Rod, Partner and Co-Founder at RPY Innovations, brings with him over 35 years of payments industry experience. He has deep knowledge in payment hardware systems and e-commerce gateways and has cultivated strong relationships across the payment technology ecosystem.

Prior to RPY, Rod led sales, service and business development organizations in the US and Europe for companies such as Ingenico, TeleCheck, British Telecom, CyberCash, Apriva and Hypercom. As head of Strategic Development for Ingenico in the US, he created successful initiatives to open and establish leading positions in healthcare and self-service payments.

Rod regularly speaks at fintech events and has been interviewed on Bloomberg’s Market Makers television program. He has published and contributed to many articles regarding payments trends and innovation and currently serves on the advisory board of The Green Sheet trade publication.