Paysend Group Ltd. is pleased to announce that Mr. Jairo Riveros has joined the company as Strategic Advisor to support the Paysend Management team for its global business development and corporate strategy.

Mr. Riveros is a strategist leader in financial services, passionate about financial inclusion, the use of data & analytics, and the need for new business models to challenge the status quo. Mr. Riveros experience includes leading the evolution of payments business models opening B2C and B2G channels, heading acquisition teams for fintech payments companies, and spearheading an investment platform to facilitate direct investor-placed capital and financing with operators and managers in the alternative investment arena.

Mr. Riveros was the Head of Market Models and Business Strategies for MasterCard Worldwide and its advisory unit, MasterCard Advisors. He has also served financial services clients through a C-suite consulting firm, Artemis Worldwide and as a Director in Monitor, Deloitte’s Financial Services Strategy practice. Previously Mr. Riveros was the Head of Strategy for AIMCo and he led the Strategic Planning team for TIAA.

Mr. Riveros holds a Global Executive MBA from NYU Stern, LSE, and HEC Paris (TRIUM).

"We are thrilled to have Jairo Riveros join the Paysend team as he brings great experience across Payments, Insurance, Pensions, and Investments, and valuable expertise to our advisory board," said Abdul Abdulkerimov, Founder & Chairman of Paysend. "He has had a very impressive career with a broad span of know-how having served as an executive, entrepreneur, consultant and trainer, and we look forward to his involvement as a Strategic Advisor going forward.”

Mr. Riveros stated: “I am very excited to be joining the Advisory Board at Paysend. The company has developed a state-of-the-art payments technology platform and has built a team with a track record of success. I am looking forward to helping the company navigate through its next phase of growth in a very exciting time for financial services.”