PayU names Shiri Schneider as new chief technology officer

Dutch payment service provider PayU has appointed Shiri Schneider as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Schneider will lead a team of 250 developers to advance PayU’s API-first payment solutions.

Facts

  • Shiri Schneider has been appointed as PayU’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • Schneider replaces Ronen Morecki, who has joined project management software firm Monday.com as VP of payments.
  • Ronen Morecki co-founded Zooz, an open payment processing platform, which was acquired by PayU in 2018.
  • Schneider joined PayU in 2021 as Vice President of Global Engineering.
  • Schneider has over 18 years of experience in technology and management, including 12 years at the software firm NICE Systems.
  • Schneider’s new role involves leading an international team of 250 developers to advance PayU’s API-first payment solutions.
  • PayU is the e-payments and fintech business of investment company Prosus, operating in over 50 high-growth markets worldwide.
  • PayU specializes in online payment processing, payment routing optimization, transaction security, cross-border payments, and FX capabilities.
  • PayU claims to deploy more than 400 payment methods and PCI-certified platforms, processing approximately 10 million payments daily.
  • Last year, PayU acquired Colombian paytech Ding and invested in Colombian firm Treinta to strengthen its presence in Latin America.
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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