Jose Merino

Jose Merino is the CEO of Saurus.com, a fintech company focused on social and financial inclusion.13 He has a diverse background in technology and business:

1. Former Executive Vice-President of Operations at a Global Fortune 500-listed electronics company in Silicon Valley.13

2. Inventor of a cell phone in the 1990s, which he sold to a listed tech company in Asia.13

3. Signed a licensing agreement with a Fortune 500 tech giant.13

4. Speaks five languages.1

5. Involved in philanthropic endeavors, including a social inclusion internet sharing project with a global coffee chain in Spain.13

6. Led Saurus.com to raise over $2 million in its second seed funding round in 2020.1

7. Aims to serve mainly rural communities, Hispanic and Muslim diasporas with Saurus.com's technology.1

Merino's LinkedIn profile (username: jose-merino-b25b13) indicates he is based in the United Kingdom and is fluent in Spanish, German, French, English, and Dutch.2