The Company

John Davies - Executive Chairman

John’s passion is helping businesses thrive and grow by providing much needed funding where possible and sharing his hard earned business lessons.

As the founder of The Company he is focussed on helping to bridge the funding gap that has restricted the growth of British industry. He is Chairman of the recently formed Association of Alternative Business Finance that has been formed to promote best practice in the UK alternative lending industry.

John also sits on the Advisory Board of the Emerging Payments Association.

John draws on his 30 plus years of experience gained through founding and running a number of companies to give guidance to existing and potential business owners. He is frequently asked to chair or contribute at industry-wide events under the key theme of helping businesses avoid potential pitfalls and the need to focus on key business fundamentals such as planning, forecasting and managing cash flow.

He is often asked to share his experience and expertise at FinTech events to educate tech entrepreneurs about the different forms of funding available to them and the need to bring their products to market.

Further to his industry roles listed above, John is Chairman of JLG Group PLC

Jane Jee - CEO

Jane has been CEO at Kompli-Global Limited since 2016. She has gained broad experience in card-based, e-money, internet and mobile payments, working in commercial and legal roles across the sector for over 30 years.

Prior to K-G she was Managing Director at Access, the credit card issuing and acquiring organisation, and later Divisional Manager at Mondex International.

Jane teaches post-graduate students about regulatory developments and the increasing use of technology in the field of payments and compliance. She is a Fellow of the International Compliance Association and regularly speaks at AML legislation conferences on issues affecting financial institutions, regulated entities as well as the benefits of RegTech.

Martin Pashley - CCO

Martin Pashley is considered an authority on identity verification, KYC, Fraud prevention and Anti-money laundering.

Martin has three decades experience working with providers of technology based information solution providers including US firms; Kronos and BlueCube Software.

Martin has previously held senior positions within ID verification businesses. being Head of Sales at GB Group, The founder and CEO of Intelligent Identity Ltd in 2008 (now Capita Identity Solutions), Director & Chief Commercial Officer at W2 Global Data from 2012 and is presently CCO at Kompli-Global.

Tim Langley - Chief Technology Officer

Tim is CTO for Kompli-Global and founder and former CEO of CANDDi, an innovative marketing automation platform.

During his career Tim has also worked with organisations such as Orange, DHL and Lifestyle Services Group. Tim holds a Mathematics degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

Susanne Chishti - Non-Executive Director

Susanne Chishti has outstanding knowledge and influence in the European FinTech space.

She has been recognised in the European Digital Financial Services 'Power 50' 2015, - an independent ranking of the most influential individuals in Europe's digital financial services sector. She has also been named as one of the 100 leading women in FinTech and top 15 Twitter FinTech influencers.

And more recently in September, has been selected among the Top 30 City Innovators 2016 - Inspirational Women

Susanne is CEO at FINTECH Circle and Chairman of FINTECH Circle Innovate, roles that benefit from her entrepreneurial and mentoring skills, alongside her FinTech and banking experience. She is regularly called upon to present at leading FinTech conferences and events around the world. Susanne is the Co-Editor of The FINTECH Book, the first crowd-sourced book on the fintech industry globally.

Prior to this she held senior positions with Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Company Morgan Stanley and Accenture.

Sarah Francis- Non-Executive Director

Sarah Francis is an international payments expert advising FinTech companies, banks, e-money issuers and payment companies how to marry compliance and risk prevention with products that work for the customer.

Sarah is very much an innovative problem solver utilising her knowledge of the payment supply chain and regulatory requirements to ensure that products can be rolled out effectively and in a timely fashion. At the core of Sarah’s experience is an unrivalled knowledge of regulation, AML, fraud prevention and how these disciplines dovetail into in cross-border viable payment solutions.