Arif Akhmedzade has over nine years of experience in FinTech and payment systems. As an experienced people, project, and technical manager, he has successfully launched two FinTech companies from scratch and managed them to millions of dollars turnover per month. His strengths include being focused on results, consistent and systematic, client success-oriented, calm under stress and pressure, and hungry to learn new things. He has a clear vision of building a workflow to meet goals more effectively and understands Agile-Scrum and Kanban methodologies and practices. Arif has a Master of International Business Management in International Business, a Master’s Degree in Inspiring and Motivating Individuals from the University of Michigan, a Bachelor's Degree in International Economic and Management from Kyiv National Economic University, and specialized training in computer programming at Codecademy.

In addition, he has experience in market and competitor research, analyzing trends in design, and providing UX expertise to build mockups and designed prototypes. His understanding of brand strategy and positioning has also helped him achieve success in his verticals, including Payment Systems, Startups, Banking and Finances, E-commerce, Information Technologies, UI/UX, and Big Data.

Arif’s expertise is in payment systems, startups, banking, finances, e-commerce, information technologies, brand strategy and positioning, UI/UX, and Big Data.