Ron Kalifa

Brookfield says Kalifa’s appointment allows it to “increase our footprint” in the payments arena.

The CFIT will be chaired by Charlotte Crosswell, a former CEO of both Innovate Finance and Nasdaq NLX.

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Former chancellor Philip Hammond is reportedly in talks to serve on the fund’s advisory board.

Worldpay vice chairman Ron Kalifa has ranked third out of 100 in the EMpower Ethnic Minority Leaders List, presented by The Financial Times