International fintech Adyen has appointed a new Chief Technology Officer, at a time when the eyes of global finance are firmly fixed on emerging technologies and innovations.
The Amsterdam-headquartered company has handed the role to Tom Adams, who will replace Alexander Matthey when the latter departs later this year. Adams has been tasked with leading Ayden’s strategic technology vision.
Adyen’s primary corporate objective is to create a single platform covering payments, data and financial products. The company has been finding considerable success internationally, having clinched deals with a number of prominent plans to deliver its fintech product.
Adams remarked: “As the financial services industry continues to digitalize, and as we see shopper expectations continue to evolve, there is immense opportunity to drive innovation in this space.
“I look forward to joining this exceptional team to help continue to execute on Adyen’s long-term growth ambitions and to drive customer-led innovations at scale.”
Adams joins Adyen after a four year career with Cash App, the peer-to-peer payments service operated by NYSE-listed financial services company Block.
His tenure with Cash App – which is active in the US and UK markets, though it is closing down in the latter in September – concluded with the role of Head of Engineering.
“As we look at the opportunity ahead, we find ourselves in a key position to solve for the continued complexity that we see in the payments landscape,” commented Pieter van der Does, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Adyen.
“With Tom’s experience in building and leading a global engineering organisation, as well as driving product innovation at scale, we look forward to his contributions as we advance the benefits of our single platform.”
