– IRELAND, Dublin – NomuPay Group, a fast-growth financial technology company, today announced the formation of its Global Board of Directors composed of seasoned industry veterans bringing a wealth of payments expertise, including extensive knowledge of acquiring, processing and disbursements:
- Radboud Vlaar, the Board includes Finch Capital Managing Partner;
- Jeff Parker, former WorldFirst CEO and current Marqeta SVP and Managing Director;
- Lisa Shields, the former CEO of Hyperwallet, and current CEO of the ERP-banking platform, FISPAN.
“I am extremely excited to welcome these four individuals to the NomuPay Board and team. The vision and expertise that these leaders are capable of providing NomuPay is tremendous; I couldn’t have asked for a more talented group to guide the growth of our platform,” said CEO, Peter Burridge.
Juan Benitez, the former General Manager of Braintree and previous GoFundMe President, has also joined the Board in an advisory capacity.
About Radboud Vlaar
Radboud Vlaar is the Managing Partner of Finch Capital. Before launching the firm, Radboud was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where he was co-lead of Digital Banking globally, as well as a member of the EMEA Banking Leadership. Before McKinsey, Radboud worked at TPG; he has also co-founded 3 companies. Radboud has led firm investments in ZOPA, Fixico, Fourthline, Goodlord, NomuPay, and BUX, among others. He is currently a Supervisory Board Member at Robeco.
About Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker is an experienced fintech executive. He is currently SVP and Managing Director of Marqeta. Previously, Jeff was the CEO of WorldFirst, a UK-based cross-border payments platform, which was acquired by Ant Group in 2019. Jeff has served on the global executive team at OFX in the role of Chief Enterprise Officer. Before this, he also held roles at Macquarie, Accenture, and JP Morgan. He currently holds an advisory role with Stake, the online share trading platform.
About Lisa Shields
Lisa Shields is an experienced fintech founder and executive. She is currently the CEO of FISPAN, the market leader in ERP banking. Previously, Lisa founded and led the global payments platform, Hyperwallet, for 15 years, which was acquired by PayPal in 2018. Lisa holds an MS in Engineering from MIT. She is a member of the Canadian FinPay Committee, was named the EY Regional Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2015, and received a Women in Payments Innovation Award in 2016.
About Juan Benitez
The former President of GoFundMe, Juan Benitez has more than 20+ years of experience in technology, product, and business leadership. Before GoFundMe, Juan was the General Manager of Braintree, a global payments company that PayPal acquired in 2013. Before serving as GM, Juan led product and engineering as Braintree’s CTO. Before Braintree, he spent nine years in various capacities at Yahoo!, including VP of Engineering in Yahoo!’s Advertising Products Group and VP of Search Advertising. Benitez holds a BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Juan enjoys advising several companies and serving on the American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter board.
About NomuPay
The modern end-to-end payment solution, NomuPay’s Unified Payment Platform makes it easy to accept payments and send payouts in Europe and across the expansion markets of Southeast Asia and Turkey through a single integration. Purpose-built to support your international growth efforts, the uP Platform’s secure API unlocks a wide range of payment acceptance methods, including card, buy-now-pay-later solutions, installment payment plans, and local alternative payment methods in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Turkey. Architected to enable payouts based on your organization’s unique payment workflows, NomuPay’s uP Platform provides payment providers, large enterprises, and sophisticated marketplaces with end-to-end payment visibility and traceability.
Founded in 2021, NomuPay is VC-funded and has a presence in Dublin, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Istanbul, and Bangkok. The executive team is comprised of industry veterans with previous experience at PayPal, US Bank, Barclays, Ingenico, Evo Payments, and American Express.
For more information: https://nomupay.com/
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