Our People
Leadership & Advisors
Payments veterans, former regulators, and industry pioneers building the acceptance network for tokenized money.
Leadership
Executive Team
Tony McLaughlin
CEO & Founder
Payments veteran since 1993. Previously at Citi and Barclays, where he led the intellectual development of the Regulated Liability Network. Author of influential papers on digital money infrastructure.
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Abdurrahman Aydinhan
Project Manager
Programme management across fintech and financial services. Drives UB1 delivery and implementation timelines.
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Arafat Sheik Jabbar
Product Director
20+ years payments veteran. Former Global Product Leader at Amazon Payments, APAC Digital Channels Head at Citi TTS. At Ubyx, spearheads product strategy and development, P&L and commercialization.
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Dan Wilson
Head of Partnerships
Previously at Citi and Stripe. Leads strategic partnership development and commercial negotiations.
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Darko Pilav
Chief Technology Officer
Former Director of CBDC & Payments Technology at Digital Asset, where he spent 7 years building blockchain infrastructure. Previously Senior Software Architect at Elevence Digital Finance.
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Elsie Akinsanya
Chief People Officer
Experienced people and culture leader driving talent strategy, organisational development, and team growth.
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Ian Horne
Chief Marketing Officer
Former Head of Content at Money20/20 and author of Why DeFi Matters. Leads brand strategy, content creation, and market positioning for Ubyx.
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John Whelan
Chief Legal Officer
Extensive experience in financial services law and digital asset regulation.
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Kene Ezeji-Okoye
Chief Blockchain Officer
Deep expertise in blockchain infrastructure and financial services operations.
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Lola Adebanji
Client Engagement Lead
17 years at Citi. Leads client implementation and onboarding across Africa and emerging markets.
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Nicole Sandler
Chief Ecosystem Officer
Award-winning digital policy expert. Former Head of Digital Policy at Barclays. 14+ years shaping financial regulation in fintech, AI, and digital assets, and shaping ecosystems. European Commission Expert Group member.
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Thomas Otendal
Chief Financial Officer
Former CFO of Saxo Bank. Experienced finance leader with deep capital markets expertise.
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Advisory Board
Former regulators, payments pioneers, and industry leaders who provide strategic guidance to the Ubyx team.
Bianca Lopes
Founder, Rooh Ventures
Venture capital investor with expertise in digital identity, KYB/KYC, and fintech ecosystems.
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Brian Quintenz
Former CFTC Commissioner
Head of Policy at a16z Crypto. Former Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2017-2021).
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David Chaum
Inventor of Digital Cash
Founder of DigiCash and eCash. Widely recognised as the godfather of digital currency and privacy-preserving computation.
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Ireti Samuel-Ogbu
Senior Payments Executive
Extensive experience in African and global payments infrastructure at major financial institutions.
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Jason Thompson
APAC Strategy Advisor
Experienced fintech executive with deep Asia-Pacific network across banks and regulators.
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Rod Garratt
Professor of Economics
Academic economist and co-author of research on UCC Article 4 applicability to stablecoin clearing.
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Scott Galit
Former CEO, Payoneer
Led Payoneer to $1.4B in annual revenue. Deep payments industry expertise across global corridors.
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Timothy Massad
Former Chairman, CFTC
Harvard Kennedy School. Former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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