Nium Hires Sharon Gal Franko as Israel GM and Global Partnerships VP

by Arnab Shome
  • She brings two decades of experience to the role.
  • The hiring shows the company’s growth ambitions in the country.
Sharon Gal Franko, Nium's Israel GM and Global Partnerships VP

Nium, a payment infrastructure company, has strengthened its leadership with the latest appointment of Sharon Gal Franko as the General Manager of Israel and Vice President of Global Partnerships.

Sharon Gal Franko Joins Nium

“I am super excited to announce that I have joined Nium, the global leader in the on-demand money movement, as General Manager of Israel and Vice President of Global Partnerships!" Franko wrote in a Linkedin post.

With headquarters in Singapore, London, San Fransisco, and Malta, Nium offers a global payments platform for businesses. Its offerings to businesses include pay-outs, pay-ins, card issuance, and banking-as-a-service. Further, the company strengthened its infrastructure by adding decentralized capabilities through a partnership with Stellar Development Foundation following the launch of an API-based solution that enables global businesses to accept crypto payments.

Check out the recent London Summit session on "Trends Defining 2023 in Payment Processing."

Nium to Benefit from the Expertise of Sharon Gal Franko

Franko joined Nium from Nuvei, another payments-oriented company, and brings more than two decades of experience to her new role. She worked at Nuvei for two years and six months, separating as the VP of Partnerships for Digital Payments. Before that, she was the Head of Business Development for EMEA at the payments technology company dLocal.

She started her career in September 2001 at Safecharge, which Nuvei acquired for $899 million in 2019. She spent ten years at that company and parted as the Director of Sales and Marketing . Moreover, according to her Linkedin profile, she worked at Tech Financials and First Data.

“Bringing decades of executive leadership experience in payments and e-commerce, her wealth of expertise spearheading strategic partnerships and business development will be key to growing our presence in Israel and beyond,” Nium stated on Franko’s appointment.

“Nium is honored to be home to such incredible thought leaders and industry experts, and we look forward to championing continued growth, diversity, and innovation in 2023. Welcome onboard, Sharon.”

Nium, a payment infrastructure company, has strengthened its leadership with the latest appointment of Sharon Gal Franko as the General Manager of Israel and Vice President of Global Partnerships.

Sharon Gal Franko Joins Nium

“I am super excited to announce that I have joined Nium, the global leader in the on-demand money movement, as General Manager of Israel and Vice President of Global Partnerships!" Franko wrote in a Linkedin post.

With headquarters in Singapore, London, San Fransisco, and Malta, Nium offers a global payments platform for businesses. Its offerings to businesses include pay-outs, pay-ins, card issuance, and banking-as-a-service. Further, the company strengthened its infrastructure by adding decentralized capabilities through a partnership with Stellar Development Foundation following the launch of an API-based solution that enables global businesses to accept crypto payments.

Check out the recent London Summit session on "Trends Defining 2023 in Payment Processing."

Nium to Benefit from the Expertise of Sharon Gal Franko

Franko joined Nium from Nuvei, another payments-oriented company, and brings more than two decades of experience to her new role. She worked at Nuvei for two years and six months, separating as the VP of Partnerships for Digital Payments. Before that, she was the Head of Business Development for EMEA at the payments technology company dLocal.

She started her career in September 2001 at Safecharge, which Nuvei acquired for $899 million in 2019. She spent ten years at that company and parted as the Director of Sales and Marketing . Moreover, according to her Linkedin profile, she worked at Tech Financials and First Data.

“Bringing decades of executive leadership experience in payments and e-commerce, her wealth of expertise spearheading strategic partnerships and business development will be key to growing our presence in Israel and beyond,” Nium stated on Franko’s appointment.

“Nium is honored to be home to such incredible thought leaders and industry experts, and we look forward to championing continued growth, diversity, and innovation in 2023. Welcome onboard, Sharon.”

About the Author: Arnab Shome
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Arnab is an electronics engineer-turned-financial editor. He entered the industry covering the cryptocurrency market for Finance Magnates and later expanded his reach to forex as well. He is passionate about the changing regulatory landscape on financial markets and keenly follows the disruptions in the industry with new-age technologies.
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