Wilhelm Rohde Joins Paysend as Group CFO

The UK-based fintech Paysend has announced the appointment of Wilhelm Rohde as group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with effect from September 1, 2022.

Most recently, Wilhelm served Swisscard AECS GmbH, a joint venture between Credit Suisse AG and American Express, as CFO and a member of the Executive Board. Prior to that, he has been with American Express for approximately 15 years. During his time at the firm, he has held multiple senior positions including Vice President Strategic Business Development, Vice President Finance, Director, etc.

Previously, he was in consulting roles in Deloitte and Cap Gemini.

Abdul Abdulkerimov, Chairman at Paysend, commented, "We're hugely excited to have Wilhelm join Paysend as Group CFO. His experience in helping payments companies to scale and navigate hyper-growth journeys will be invaluable to us as operational and financial growth remain important catalysts for the next stage of our growth story."

"I am excited to join Paysend, a global leader in the payments space that has and will change how money is moved around the world," said Wilhelm Rohde, Group CFO at Paysend.

Last month, Fazzaco reported that Paysend has introduced 50 new receiving countries​ to its global payments network since the start of 2022, enabling its customers to send money to over 170 countries worldwide currently.