KodyPay, a payments fintech founded by students at the University of York, has appointed a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Product Officer (CPO).
Joao Martins has been appointed as CTO. As the former founding CTO of open banking infrastructure provider Yapily, Martins played a significant role in providing the open banking infrastructure for the likes of American Express, QuickBooks, GoCardless and Volt.
Appointed as CPO, Pierre Baigts joins from fintech company SumUp where he currently serves as VP of Product.
Existing CTO Sam Heather will transition into a newly created Chief Information Officer role (CIO).
The fintech company, which aims to connect thousands of customers with venues through its platform, was founded in 2018 by co-founders Yoyo Chang (CEO) and Jack Howell (CDO) and has raised $6m to date.
Co-founder and CEO, Yoyo Chang, said: “Having made significant contributions to our growth, I am grateful for Sam’s continued partnership, and incredibly excited to welcome Joao and Pierre into our team. They both have a significant amount of experience in scaling products, and I am honoured that they have chosen to join us.”
Joao Martins (pictured, left) added: “Having a clear focus and a strong product fit and amazing culture, KodyPay is very much aligned with my vision for the future of payments.”
Pierre Baigts (pictured, right) commented: “It’s a great pleasure to join KodyPay’s talented and enthusiastic team. I believe there is a huge opportunity to help thousands of merchants to grow their business and brand by strengthening the customer base through innovative solutions across the KodyPay platform.”
KodyPay reports it has now signed up 350 venues in over 20 cities across the UK.
