Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, operates in more than 200 countries, supports over 150 currencies, and processed over €1 trillion in global payment transactions in 2024. Adyen needed to streamline their approach to Identity. Alexander Makarov, Staff Engineer, IAM at Adyen talks about the challenges facing businesses in Europe when it comes to identity. He talks through how they unified identity with Okta, improved efficiency for the employee base - from onboarding to access management - without compromising security or experience.
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Alexander is a passionate technologist with 14+ years in Enterprise IT, driving digital transformation across Europe and the Middle East for clients in fintech, healthcare, public sector, and retail. At Adyen, he has spearheaded the design and optimization of IAM and IGA architectures – ensuring scalable, secure access at enterprise scale within GDPR and ISO compliance frameworks. As part of this role, he partners with technical and executive stakeholders to align identity solutions with business objectives, mentor engineering peers to uphold rigorous quality standards and advance best practices. These efforts helped Adyen achieve a 99.6 % phishing‑resistant authenticator rate and earn recognition as one of Okta’s most innovative clients.
