During eight years at Worldline, Sven Franken operated at the intersection of technology, finance, and large-scale organizational transformation, supporting the design and execution of complex, mission-critical programs within one of Europe’s leading payment infrastructure providers. His role focused on translating strategic intent into executable systems aligning technology platforms, operational processes, governance structures, and regulatory constraints into coherent, scalable solutions. Working across multiple countries, stakeholders, and business units, he contributed to programs where reliability, compliance, and long-term resilience were non-negotiable. ​ Key areas of responsibility included: Leading and structuring large, multi-year transformation and integration programs Bridging executive strategy with technical and operational execution Designing governance, delivery frameworks, and escalation models for high-risk environments Coordinating cross-functional teams spanning IT, operations, compliance, and external partners ​ Rather than acting as a domain specialist in payments, Sven’s value lay in systems orchestration: ensuring that complex socio-technical systems could evolve without breaking operationally, financially, or institutionally. This period formed the foundation of his long-horizon thinking: exposure to infrastructuregrade systems, regulatory realities, and the consequences of deferred decisions. It strongly shaped his later work in spatial computing and regenerative systems design, where technology must remain accountable to the real world it operates in.