Our passion - help others achieve their dreams
Our values – We stand for
Humanity
In all its shapes & colors
Respect for all people
As long as they do not harm others
Individual freedoms
In their pursuit of life, love and liberty
Financial inclusion
Financial access for all
Leadership team
Zarina Tsomaeva
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
- A global entrepreneur, senior executive & a digital transformation expert
- Former Director at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, General Counsel at Renaissance Capital Investment Bank
- 30+ years in Technology, Finance, Energy, and Real Estate investments
- MBA University of Chicago Booth, Law Degree John Marshall Law School, Chicago
Chris Cochran
Chief Product Delivery Officer
- Seasoned product leader with >25 years of experience across the financial services, investing, remittance and travel verticals
- Proven experience of increasing revenue by leading cross-functional teams to create innovative new products, improve product performance, execute go to market and solve problems efficiently
- Prior leadership roles at NCR Atleos, Charles Schwab, Expedia, and Western Union
John Gernhauser
Regional Head of Business Development and Client Success
Robert Currie
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
- 30+ years of leadership with Silicon Valley early-stage technology companies
- Executive roles at Universal Audio, Dash Navigation/Blackberry, Strangeberry/TiVo, Marimba/BMC, and Digidesign/Avid across distributed systems, signal processing, and geospatial navigation
- AI leadership in genomics and population health as CTO & Fellow at UCSC Genomics Institute and Chief Enterprise Architect for AI at Elevance
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UC Berkeley; MBA, University of Chicago Booth (with high honors)
Ellina Astakhova
Product Lead
- Strategy & operations leader with >10 years of experience across eCommerce, technology communications, financial technology, and digital marketplaces; predominately in AI strategy
- Prior experience at eBay, Vodafone Business, Vodafone Group, and Oliver Wyman
- M.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Columbia University & Columbia Business School, and BSc in Physics from Imperial College London
Mahesh Jagadish
VP Corporate Finance &
Chief of Staff
- Experienced strategic finance executive with >15 years of experience in financial services, technology, industrials and healthcare industries
- Expertise in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, equity research and strategic planning
- Prior leadership experience at UBS Investment Bank, Sirios Capital Management, Verisk, CVS / Aetna and Honeywell
Rogelio Sanchez
Advisor
- Transformational leader with >30 years of international experience in banking, digital payments, country management and entrepreneurship
- Accomplished in strategic sales management, country management, digital product development, and establishing robust C-level relationships across Latin America and the Caribbean
- Prior experience includes a 23-year career at Visa
David Cramer
Advisor
- Senior leader in the global payments industry with >30 years of experience
- Extensive knowledge of the general-purpose credit card space, especially commercial card products, including issuance, activation, usage and retention programs for credit, debit and small business cards and sales, implementation and optimization of large commercial card programs
- Prior leadership experience at Visa (>18 years), Citicorp, GE Capital and JP Morgan
Mitch Blaser
Investor & Advisor
- 40+ year insurance industry experience leading finance, strategic planning and technology organizations
- Founder & Co-CEO of Mosaic Insurance a Bermuda based specialty insurer
- Founding executive, CFO and COO of Ironshore, Property & Casualty insurance company sold to Liberty Mutual for USD 3Bn
- CFO of the Americas Division of Swiss Re and Global CFO and Head of Technology and Corporate Services at Marsh Inc.
Jim McCarthy
Investor & Advisor
- Leader in the global payments industry with >30 years of experience across the entire debit to credit spectrum
- Widely regarded as a go-to experts for banks, FinTech’s, and corporates exploring new card programs
- Former EVP of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Visa, responsible for developing and driving Visa’s product and technology roadmap, as well as business development for strategic partnerships
