Our mission is to empower
online businesses with services

that make the onboarding and payment
journey a better, secure and faster
experience.

Who we are

We are a Cypriot Headquatered company with over 10,000 shareholders.

Our company focuses on leading emoney, payments and identity technology company.

Our product offerings all revolve around optimising the online payment experience. We provide to cross-border, regulated and high value businesses with a complete customer onboarding solution, remote identity verification, payment processing, card acquiring, settlement and deposit-taking eMoney services.

With a unique set of tech capabilities, partnerships and license combinations across Europe and Australia, we are positioned to offer solutions through a single relationship and technical integration.

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Who we are

We are a Cypriot Headquatered company with over 10,000 shareholders.

Our company focuses on leading emoney, payments and identity technology company.

Our product offerings all revolve around optimising the online payment experience. We provide to cross-border, regulated and high value businesses with a complete customer onboarding solution, remote identity verification, payment processing, card acquiring, settlement and deposit-taking eMoney services.

With a unique set of tech capabilities, partnerships and license combinations across Europe and Australia, we are positioned to offer solutions through a single relationship and technical integration.

Our Story

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The company first developed an identity verification product that aimed to prevent Card Not Present (CNP) fraud in order to protect consumers and merchants from the growing challenge of online fraud.

ISX Financial was granted patents in a number of jurisdictions and used those patents to form the basis of enhanced due diligence for the purposes of on-boarding, becoming Australia’s first listed RegTech (Regulatory Technology) company.

The company will consistently add new products that add value to regulated, online businesses and brings unique innovation in the ecosystem of online payments and neobanking. Our people and culture are the secret behind our technology and product success. We are equipped with specialised legal and technical know-how, but most importantly we have a shared vision of offering innovative services for the businesses of today.

What makes us different

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We simplify the complexity of consuming financial services online. For companies in the regulated AML/CFT space, accepting payments can be a devious task as more and more consumer data needs to be collected at every step, to mitigate concerns of financial fraud and meet compliance requirements.

We step in to fill-in the regulatory gaps and help our customers achieve more through seamless and secure global payments.

Security is our top priority

We develop proprietary technology to offer solutions that optimize the entire payments cycle, leading to faster and simpler onboarding and processing for both the benefit of merchants and end-users.

Reliable yet Disruptive Innovation

We don’t take the easy way out. We plan for long-term success with transparency along the way.

Our in-house developed and patented platforms Paydentity ,Probanx ® and ISXPay ® are at the forefront of financial technologies and it is our mission to keep evolving and inventing solutions that help our customers achieve more.

Milestones

2018

Acquired Probanx, a complete core banking software system, currently servicing 15 banks across all 5 continents

2019

Acquired BBS Baltic Banking, which provides API-based access to SEPA Core, SEPA Instant and SEPA Business Schemes

2018

Developed our own ISX issued IBANs in our customers name locatable via our Bank Institution Code (BIC) ISEMCY22XXX

  • Directors
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Sales
Takis Taoushanis
Independent Chairman
Takis Taoushanis
Independent Chairman

Mr Taoushanis holds a BSc degree in Economics, and a Master’s in Business Administration received from the London School of Economics and the London Business School, respectively. Mr Taoushanis brings extensive banking and finance knowledge and experience to iSignthis having spent over 30 years in the industry in various senior roles.

Prior to joining the ISX board  Mr Taoushanis has worked for some of the worlds largest banks in a number of different locations including, Chicago, Greece, Hong Kong and Cyprus. This includes serving at Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago for four years, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Group *(HSBC) for Eighteen years, with twelve of those as the Managing Director of the Cyprus subsidiary, and eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cyprus Development Bank.

Since 2011 Mr Taoushanis has been working with the private firm TTEG & Associates, providing services as an advisor to several companies.

In August 2016, Mr Taoushanis was appointed as the Chairman of the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, a systematically important bank in Cyprus, after receiving approval from the Central Bank of Cyprus, the European Central Bank and Cyprus Parliament. Mr Taoushanis served until his resignation 13th October 2017.

The company has also appointed Mr Taoushanis as its representative to the European Cards Stakeholders Group (ECSG), of which the company was a founding member.

Directors
Nikogiannis Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO
Nikogiannis Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO

Mr.Karantzis is the founder and Managing Director/CEO of ISX. He holds qualifications in engineering (University of Western Australia), law, and business (University of Melbourne), with a broad understanding of international regulatory regimes as they relate to payments, money laundering and identity. Mr. Katantzis has over 20 years’ experience across a number of sectors including payments, online media, AML, defence and secure communications.

Directors
Paul Barnes
Independent Non-Executive Director
Paul Barnes
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Barnes has international business experience in venture development in both the financial services and technology sectors and has been involved in M&A activities for over 30 years. An experienced executive and latterly non-executive director with Tristel PLC (TSTL.L) an LSE AIM market Listed healthcare company where he has served as Chairman of the Company and as Chairman of the and Audit and Risk Committee. He is also an independent director of ASX listed Etherstack plc (ASX:ESK) which specialises in wireless technology including waveforms and public mobile radio solutions.

Mr. Barnes is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and is a Member of the UK’s Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Mr.Barnes was elected a director of the FCA regulated authorised electronic money institution, ISX Financial UK Ltd in September 2020

Directors
Panikos Pouros
Independent Non-Executive Director
Panikos Pouros
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr.Pouros holds a B.Sc & M.Sc in Economics from the London School of Economics and the University of Aberdeen, respectively. Mr. Pouros also holds a certificate from the International Monetary Fund Institute (USA) and the European Institute of Public Administration (Maastricht-Netherlands).
Mr. Pouros has extensive experience in governmental economic affairs having worked as Permanent Secretary at the Economic Planning Bureau, at the Ministry of External Affairs (DG European Union) and at the Ministly of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment of Cyprus. He has also served as President of the Board of Directors of the Research Promotion Foundation, of the Agricultural Insurance Organisation, and of Eurolife Insurance.


Mr. Pouros has also been a member of the economic research unit of the University of Cyprus, the Economic Advisory committee to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, and the negotiating team of Cyprus during the EU accession negotiations. He has also been member of the broad of directors of the Human Resource Development Authority, the European Institute, the Town Planning Council and various other boards and committees in Cyprus.

Directors
Adonis Pegasiou
Independent Non-Executive Director
Adonis Pegasiou
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Pegasiou holds a BSc degree in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Masters from the University of Bristol in European Policy Studies. Mr.Pegasiou further holds a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester in Politics. Additionally, he then received funding to undertake a post-doctoral fellowship to study the Europeanisation of Cyprus’s Economy and was based at the European University of Cyprus and in cooperation with the LSE and the University of Manchester

Mr.Pegasiou has over 10 years’ experience in academia which includes him lecturing at both the ‘University of Cyprus’ and the  ‘European University of Cyprus’ and is currently the Academic Director at the ‘European Institute of Management and Finance’.

 

In addition, Mr.Pegasiou has over a decade experience as a consultant for the public and the private sector, where he served on the Boards of Cyprus Airways as well as most recently the Cyprus Cooperative Bank, among other. He holds a number of professional qualifications including Certificate in Risk in Financial Services (offered by CISI), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist Certification (offered by ACAMS) and Diploma in ‘Governance, Risk and Compliance’ (offered by ICA).

Directors
Dominic Melo
Executive Director and Chief Product Officer
Dominic Melo
Executive Director and Chief Product Officer

Dominic Melo is an expert on payments and a skilled security consultant.

Dominic has played key roles, especially in the financial services IT arena, in designing, executing and analyzing projects for the international B2B and B2C markets. His proven record of driving product solutions in high-growth, performance-focused environments, makes him a valuable addition as the company reinforces its payment services. Dominic has previously held director and senior roles at EU regulated Payment Service Providers.

Directors
Nikogiannis Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO
Nikogiannis Karantzis
Managing Director and CEO

Mr.Karantzis is the founder and Managing Director/CEO of ISX. He holds qualifications in engineering (University of Western Australia), law, and business (University of Melbourne), with a broad understanding of international regulatory regimes as they relate to payments, money laundering and identity. Mr.Karantzis has over 20 years’ experience across a number of sectors including payments, online media, AML, defence and secure communications.

Executive
Ajay Treon
Group Chief Financial Officer
Ajay Treon
Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Treons experience spans a 25-year career in the banking industry, including extensive experience in renowned institutions such as Lloyds Banking Group, Lehman Brothers, Dresdner Kleinwort Investment Bank, and Credit Suisse, Ajay brings a wealth of expertise in financial management, strategic planning, and risk mitigation. He also brings valuable recent experience in the fintech sector, further enhancing his understanding of the evolving financial landscape.Ajay is also a qualified accountant, holds an Executive MBA, and possesses the esteemed Certificate in Quantitative Finance.

Executive
James Cameron
Chief Risk Officer
James Cameron
Chief Risk Officer

Appointed as of February 2018. A 16-year banking professional having worked for the Bank of New Zealand, Bank of Scotland International (LSE:HBOS), Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) and most recently the National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB). From managing distressed debt portfolios to growing new business verticals in the payments and card acquiring space, his track record ascertains his invaluable expertise as the company continues to invest in its risk management expertise and systems.

Executive
Dominic Melo
Chief Product Officer
Dominic Melo
Chief Product Officer

Dominic Melo is an expert on payments and a skilled security consultant. Dominic has played key roles, especially in the financial services IT arena, in designing, executing and analyzing projects for the international B2B and B2C markets. His proven record of driving product solutions in high-growth, performance-focused environments, makes him a valuable addition as the company reinforces its payment services. Dominic has previously held director and senior roles at EU regulated Payment Service Providers.

Executive
Stephen Watson
Chief Security Officer
Stephen Watson
Chief Security Officer

Stephen is an accomplished IT professional with over 20 years’ experience and a Cybersecurity focus over the last 10 years.

His experience has seen him involved in roles from a diverse number of sectors including Consultancy, Retail, Government, Banking and Financial Services. He has a broad understanding of the numerous information security domains and strengthened his risk, compliance, and regulatory experience at Barclays in the UK and ANZ in Melbourne.

Executive
Andrew Karantzis
Chief Sales Officer
Andrew Karantzis
Chief Sales Officer

Andrew Karantzis is ISX Financial Chief Sales Officer, reporting to the Managing Director.

Andrew has helped the company create a Global Sales and Marketing team.

Most recently, he served as Founder, CEO and Director at DiverseIT, an Australian Technology provider to mining and enterprise customers. Andrew has over 20 years’

Executive
Anna Ilina
AMLCO
Anna Ilina
AMLCO
Anna Ilina has been woking in the payments industry for over 15 years. She has an extensive experience as AMLCO in electronic money services in Cyprus. Her previous experience includes banking and financial analysis, making her an asset for a fast-growing, result-oriented company.
Operations
Karolos Shahbenderian
Financial Controller
Karolos Shahbenderian
Financial Controller

Karolos Shabendenderian is an experienced finance function leader having been the founding financial controller at ISX Financial Europe since 2017. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and has completed a number of training courses related to payments systems, data security and regulatory compliance.

He has built and leads a team that are responsible for corporate accounting, regulatory compliance and reporting, financial reporting as part of a complex group, budgeting and forecasting, treasury operations, internal controls and operational policies and procedures.

In his role he is responsible for the efficient operation of the organisations acquiring payment processing operations and has led a number of critical software implementations and enhancements.

Operations
Viera Mylonas
Customer Support Manager
Viera Mylonas
Customer Support Manager
Viera manages and leads our Client Services teams in Cyprus and Australia.
 
With over 15 years of experience in financial services. Her experience and customer orientated approach were essential when creating our customer facing teams, which were carefully selected offering seamless assistance and offer a high level of service. Her professional experience was gained in the banking sector, which allows her to retain a strong sense of urgency with regards to client satisfaction. Viera’s’ professionalism exceeds in establishing working relationships with new and existing customers, offering superior Customer service.
Operations
Elena Paphiti
Legal Counsel
Elena Paphiti
Legal Counsel

Elena holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Leeds as well as a Master of Laws from the University of Manchester. With over a decade experience in the legal space, Elena is also a member of the Cyprus Bar Association since 2011.

Elena joined the company’s legal team in June 2017, having previously worked for more than 4 years in a law firm in Nicosia. She has also acquired work experience in the Administrative Service Providers sector, as she worked for 2 years in an administrative service provider firm in Nicosia.

Operations
Andrew Karantzis
Global Sales and Marketing Director
Andrew Karantzis
Global Sales and Marketing Director

Andrew Karantzis is ISX Global Sales and Marketing Director, reporting to the Managing Director. Andrew has helped the company create a Global Sales and Marketing team. Most recently, he served as Founder, CEO and Director at DiverseIT, an Australian Technology provider to mining and enterprise customers. Andrew has over 20 years’

Sales
Mark Fisscher
Sales Director, Northern Europe
Mark Fisscher
Sales Director, Northern Europe

Mark is the Sales Director for Europe. Mark holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration (University of Amsterdam) and has been working in Payments and Fraud for the last 10 years. Mark has lived in a number of different cities including Melbourne, Lissabon, Prague and is now fully operational from the Amsterdam office responsible for selling the iSignthis payments, identity and banking products. 

Sales
Chris Henry
Sales Director, UK & Ireland
Chris Henry
Sales Director, UK & Ireland

Chris Henry is SVP UK&I. A 15 year Regulated Financial & Gaming Sector professional. Chris has played a key role in start-up Fintech’s and their go-to-maket execution. Having worked for 192.Com, GBG Group PLC (GBG.L), Onfido Ltd and Experian (EXPN.L). From managing global payments, banking, KYC/AML/Risk and latterly leading Open Banking in the UK. Chris’s perception of payment and compliance trends, his business acumen and vision make him an invaluable asset to any entity wishing to work with iSignthis.

Sales
Moran Ostrovski
Sales Director Israel
Moran Ostrovski
Sales Director Israel
Sales
Kristaps Dobrajs
Sales Director
Kristaps Dobrajs
Sales Director

Kristaps has a 10+ year track record in driving cross-functional team successes in payments, e-commerce, retail and telecommunications, with "scaling sales" as his mantra through this journey. Always keen to share his insights in managing the expectations and requirements between technology and business, Kristaps now employs his experience to accelerate ISX Financial’s evolution into the next Fintech unicorn.

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Office Locations

We are Headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus with Operations centres in Melbourne and Vilnius and regional offices across Europe and the U.S.A.

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