FinTech听Paynetics听AD has announced the appointment of Ian Clowes as chairman of听Paynetics听UK.听
Clowes brings over 30 years of executive and board experience in the financial services, payments and听FinTech听industry.听听
Most recently he was founder and CEO of Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT), a B2B digital banking and payments platform started in 2008. Ian merged PCT with Tuxedo Money Solutions to form the听Omnio听group in 2019.听
鈥淚 am thrilled to be joining听Paynetics听at this inflection point in its growth,鈥� said Clowes. 鈥�Paynetics听is uniquely positioned to provide end-to-end payment solutions to companies and become a leading player across Europe, with global reach.听听
鈥淢oreover, as it’s not encumbered by legacy systems听Paynetics听is a driving force in the digital-first agenda.鈥�听
Clowes serves in board and advisory capacities for companies such as Abbey Bank, Money Card Ltd, Travelex, Change Account, Travel Welfare and FS Horizons, as well as industry associations and regulatory bodies including the Emerging Payments Association (EPA), APACS Council, BACS and the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company.听
A seasoned entrepreneur, he听has an impressive track record of launching and building successful businesses in the听FinTech听space.听听
His career has included roles such as director of Abbey Bank (now Santander), director of Unisys and CEO of an investor-backed, high-growth digital payments and banking platform company.听听
The appointment follows听Paynetics听UK鈥檚 acquisition of听Wirecard听UK & Ireland assets, in the form of corporate customers, late last year as well as the appointment of Mike Peplow as its new CEO.听听
Built around a mission to democratise and simplify payments,听Paynetics听brings together next-generation payment technologies, including card acquiring and issuing, IBAN accounts, money transfers, e-wallets and software POS, all under one roof.听
Valeri听Valtchev, co-founder,听Paynetics, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to appoint Ian as chairman of our UK business. The UK is the most sophisticated financial services market in the world and as a young, innovative company we鈥檙e proud to bring something different to the table. But in order to keep up with the high standards that are demanded by this industry, we need a trusted pair of hands and know that Ian is just that, together with Mike and the rest of the UK team.鈥�听
Ivo Gueorguiev, co-founder and executive chairman,听Paynetics, added: 鈥淚an鈥檚 appointment is another key milestone in the growth of听Paynetics听and we are so pleased to have him join us in our mission to simplify payments.听听
鈥淲e鈥檙e growing rapidly but it鈥檚 still of the utmost importance to us that we keep our deep industry knowledge and technical expertise at the heart of what we do which is why, with his wealth of experience in the听FinTech听and payments industry, bringing Ian on board is so exciting for us.鈥�听