Our People
Leadership & Advisors
Payments veterans, former regulators, and industry pioneers building the infrastructure for tokenized money clearing.
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
Product leader focused on clearing system design and participant experience.
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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
Technology leader overseeing platform architecture and integration with IntellectEU development teams.
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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
Experienced marketing leader driving brand strategy, content, and market positioning.
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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
Barclays policy background. Leads ecosystem development, regulatory engagement, and external communications.
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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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