After 18 years of building highly successful Fintech businesses in SA with global technology partners and managing M&A activities, the next chapter is all about the power of data and AI.OneEmpower is the leading data business for all major banks in South East Asia, and further into Hong Kong and Australia. We help banks, retailers, MNO's and Loyalty providers increase the life-time value of their customers, using arguably the most sophisticated data engines globally, with over 40 international patents registered. With millions of data points processed daily (and made sense of) we are at the forefront of providing our clients with new market places for their customers to engage with and trade.I will be responsible for growth and further scaling of an already successful 20 yr old business, with a key focus on new markets and key global partnerships.In addition, as investor and co-founder of Flowstate Investments Singapore, our aim is to drive adoption of OneEmpower technology to millions of payment terminals and neo-banks' clients globally injected dynamically at the moment of payment.

Appointed CEO in Dec 2014. Founding member of Opengate and its Products & Advanced Payments business unit in 2006. The unit was subsequently spun out of Opengate into a new company called Crossgate Technologies in December 2014.He has been active in the card and payments markets for 20 years having worked for NamITech and Opengate in business development and management roles.Responsible for executive management of the business with primary focus on market development and the overall technology strategy by continuously building partnerships with some of the world’s leading payments experts and vendors.

Co-founder with overall responsibility to develop the business and its reach into mainly Retail and Banking markets, with the support of global partners.