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High-stakes expertisePurpose-driven leadership

i2c’s leadership team brings together centuries of banking, payments and fintech expertise. From founder and CEO Amir Wain’s visionary entrepreneurship to a C-suite of industry experts, every member of our team drives bold innovation and trusted stability—steering i2c and our clients into the pole position.

We are i2c. We don’t follow the industry curve—we set it. For more than 25 years, i2c has pioneered banking and payments technology, forever transforming how financial products are created with unmatched flexibility, security and control.

We’ve raced ahead of rigid, antiquated legacy systems and unproven, piecemeal modern stacks with a unified platform and fully composable solutions built from the ground up, giving financial institutions and fintechs speed without shortcuts and innovation without compromise.

250

Years of collective leadership team experience

1,600+

Global specialists

216+

Countries and territories of operations

Amir Wain

Chief Executive Officer

Under Amir’s guidance, i2c has grown exponentially into a fintech powerhouse. Today, i2c’s proprietary “building block” technology offers virtually limitless opportunities to create and scale differentiated products...

Amir Wain

Serena Smith

Chief Client Officer

As Chief Client Officer, Serena is responsible for building and operating an efficient and scalable, world-class global account management organization. Serena brings over 20 years of experience and expertise in financial services. Prior to joining i2c, Serena headed Financial Services at RealPage, the largest technology platform servicing the real estate industry. Before RealPage, she served as executive vice president and head of Global Treasury Management & Payment Strategy at Texas Capital Bank, and prior to that, she served as division executive of International Banking & Payments at FIS. Each of these roles included business and financial responsibility for the real time payments ...

Serena Smith

David Kozal

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer of i2c, David leads the finance and accounting groups and is responsible for financial plans and policies, fiscal controls, financial reporting and corporate investments. He also ensures that the company’s growth strategy is in line with its financial health and works closely with the management team on growth strategies. David is an accomplished CFO, strategic advisor and operational-focused leader. He has over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting with experience in various industries including financial services, technology, real estate and banking services. Prior to joining i2c, David held CFO positions at

David Kozal

Candace Davies

Chief Marketing Officer

As Chief Marketing Officer, Candace oversees all facets of i2c’s global marketing strategy to drive revenue growth, market expansion, brand differentiation, and customer engagement, including digital marketing, demand generation, product marketing, branding, communications, marketing operations, media and public relations, content management, and global sales enablement. With over 25 years of marketing and commercialization experience in financial services, payments, security, and healthcare, Candace has been instrumental in pioneering the go-to-market strategies critical to building and transforming multi-billion-dollar businesses. Before joining i2c, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Product Marketing and Commercialization at Mastercard, where she established marketing

Candace Davies

Meredith Carlo

General Counsel

Meredith is a highly accomplished legal executive with over 20 years of experience navigating the intersection of financial services, technology, and regulatory compliance. Previously, Meredith served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), where she was a strategic partner to business, product, and engineering teams. She successfully advised on legal, compliance, and risk issues across critical digital asset domains, including card programs, money movement, embedded finance, financial intelligence, and digital assets. In this role, she led a team of attorneys, negotiated high-value client and partnership agreements, and provided critical legal oversight for product development and

Meredith Carlo

John Bresnahan

Global Head of Operations

As Global Head of Operations, John is responsible for i2c’s value-added services (including Contact Center Operations, Fraud Management & Dispute Operations, and Program Management). John also oversees Risk Management, Compliance & Auditing functions as well as i2c's Government Services business unit. With over 30 years of financial services and payments industry experience, John is a proven leader and has worked in or consulted to

John Bresnahan

Seth Perlman

Global Head of Product

Seth is responsible for leading i2c’s overall product development and commercialization efforts. He and his team develop innovative banking and payment technology solutions that ensure our platform continues to exceed industry standards. Seth has more than 20 years of experience as a product and global strategy executive at several leading payments and financial technology companies. Seth most recently led a portfolio of issuer-facing digital payments and portfolio management products for Visa Inc., where he also held responsibility for Visa’s core consumer credit, debit, and prepaid product strategies. Prior to Visa, Seth was the Global Head of Corporate

Seth Perlman

Jibran Khalil

Global Head of DevOps

As Global Head of DevOps for i2c, Jibran is responsible for the strategic direction of building and operating an efficient, secure and scalable, world-class operations environment, leading product development initiatives and the smooth implementation of digital payment and banking programs. Jibran is a financial services industry veteran with more than 25 years of proven experience and expertise, of which 15 years have been spent in the payments industry as part of

Jibran Khalil

Mickey Lynch

Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Mickey is a seasoned financial technology executive with 20+ years of progressive leadership at FIS, where he helped drive growth through partnerships, product innovation, and enterprise strategy...

Mickey Lynch

Jay Bart

Chief Human Resources Officer

As Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Jay is responsible for the development and execution of our global human resources strategy in support of the overall business and strategic direction of the organization. Jay is a seasoned Human Resources executive with over 25 years of experience in successfully leading organizational effectiveness, building high-impact leaders and teams and driving business growth in industry-leading companies. He has broad-based business experience working with leaders and employees across six continents in technology, life sciences, manufacturing, and service industries. Before I2c, Jay held human resources leadership positions for Silvaco, Pan International and Barona. Jay is .

Jay Bart

Leading the pack with proven expertise

Discover how i2c’s leaders are shaping the future of digital banking and payments.

i2c’s Chief Client Officer, Serena Smith, earned Highly Commended, Woman in Technology – Software & Services honors for her exceptional leadership and impact on the fintech industry.

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Let’s power innovation together.

With more than 250 years of collective leadership team experience, i2c is uniquely positioned to help your regional or community bank, credit union or fintech shift the power differential and build the future of banking and payments.

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