CODA PAYMENTS NAMES SHANE HAPPACH CEO

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- Coda Payments (Coda), the provider of cross-border payments and distribution solutions to publishers of digital content, has appointed Shane Happach as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

“Taking over from Philippe Limes who has served as CEO since 2019, Happach will relocate to Singapore and take up his new role in May,” said Coda in a statement.

 An industry leader in payments and financial technology, Happach brings over 15 years of payments experience to Coda, and will be responsible for growing Coda’s ecosystem of users, content publishers and channel partners while expanding its consumer and business-to-business (B2B) product offerings.

“Shane is a seasoned payments executive and CEO, relishes delivering impactful solutions to clients, enjoys operating on a cross-border basis, and has a track record of creating value for shareholders both private and public.

“I look forward to working with him in the months and years to come,” said Coda Founder and Executive Chairman, Neil Davidson.

Meanwhile, Happach said Coda unlocked billions of dollars of value for its clients and enriches the lives of tens of millions of users every month with a highly differentiated suite of offerings. 

“I look forward to building on this foundation, leading the Coda team at this exciting moment in the company’s growth,” he said.

Happach spent a decade driving more than 500 per cent growth at Worldpay, one of the world’s largest payment service providers, leading the commercial function of its online payments division from 2011 until 2016 and served as Executive Vice President from 2016 to 2021.

Most recently, he acted as CEO of Mollie, a next-generation payments and financial services player for small and medium-sized enterprises. 

-- BERNAMA