Tuesday 23rd June, 2015

Traxpay, a leader in B2B Dynamic Payments, has appointed Jochen Siegert as Chief Operating Officer from FinLeap, a Financial Technology (FinTech) seed investment firm. With an impressive pedigree in the payments industry, Siegert has held senior executive management positions at FinTech giants PayPal and MasterCard.

Prior to FinLeap, Siegert was Managing Director of monetisation for online games pioneer Bigpoint, working with 350 million customers and 200 payment partners around the globe.

From 2008 through to 2012, Siegert helped establish online payments giant PayPal in Europe in his role as EMEA Director Strategy and Corporate Development. Before joining PayPal, he led the product and partner management team of KarstadtQuelle Bank, one of the largest MasterCard issuers in Germany.

"There are very few experts in the financial technology sector that have the breadth and depth of experience that Jochen Siegert brings,” commented Traxpay’s CEO John Bruggeman. "We share a common vision for where the industry is going, and what the market is expecting in terms of innovation for companies transacting on a global scale. I am confident that as COO, Mr. Siegert and his team will play a key role in our growth and international expansion."