A Professional Team
Ph.D. in Economics. Certified Director by the London Institute of Directors and former Board Advisor to the Russian Minister of IT. Mikhail is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of over 30 years in the IT industry. Mikhail Krasnov was a co-founder of Verysell Group in 1990, the preceding firm of Verysell Technologies and one of the top 10 largest IT holdings in Russia on 2004-2011.
Petr brings to the table 14 years of legal and financial experience. Petr began his career in the hedge funds industry in London. He has been on both sides of multiple M&A deals, as well as working for 3 years in corporate finance within the IT industry. For the past 7 years, Petr has spearheaded multiple complex mandates which include cross-border mergers, restructurings and commercial litigations. He graduated from Cornell University and speaks three languages.
David is responsible for leveraging the roles that sales and marketing play in driving growth for the business, as well as aligning all revenue-generating departments and building strategic partnerships. David has 20 years’ experience in the online payments industry and has spent most of his career developing sales and strategic partnerships channels.
Prior to joining VeryPay, he was Business Development Director for two start-ups, FXCPay - a disruptive multi-currency payments solution and Hokan - a private key management technology provider for crypto custodians. Prior to this he was VP of Global Partnerships for WorldPay’s e-commerce division. His team developed profitable commercial channels with leading technology platforms and systems integrators across multiple vertical markets.
David has a deep passion for business psychology. He is a qualified NLP Master Practitioner, Cognitive Hypnotherapist, Trainer and Coach. He has led several international leadership programmes and has spent the last 20 years building expert teams.
Andrey has over 20 years of progressive technology development and executive management experience within the card payments industry. Andrey has held VP and CTO positions with leading point-of-sale terminal manufacturers and VARs, including Lipman, VeriFone, ExaDigm, PAX, Dejavoo Systems and Castles Technology. He provides vision, strategy and direction through the full product life cycle - from inception to implementation, market introduction and maintenance. Andrey holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science degrees in Information Technology and Computer Science from Novosibirsk Technical University in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Chuong Chuong serves as the Head of Product for VeryPay, a pioneering wallet companion platform designed to empower Telco companies to optimize their mobile wallet functionalities. With more than 14 years of experience in the IT sector, Chuong is a seasoned professional who specializes in system design. He leads a highly skilled development team committed to building state-of-the-art products. Under his expert guidance, VeryPay has successfully integrated a myriad of payment solutions, including NFC-enabled transactions for both merchants and customers.
In his capacity as Head of Product, Chuong collaborates closely with wallet providers and NFC card services to ensure seamless and secure payment experiences. Based in Vietnam, he combines his extensive technical background with a broad, analytical perspective, driving innovation and strategic problem-solving in product development.
Charlie leads the charge with our most important clients, prospects and partners across target markets. He has over fifteen years’ experience in SaaS, data and online products, having worked at blue chip companies and start-ups, including a fast-growing Telco.
Charlie has experience in banking, fintech, PR and media, commercial property and payments, and has built and managed large teams. In his spare time, he delivers pro-bono consultancy to European start-ups, delivering 300+ hours since 2020. Outside of work, Charlie is a keen cook and sportsman, although these days he does more watching than he does playing!
Christian A. Ongecu looks after our business development agenda across Africa based in Uganda, East Africa. He leverages his knowledge of the telecommunications business in the region, his business development and leadership experience to engage with telecommunications and banking industry to present and nurture the VeryPay unique value proposition to operational revenue generating business.
Christian prior to working with VeryPay was Sales Director for the Growth markets at Airtel Uganda and a business development consultant with Project Last Mile in Africa. This experience making up his 2 decades in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry with the Coca-Cola Company in Uganda with stints in Kenya, Tanzania, Diageo Uganda - Uganda Breweries Limited and Kimberly Clark Uganda and Rwanda.
He is a devout Christian and Rotarian drawn to getting work done excellently, making things simpler, better, more efficient, relies on fact-driven decision-making, and uses strategic stakeholder engagement to solve business and community challenges.
A commercial and digital financial services expert with over 25 years of global experience in developing, managing and implementing diverse macro and micro projects, services, systems and strategies.
Peter’s vision and passion is to contribute towards a switch over from cash to a digital economy as a pathway to further accelerate delivery of the universal goal of financial inclusion particularly for unbanked populations.
Peter has worked with multi-nationals including British American Tobacco, TOTAL, Celtel Uganda, Simba Telecom under MTN, Uganda Telecom, Afghan Wireless, Afghan Besim Mobile Money Company, Africell and Afrimoney Angola.
Peter is currently Lead Consultant with Verysell Technologies, helping enable their vision of implementation of a digital marketplace for Africa.
Judith is a sales and marketing professional with a track record of success in creating and executing marketing strategies and driving growth. She is skilled in identifying market trends, customer needs, and creating campaigns. Prior to VeryPay, Judith worked as a distribution supervisor for Wave Mobile Money in Uganda. She is known for her ability to motivate and inspire and for creating positive, collaborative team cultures. She is a devout Christian, who loves singing, travelling and is passionate about fashion.
Joseph is a seasoned Mobile Financial Services and digital payments leader with over 13 years experience in operations, strategy, channel development, sales and general management. Joseph has developed a reputation for exceptional leadership and an ability to guide MNOs and FinTechs to develop effective channels for their Mobile Money services. He has led M&As, regulator engagement and management for licensing across a number of African markets. He has built and managed large teams and has helped develop leaders in multiple spheres in the African FinTech space. Prior to joining VeryPay as Director of Sales for West Africa, Joseph was the Director of International Business Development and Africa Expansion at OPay, where he was an integral part of the leadership team.
Joseph is a keen sports person and loves football.
Ph.D. in Economics. Certified Director by the London Institute of Directors and former Board Advisor to the Russian Minister of IT. Mikhail is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of over 30 years in the IT industry. Mikhail Krasnov was a co-founder of Verysell Group in 1990, the preceding firm of Verysell Technologies and one of the top 10 largest IT holdings in Russia on 2004-2011.
Petr brings to the table 14 years of legal and financial experience. Petr began his career in the hedge funds industry in London. He has been on both sides of multiple M&A deals, as well as working for 3 years in corporate finance within the IT industry. For the past 7 years, Petr has spearheaded multiple complex mandates which include cross-border mergers, restructurings and commercial litigations. He graduated from Cornell University and speaks three languages.
David is responsible for leveraging the roles that sales and marketing play in driving growth for the business, as well as aligning all revenue-generating departments and building strategic partnerships. David has 20 years’ experience in the online payments industry and has spent most of his career developing sales and strategic partnerships channels.
Prior to joining VeryPay, he was Business Development Director for two start-ups, FXCPay - a disruptive multi-currency payments solution and Hokan - a private key management technology provider for crypto custodians. Prior to this he was VP of Global Partnerships for WorldPay’s e-commerce division. His team developed profitable commercial channels with leading technology platforms and systems integrators across multiple vertical markets.
David has a deep passion for business psychology. He is a qualified NLP Master Practitioner, Cognitive Hypnotherapist, Trainer and Coach. He has led several international leadership programmes and has spent the last 20 years building expert teams.
Andrey has over 20 years of progressive technology development and executive management experience within the card payments industry. Andrey has held VP and CTO positions with leading point-of-sale terminal manufacturers and VARs, including Lipman, VeriFone, ExaDigm, PAX, Dejavoo Systems and Castles Technology. He provides vision, strategy and direction through the full product life cycle - from inception to implementation, market introduction and maintenance. Andrey holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science degrees in Information Technology and Computer Science from Novosibirsk Technical University in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Chuong Chuong serves as the Head of Product for VeryPay, a pioneering wallet companion platform designed to empower Telco companies to optimize their mobile wallet functionalities. With more than 14 years of experience in the IT sector, Chuong is a seasoned professional who specializes in system design. He leads a highly skilled development team committed to building state-of-the-art products. Under his expert guidance, VeryPay has successfully integrated a myriad of payment solutions, including NFC-enabled transactions for both merchants and customers.
In his capacity as Head of Product, Chuong collaborates closely with wallet providers and NFC card services to ensure seamless and secure payment experiences. Based in Vietnam, he combines his extensive technical background with a broad, analytical perspective, driving innovation and strategic problem-solving in product development.
Charlie leads the charge with our most important clients, prospects and partners across target markets. He has over fifteen years’ experience in SaaS, data and online products, having worked at blue chip companies and start-ups, including a fast-growing Telco.
Charlie has experience in banking, fintech, PR and media, commercial property and payments, and has built and managed large teams. In his spare time, he delivers pro-bono consultancy to European start-ups, delivering 300+ hours since 2020. Outside of work, Charlie is a keen cook and sportsman, although these days he does more watching than he does playing!
Christian A. Ongecu looks after our business development agenda across Africa based in Uganda, East Africa. He leverages his knowledge of the telecommunications business in the region, his business development and leadership experience to engage with telecommunications and banking industry to present and nurture the VeryPay unique value proposition to operational revenue generating business.
Christian prior to working with VeryPay was Sales Director for the Growth markets at Airtel Uganda and a business development consultant with Project Last Mile in Africa. This experience making up his 2 decades in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry with the Coca-Cola Company in Uganda with stints in Kenya, Tanzania, Diageo Uganda - Uganda Breweries Limited and Kimberly Clark Uganda and Rwanda.
He is a devout Christian and Rotarian drawn to getting work done excellently, making things simpler, better, more efficient, relies on fact-driven decision-making, and uses strategic stakeholder engagement to solve business and community challenges.
A commercial and digital financial services expert with over 25 years of global experience in developing, managing and implementing diverse macro and micro projects, services, systems and strategies.
Peter’s vision and passion is to contribute towards a switch over from cash to a digital economy as a pathway to further accelerate delivery of the universal goal of financial inclusion particularly for unbanked populations.
Peter has worked with multi-nationals including British American Tobacco, TOTAL, Celtel Uganda, Simba Telecom under MTN, Uganda Telecom, Afghan Wireless, Afghan Besim Mobile Money Company, Africell and Afrimoney Angola.
Peter is currently Lead Consultant with Verysell Technologies, helping enable their vision of implementation of a digital marketplace for Africa.
Judith is a sales and marketing professional with a track record of success in creating and executing marketing strategies and driving growth. She is skilled in identifying market trends, customer needs, and creating campaigns. Prior to VeryPay, Judith worked as a distribution supervisor for Wave Mobile Money in Uganda. She is known for her ability to motivate and inspire and for creating positive, collaborative team cultures. She is a devout Christian, who loves singing, travelling and is passionate about fashion.
Joseph is a seasoned Mobile Financial Services and digital payments leader with over 13 years experience in operations, strategy, channel development, sales and general management. Joseph has developed a reputation for exceptional leadership and an ability to guide MNOs and FinTechs to develop effective channels for their Mobile Money services. He has led M&As, regulator engagement and management for licensing across a number of African markets. He has built and managed large teams and has helped develop leaders in multiple spheres in the African FinTech space. Prior to joining VeryPay as Director of Sales for West Africa, Joseph was the Director of International Business Development and Africa Expansion at OPay, where he was an integral part of the leadership team.
Joseph is a keen sports person and loves football.
