Archives: team-member

Jorge leads the areas of product strategy, design, engineering, and research at Hello Iconic. He has 20+ years of experience launching successful global products with companies like Disney, ABC, AMC, The Walking Dead, Syfy, FX, The Coca-Cola Company, SUMA Wealth, The Change Company, and Cyvatar. Jorge has also helped early-stage and venture-backed startups with their development needs. He is an MIT Technology Review Innovator under 35 (2015), Fellow of The Aspen Institute, and Alumni of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative / Latino Business Action Network.

Kosala Hemachandra is the founder and CEO of MEW (MyEtherWallet), the leading Ethereum wallet interface, which is free, open-source, and secure. Kosala is driven by the idea that blockchain technology will help define a new era of global finance. He has over 10 years of experience as a computer engineer and has grown MEW into a global LA based blockchain company.

Paco Suro is the General Manager of Global Payments at Tipalti. Paco brings substantial experience from his previous roles at Shopify, where he led its ‘Money’ business and served as the Head of Payments and Financial Operations for Twitter. He also brings leadership and change management experience, digital economy knowledge and passion, global payments expertise, leadership in finance and treasury, and knowledge as a user of Tipalti. Paco leads Tipalti’s Mass Payment (MP) business, which includes the gig economy, online marketplaces, internet, adtech, gaming, and burgeoning creator economy sectors. Paco holds a B.S. in Internal Business and Finance from American University.

Nadkarni has a track record of over 20 years of building and leading teams at consumer technology companies through their growth phase across product, marketing, and analytics including similar positions at Facebook and Uber.

Michele is the Managing Director of credolab’s North American business and also credolab Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining credolab in 2018 as Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Michele has worked on international consulting assignments, product management and business development roles with the likes of Capital One, MasterCard, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, and Telecom Italia Mobile. He has conducted business in 47 countries and has in-depth knowledge derived from nearly 22 years in cards, payments, wallets, consumer lending, FinTech, and digital products.

Timothy Tello is the COO of Pocketful of Quarters, the first and only blockchain company to receive a no-action letter from the SEC. Pocketful of Quarters created the first-ever currency with a patent on the ability to be used cross-game and cross-platform. Quarters are the only fully compliant and interoperable gaming token for the Metaverse. Timothy is a pioneer of the blockchain gaming movement, and he is one of the first to build a company in the space. for the last six years, he has worked to build the ever-evolving landscape that we now refer to as the Metaverse.

Vanni Parmeggiani is the Global Director of Open Banking and Real-Time Payments at GoCardless, and is responsible for developing the GoCardless offering in these spaces. Vanni is a strategy and business development professional with over 15 years of fintech experience. He has deep subject matter and industry expertise in all things payments, and a proven track record of driving growth through strategic plans, product roadmaps, and lighthouse partnerships.

Sougata is a fintech entrepreneur and has developed an investment app called CashRich. Prior to CashRich, he managed Rs. 12,000 crore of investments for the Tata Steel Group at Bombay House. He has also managed portfolios of ultra-high-net-worth individuals as an Investment Consultant with UBS in Boston.

Stephan has over 20 years of international C-level experience in working for network agencies and consulting firms. He is the founder of Ideations, a firm connecting knowledge, investor relations, and advising tech clients and tech funds on business and innovation strategies.

Aman is the founder of CommsCredible, having 16+ years of experience across media, financial services, consumer internet, sports & development sector.