NovoPayment names Rodrigo Rodas as CEO, Rama Ituarte returns as CTO
NovoPayment, a US-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, has undergone a leadership transition with the appointment of former Lana head Rodrigo Rodas as CEO and the return of Rama Ituarte as chief technology officer (CTO).
Rodas has served on NovoPayment’s board since 2022 (Image: LinkedIn)
Rodas, who had been serving as interim CEO since December 2024, will now officially lead NovoPayment’s “strategic growth, technology investments, and expansion across financial institutions”, explains the company.
With prior experience EZCORP, Guateprenda, and IDC Ventures, Rodas also serves on various boards including Marco and Battleface, alongside NovoPayment, which he joined in 2022.
Meanwhile, Ituarte rejoins the SaaS firm after nearly 18 months as CTO at Synchrony. He previously served as CTO at NovoPayment between September 2020 and December 2023.
Founded in 2007, NovoPayment offers an API-based platform that enables financial institutions across Latin America, the Caribbean, and the US to provide services such as digital wallets, cash management, cross-border remittances, real-time payments, virtual cards, digital loans, and instant deposit account issuance.
With its new leadership in place, NovoPayment says it is “actively investing in technology upgrades, strategic partnerships, and enhanced product capabilities”. This follows a $20 million investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital in November, aimed at accelerating product development and platform scaling.
