CINCINNATI and LONDON, June 4,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE:
WP), a leading payments technology company, announced today that it
has appointed Asif Ramji to the role
of Chief Product Officer (CPO), effective today. He will report to
Executive Chairman & Co-CEO Charles
Drucker and become a member of the company's Executive
Committee.
As CPO, Ramji will be responsible for the development of
Worldpay's customer-centric and innovative product solutions and
overall global product strategy. Ramji is currently president and
CEO of Paymetric, which was acquired by Vantiv, now Worldpay, in
2017. As its president and CEO, he helped shape Paymetric into a
global enterprise leader for secure cloud-based payments,
specifically focused on B2B payments.
"Asif's software leadership and payments expertise will serve
him well as Worldpay continues to drive payments innovation with
customer-centric products," said Charles
Drucker, executive chairman and co-CEO of Worldpay. "As
Chief Product Officer, I am confident that Asif will help the new
Worldpay forge the future of payments for our clients."
Prior to Paymetric, Ramji led several entrepreneurial businesses
and led the product ideation, strategy and execution for numerous
payment platform companies, including Ernex, a leading gift card
and loyalty solution provider, which was acquired by Moneris
Solutions.
"As the world's largest acquirer of credit and debit card
transactions, Worldpay has a duty to our clients and partners to
provide cutting-edge products," said Ramji. "Their success is
paramount, and I am eager to work towards that challenge
daily."
Ramji serves on many industry and community boards, including
the Alliance Theater Board of Trustees, the Metro Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce Board of Directors, Children's Healthcare of
Atlanta's Foundation Board and the
Atlanta Fintech Taskforce. Mr. Ramji was recently awarded the
national 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young for
Financial Services and has received multiple industry awards for
value creation and operational excellence.
For more information on Worldpay, visit worldpay.com.
About Worldpay
Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) is a leading payments
technology company with unique capability to power global
integrated omni-commerce. With industry-leading scale and an
unmatched integrated technology platform, Worldpay offers clients a
comprehensive suite of products and services globally, delivered
through a single provider.
Worldpay processes over 40 billion transactions annually through
more than 300 payment types across 146 countries and 126
currencies. The company's growth strategy includes expanding into
high-growth markets, verticals and customer segments, including
global eCommerce, Integrated Payments and B2B.
Worldpay, Inc. was formed in 2018 through the combination of the
No. 1 merchant acquirers in the U.S. and the U.K. Worldpay, Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange as "WP" and the London Stock
Exchange as "WPY."
Visit us at www.worldpay.com.
For more information,
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Worldpay,
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Adam Kiefaber,
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Adam.Kiefaber@worldpay.com
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