Hannes Leitner

Hannes Leitner joined in September 2022 to cover the European Payments and FinTech sector. Prior to joining Jefferies, he spent five years at UBS within the European Software & IT Services team, where he ranked #2 individually and as a team in Payments, while in Software, he ranked #11 and #3, respectively, in the 2022 II survey. In 2024 and 2025 Extel surveys, the team ranked #3, while Hannes #3 and #4, respectively.

What We Are Known For

• Detailed bottom-up overlaid with data-based research. We believe in detail, meaning our models are bottom-up based with detailed history around individual drivers. We support our forecast with primary research and data-driven intelligence in collaboration with JefData.
• Technology Framework. We understand the complexity around payment facilitation, acceptance and payment flows. Through leveraging our network of industry participants and expert networks we provide tailor-made knowledge tours via field trips and special thematic days, allowing investors to receive first hand experience in the dynamic Payments & FinTech industry.
• Industry Submersion & Alternative Data Approach. We continue to cross-check company commentary/results with third-party data sets to support our research process. Our toolkit ranges from timely expert calls to industry events over to Web Traffic & App Tracker for Wise or Mobility tracker for Eurowag and Edenred. We also moved our annual merchant survey to global level.