UK’s Tribe Payments promotes Andrew Hocking to CEO

By Gloria Methri

Tribe Payments, a digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator that specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, has announced Andrew Hocking’s appointment as its new CEO.

Previously the company’s Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Hocking’s new role will see him accelerate Tribe’s expansion, building on its growth and the demand for its services.

Hocking will also be spearheading efforts to secure further investment as the company matures into a fully-fledged scale-up. With more than a decade of senior strategic and operational leadership roles spanning financial services, financial technology, and payment processing, Hocking will leverage his commercial acumen and skill in identifying new business opportunities to guide Tribe in its next expansion phase.

Prior to joining Tribe Payments in 2023, Hocking built extensive experience throughout the payments ecosystem, including as CEO at online payment provider Pay.com, Chief Strategy and Analytics Officer at payment processor Network International, and Head of Strategic Planning at Elavon.

Commenting on his appointment as CEO, he said, “As banks, FinTechs and merchants face a wide range of challenges in managing and simplifying complex payments, Tribe is one of the few issuer and acquirer processors to offer truly global connectivity through just one integration with our proprietary core processing platform. We have made huge strides in delivering the cutting-edge payment services that banks, payment providers and merchants need to navigate an incredibly complex payment landscape. As CEO, I’m determined to build on this growth and cement Tribe’s position as a dynamic FinTech force to be reckoned with.”

Andrew will be supported in his role by COO Lynda Clarke, MD Alex Reddish, Chief Technology Officer Vytautas Mickevicius, Chief Information Security Officer Fadl Mantash, and Chief People Officer Edita Kudarauskė.

Founded in 2018, Tribe offers global connectivity through just one integration. It is the first issuer and acquirer processor to handle transactions for Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, ​​American Express and Discover, further bolstered by JCB for acquiring.