The UAE-headquartered mobile payments platform Tpay Mobile has appointed Gaston Aussems, previously CEO of Mollie, as group CEO.
Founder and current CEO Sahar Salama will move into a group chairwoman position, and will be working closely alongside Aussems over the coming months to ensure a smooth leadership transition for the company.
“I’m incredibly excited to be taking the baton from Sahar at such an exciting time for Tpay Mobile. The company’s mission of empowering underserved regions’ digital economies is something I wholeheartedly support, and I look forward to being part of the next stage of its journey,” said Aussems.
Aussems was CEO of European payments giant Mollie for more than seven years, where his leadership was a crucial success factor in the company achieving its unicorn valuation in 2020.
He has since spent two years as a venture partner at firms including Atlantica and Antler, and has been a board member of impact investor Oikocredit as well as various fintechs and telecommunications companies, including Yolt and Talk360.
