ConnexPay Adds Kurt Adams to Board of Directors
June 20 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Adams brings over 25 years of experience in payments and
fintech
ConnexPay, the world’s first all-in-one payments platform, today
announced the addition of Kurt Adams to the company’s board of
directors. A fintech industry veteran, Adams brings more than two
decades of experience, most recently serving in executive roles at
Optum Financial and Fleetcor (now Corpay).
“When appointing a candidate to the ConnexPay board of
directors, we look for proven industry experts who can guide
ConnexPay into our next stage of growth and international
expansion,” said Ben Peters, ConnexPay CEO. “Kurt’s deep experience
in payments and fintech will be instrumental in partnering with
fellow board members and ConnexPay’s leadership team to deliver on
the company’s ambitions. I am delighted to welcome Kurt to the
ConnexPay team.”
Adams has 25 years of experience in senior leadership roles
within the financial services and payments industries, including
the role of former CEO at Optum Financial. During his five-year
tenure at Optum, Adams implemented key growth strategies for
consumers, care providers, employers and health plans by providing
a full range of technology-enabled payment and financial services
to improve experiences and provide greater access to care. Prior to
Optum, Adams was group president and CEO of corporate payments for
Fleetcor Technologies (now Corpay). Earlier in his career, Adams
held leadership roles at U.S. Bank, Elavon Financial Services,
Piper Jaffray and the ABN AMRO Bank. Adams holds a BA from Arizona
State University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
Commenting on his appointment, Adams said, “I was drawn to
ConnexPay in large part due to its market-leading platform to bring
together two sides of the payments process—acceptance and
issuance—into a single solution. I am thrilled to join the board
and help contribute to ConnexPay’s successful scaling both within
the U.S. and globally.”
About ConnexPay
ConnexPay is the first payments company to seamlessly combine
both PayIns and PayOuts into a single global platform, requiring
only one contract and providing unified reconciliation. The
flexibility of ConnexPay’s technology allows clients to manage all
of their B2B payment needs, from acquiring sales, managing fraud,
and paying suppliers, all on one platform. ConnexPay’s solutions
are applicable across a broad spectrum of corporate payment use
cases, including global travel, ticketing, insurance and warranty
claims, loyalty and rewards, and media and advertising. Founded in
2017, ConnexPay serves clients on six continents and provides
payments services to over 175 countries worldwide. In 2023,
ConnexPay earned the Travel Innovator of the Year award at
Phocuswright and was named to the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing
companies in America. Learn more at www.connexpay.com and follow us
on LinkedIn.
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