Paysecure has appointed Vanessa Mantzarioti as Chief Financial Officer to oversee its global finance operations.
Mantzarioti joins the payments company with senior finance experience across the fintech and payments sectors in Europe and the Middle East. She has held Chief Financial Officer and other strategic finance roles, managing financial services operations across multiple jurisdictions.
She will join Paysecure's senior leadership team and report to Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Amit Hooja. The appointment comes as the company looks to expand its international footprint following growth since its launch in 2022.
Paysecure operates in payment orchestration, helping merchants, platforms, financial institutions and payment providers manage multiple payment methods and provider connections through a single system. Its network includes more than 500 payment methods, payment service providers and acquirer connections.
Mantzarioti's background includes building finance structures, operating frameworks and teams for fintech businesses entering new markets. She has also worked with businesses handling cross-border financial products and regulatory requirements in European and UAE markets.
That experience is likely to be relevant as Paysecure builds finance oversight across operations in multiple locations. In cross-border payments businesses, finance leaders often play a central role in regulatory reporting, capital planning, internal controls and expansion planning.
Hooja said the appointment would add payments and fintech experience to the management team.
"Vanessa brings a wealth of experience to her new role. Her broad experience in the payments and fintech spaces strengthens our senior management team, and she will play a key role in aligning our global operations to support our next phase of growth," said Amit Hooja, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paysecure.
Mantzarioti said she had already met staff across the business and backed its direction.
"I am proud to be joining such an innovative and forward-facing business. The people I have met since coming on board have been exceptional, and I am delighted to be working alongside such talented individuals with a genuine depth of business acumen. I believe strongly in the vision and prospects of this business, and I am excited to get started and contribute to what comes next," said Vanessa Mantzarioti.
Growth phase
The hire follows a period of industry recognition for Paysecure. The company was included in The Payments Power 50 2026 list and named Best Payments Industry Newcomer at the 2026 Card and Payments Awards.
Founded in 2022, Paysecure provides software designed to help clients manage payment acceptance and routing across different providers and geographies. It also offers tools including centralised tokenisation, real-time reporting and transaction routing.
Appointing a finance chief is a notable step for a company at this stage of development, particularly in payments, where compliance, treasury management and jurisdictional complexity can grow quickly alongside volumes and market reach. Mantzarioti's remit across global finance operations suggests Paysecure is formalising its financial leadership as it expands.
Her arrival adds another senior executive to a relatively young company positioning itself in a crowded payments infrastructure market. Competition in the sector has intensified as merchants seek ways to connect with multiple payment providers, improve transaction approval rates and manage the cost of cross-border payments.
Mantzarioti's experience includes working with businesses that scaled across regions while navigating regulatory requirements in Europe and the UAE, two markets where payments rules and oversight can be demanding. That background may prove important as Paysecure manages growth across multiple locations worldwide.