Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 2013 – payvia, Inc., the leading mobile payments provider, today announced the appointments of Kevin Spector as Senior Vice President, Global Payments, and Christian Krejcik as Director of Strategic Sales. Following customer wins in the Bay Area, payvia has also opened a San Francisco office.
payvia has seen impressive growth since the launch of its carrier billing platform in July 2012, most recently announcing a partnership with MACH to provide US connectivity for Direct Carrier Billing for Skype. In addition to customer wins in the digital content and services market, payvia continues to see demand in the political sector, following its success as the exclusive mobile payments vendor for Obama for America and Romney for President in the 2012 Presidential election.
Kevin Spector previously served as the CEO of Mobile First. Kevin brings over 18 years of digital media, finance and international payments experience and will focus on extending the global reach of payvia's carrier billing platform by driving strategic partnerships. Kevin joins following payvia's acquisition of Mobile First, an international mobile payments network operating in over 40 markets. The acquisition establishes a strong presence for payvia across Asia Pacific.
As Director of Strategic Sales, Christian Krejcik will be responsible for generating new business for payvia's mobile payments solutions and supporting key customers in the Bay Area. Christian began his successful sales career at Salesforce.com and has worked with major technology companies including Alcatel-Lucent and Neustar.
"We welcome Kevin and Christian to the payvia team to support our rapid growth," said Darcy Wedd, President of payvia. "Carrier billing continues to be validated as the preferred billing technology for mobile and connected devices. We are thrilled to expand our team and market presence in response to strong customer demand."
About payvia
payvia is a leading mobile and online payments company that allows consumers to make simple and secure payments via their mobile phone. By connecting directly to the carrier network, payvia enables consumers to pay for digital goods and services using their mobile phone, adding purchases directly to their carrier bill. Visit us at usepayvia.com.
payvia is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Seattle, Boston and San Francisco. payvia is backed by leading investors Silver Lake Sumeru, Montgomery & Co. and Trinity Ventures.
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