Ireland-based paytech CleverCards hires former Edenred exec Ray Brash as COO
Irish paytech CleverCards has unveiled former Edenred executive Ray Brash as its new chief operating officer (COO) amid an “ambitious growth and expansion strategy”.
CleverCards CEO and founder Kealan Lennon (left) with new COO Ray Brash (right)
Brash succeeds the position from Paul Carroll, who left the company in June after a one-year tenure.
“I am excited to be able to work for a business which puts the customer first rather than just the technology,” comments Brash, speaking on his latest appointment.
CEO Kealan Lennon, who founded CleverCards in 2011, describes the hire as a “strategic move” that will help CleverCards scale.
The new COO joins from UK-based paytech Flyfish, where he had been serving as CEO since June last year.
Prior to this, Brash spent nearly two decades at Edenred Payment Solutions, formerly PPS, where he most recently held the position of CEO and head of fintech.
Alongside his new role at CleverCards, Brash will continue to hold advisory and stakeholder positions at several fintechs, including treasury management platform Bond, embedded sustainability solutions provider ekko, and AI-powered mortgage assistant Sprive.
Based in Dublin, CleverCards specialises in digital payment solutions that enable large corporates to pay their consumers, employees, and vendors with virtual cards. The fintech previously raised €8 million in June through a Pluxee-led funding round, and has raised around €28 million to date.
