through driving change and executing intelligent investment and cost efficiency. John has extensive retail knowledge including luxury, high street, multi-site, global brands and digital. John has worked as CFO in Harrods, Selfridges Group, and has held Executive and Non-executive roles in Estates, Aviation, and Banking.
Jim Freeman
Advisor
Jim is an ex-senior banking executive specialising in the insurance sector. He brings valuable connections and deep domain knowledge to Bankhawk’s banking services through his experience as Relationship Director for the Insurnace Sector at both NatWest and HSBC
Robert Dewen
CEO North American Operations
With more than 25 years of experience in the insurance sector, Robert most recently oversaw the strategic M&A and organic growth of a U.S. business that went from $1.5 million in revenue to $100 million in just three years. He is an experienced coordinator of significant, mission-critical change, including the integration of technology.
Steve Glover
Payments Project Lead
Steve has over ten years’ experience in payments optimisation. He holds an MBA and MSc in Finance, and has successfully delivered hundreds of projects for top merchants across Europe and North America including McDonald’s, Primark and Shell Oil. Steve’s focus is on the delivery of initiatives to drive cost-optimisation and develop leading payments acceptance strategies for large and international merchants.
Ray McDonnell
Payments Strategy Lead
Ray was recently Managing Director and Co-Head of EU Merchant Services at JP Morgan Chase, where he managed relationships with some of world’s largest merchants. He brings deep domain knowledge to Bankhawk’s services for large merchants.
Martin McCool
IT & Development (BSc. MSc.)
Martin holds both a BSc and MSc in computer science and has over 10 years experience in software development. Martin is the lead architect and developer for Bankhawk's software and manages Information Technology.
Joe Weakliam
BSc. HDip. PhD
Joe holds a BSc and PhD in Computer Science and Informatics, and a Higher Diploma, Science in Data Analytics. Joe has been involved in Research and Development activities for Bankhawk.
