Flutterwave has announced the appointment of three global executives to further strengthen its risk, compliance, and partnerships teams.
The fintech magnate who just acquired licenses to expand their operations to 29 states in the US has handpicked some of the best hands from PayPal, Stripe, American Express, First Data, Western Union, and Square to enhance their global reach while maintaining sustainability.
Flutterwave has appointed Amaresh Mohan as the Chief Risk Officer, a role he previously played at GoTo Group, Indonesia’s largest digital ecosystem. He has also held leadership positions at Stripe and PayPal where he built risk management capabilities for emerging markets globally.
Stephen Cheng, appointed EVP Global Expansion and Payment Partnerships has also gathered over 20 years of experience at Fortune 100 leading world-class risk and compliance organizations. He will lead the company’s expansion through the acquisition of licences and strategic payment partnership initiatives.
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Amanda Ortega
Amanda Ortega, Head of Compliance, US, has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry, including 12 years as a regulator with the State of Wyoming’s Division of Banking. Before Flutterwave, Amanda was a regulatory, audit, and compliance executive for multiple licensed trust companies and money transmitters.
Steven Huynh
Steven Huynh, now VP of Global Expansion and Payment Partnerships, is an industry veteran holding compliance, risk, and operational leadership experience at Western Union, Sigue, and Wyre. Chris Davis, who joined as VP, Risk and Compliance Operations, held leadership roles in compliance, risk, and operations at Scottrade and Square/Cash App. Adewale Ayantoye, who joined as VP of Risk Management, previously held a Director-level Financial Crimes Operations role at Etsy and a leadership role in compliance at Square/Cash App.
Olugbenga Agboola
Olugbenga Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, said, “We are excited to welcome Amaresh, Stephen, Amanda, Steven, Chris and Wale to Flutterwave. This is a big step forward on our journey to build sustainable, safe, and secure payment solutions that connect Africa to the world and vice versa. Their wealth of experience will help us maintain an atmosphere of sustainable growth and a constructive environment for our people. They will help us solidify our commitment to providing excellent payment services to existing and potential enterprises and individuals from across the world.”
