- Appointment of Alexandra Johnson:
- Alexandra Johnson has been appointed as the first Chief Payments Officer (CPO) at B2B payments platform Nium.
- In her role, she will lead the platform’s global banking and payment operations teams, overseeing strategy, routine operations, and expansion of the payments network.
- Experience and Background:
- Johnson brings extensive executive experience from her previous roles, including Head of New Product Development and Innovation at Bank of America.
- She also served as an Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase, where she oversaw global FX product go-to-market, commercialization, and partnerships.
- Responsibilities:
- As CPO, Johnson will collaborate with Nium’s risk and compliance units in various markets to enhance frameworks, establish new relationships, and strengthen the existing financial network.
- Her focus will be on driving strategy and routine operations, as well as expanding and managing Nium’s payments network.
- Nium’s Profile:
- Nium, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore and San Francisco, offers global payment and card issuance solutions to financial institutions.
- The platform facilitates enterprises in making payments in over 100 currencies to more than 190 countries, with 85 of them processed in real time.
