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PayU is a truly global company, operating in 50+ markets and home to 27 different nationalities. We’re a global fintech investor, but our main investment is in people. Our team is diverse and ambitious, and obsessed with our vision: to create a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper.
This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs, to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell and operate online. Being part of Prosus, one of the largest technology investors in the world, gives us the presence and expertise to make a real impact.
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Chief Executive Officer, Payments
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Chief Executive Officer
Laurent was appointed CEO, PayU in 2016 and is a member of the Prosus Executive Team. He is responsible for developing our global fintech proposition, including all payments and credit operations across 18 high-growth markets as well as all strategic fintech investments. Laurent has guided the company to profitability and PayU’s volume of payments (TPV) has doubled in the last two years to nearly $30 billion. He has secured near to $1 billion of investments in fintech partnerships and acquisitions, notably Citrus Pay and Paysense in India, Iyzico in Turkey and Remitly in the US, where he is also a member of the board. Laurent holds an MBA from the London Business School and is a graduate of Bocconi University in Italy and HEC in France.
Chief Financial Officer
A Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary, Moondhra is also an MBA from the Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business, in the US with Beta Gamma Sigma Honors. Previously, he worked as the CFO of Snapdeal, where he was also responsible for Legal, Corporate Affairs, Internal Controls and Risk. During his time at Snapdeal, Moondhra contributed to their 100X growth in GMV, raised USD 1 billion from marquee investors and closed multiple acquisitions. Over the last 20 years, Moondhra has worked with ANZ Grindlays Bank, Andersen Consulting, AT&T and Bharti Group in various roles and even spent time as an entrepreneur selling readymade kitchens in India.
Chief Executive Officer, Payments
Mario Shiliashki was appointed CEO of PayU EMEA in October 2015. Before joining PayU Mario was Senior Vice President and Group Head of Global Emerging Payments at MasterCard. Prior to MasterCard, Mario was the Managing Director of PayPal in Asia, where he launched PayPal in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Thailand and Vietnam, growing the business to over $100M in revenue. Mario is an advisor to Metamorphic Ventures in NYC and loves helping early stage businesses. In his early career, Mario was an equity analyst at Goldman Sachs and subsequently a strategy consultant at Bain. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from Bryant University.
Be accessible. Think globally. Listen deeply. Embrace diversity.
Do what you say. Build trust. Act fairly.
Be united. Value each other. Share knowledge. Support one another.
Take risks. Learn from failure. Push the boundaries.
Be responsible. Take initiative. Stay focused. See things through.
