Yapily appoints Stefano Paoletti of Ozone and Token as SVP Sales, UK

By Gloria Methri

Open banking platform Yapily has appointed Stefano Paoletti as SVP of Sales, UK, to fuel growth in the region.

Paoletti has over 25 years of experience across a diverse range of industries and specialises in building sales and partnership teams. He was among the first employees at Token.io where he led the commercial function and drove global expansion. Most recently, he was the VP of Growth at Ozone API and has also held senior leadership positions at The Logic Group and Barclays.

Yapily, which boasts a robust list of UK customers including Zilch, Intuit Quickbooks, and Tide, has appointed Paoletti to strengthen and expand the company’s portfolio. Paoletti will be responsible for the company’s UK sales strategy and execution and will be the driving force behind new revenue opportunities in the region.

This announcement comes after the recent appointments of Lisa Gutu as Yapily’s VP of Sales, Europe; Marc Kuzak as VP of Legal; and, Irvin Gray, as Head of Marketing.

Stefano Paoletti, SVP of Sales, UK, at Yapily, commented, “I am delighted to be joining Yapily at such a pivotal moment in open banking and finance.  As someone who has been involved in this exciting sector from the beginning, it feels like the industry is finally primed and ready to scale. That brings a significant opportunity for Yapily to assist traditional banks and payment businesses in developing their strategies and solutions, and I look forward to helping them understand and seize that potential.”

Stefano Vaccino, Founder and CEO at Yapily, added, “We are extremely pleased Stefano is joining our senior leadership team. With his wealth of sector expertise and knowledge of the UK market, we place ourselves in a stronger position than ever before to expand our customer base in the region.”