Ali Mazanderani

Executive Chairman

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: MSc (Economics) (University of Oxford); MSc (Economic History) (London School of Economics and Political Science); MBA (INSEAD); Master Business Law (University of St. Gallen); BCom (Hons) (Economics) (University of Pretoria).





Expertise: International experience in payments, technology, strategy, and private equity.





Ali is a financial technology entrepreneur and investor, with experience in emerging markets fintech. He is the co-founder and chairman of Teya, a pan-European fintech. He is a non-executive director on the board of Thunes (Singapore based private fintech) and was on the board of several leading payments companies globally including StoneCo (Nasdaq: STNE) in Brazil and Network International Holdings Plc. He was a partner at Actis, a London based emerging market private equity firm, where he led multiple landmark fintech investments globally. Prior to his career at Actis, Ali advised private equity and corporate clients for OC&C Strategy Consultants in London and served as lead strategy consultant for First National Bank based in Johannesburg.

Ali Mazanderani

Executive Chairman

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: MSc (Economics) (University of Oxford); MSc (Economic History) (London School of Economics and Political Science); MBA (INSEAD); Master Business Law (University of St. Gallen); BCom (Hons) (Economics) (University of Pretoria).





Expertise: International experience in payments, technology, strategy, and private equity.





Ali is a financial technology entrepreneur and investor, with experience in emerging markets fintech. He is the co-founder and chairman of Teya, a pan-European fintech. He is a non-executive director on the board of Thunes (Singapore based private fintech) and was on the board of several leading payments companies globally including StoneCo (Nasdaq: STNE) in Brazil and Network International Holdings Plc. He was a partner at Actis, a London based emerging market private equity firm, where he led multiple landmark fintech investments globally. Prior to his career at Actis, Ali advised private equity and corporate clients for OC&C Strategy Consultants in London and served as lead strategy consultant for First National Bank based in Johannesburg.

Ali Mazanderani

Executive Chairman

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: MSc (Economics) (University of Oxford); MSc (Economic History) (London School of Economics and Political Science); MBA (INSEAD); Master Business Law (University of St. Gallen); BCom (Hons) (Economics) (University of Pretoria).





Expertise: International experience in payments, technology, strategy, and private equity.





Ali is a financial technology entrepreneur and investor, with experience in emerging markets fintech. He is the co-founder and chairman of Teya, a pan-European fintech. He is a non-executive director on the board of Thunes (Singapore based private fintech) and was on the board of several leading payments companies globally including StoneCo (Nasdaq: STNE) in Brazil and Network International Holdings Plc. He was a partner at Actis, a London based emerging market private equity firm, where he led multiple landmark fintech investments globally. Prior to his career at Actis, Ali advised private equity and corporate clients for OC&C Strategy Consultants in London and served as lead strategy consultant for First National Bank based in Johannesburg.

Ali Mazanderani

Executive Chairman

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: MSc (Economics) (University of Oxford); MSc (Economic History) (London School of Economics and Political Science); MBA (INSEAD); Master Business Law (University of St. Gallen); BCom (Hons) (Economics) (University of Pretoria).





Expertise: International experience in payments, technology, strategy, and private equity.





Ali is a financial technology entrepreneur and investor, with experience in emerging markets fintech. He is the co-founder and chairman of Teya, a pan-European fintech. He is a non-executive director on the board of Thunes (Singapore based private fintech) and was on the board of several leading payments companies globally including StoneCo (Nasdaq: STNE) in Brazil and Network International Holdings Plc. He was a partner at Actis, a London based emerging market private equity firm, where he led multiple landmark fintech investments globally. Prior to his career at Actis, Ali advised private equity and corporate clients for OC&C Strategy Consultants in London and served as lead strategy consultant for First National Bank based in Johannesburg.