IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat on Oct. 24 from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with John Caplan, CEO and Director at Payoneer Global Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYO). The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed the company’s recent acquisitions to bolster its market position and expansion, the customer segments with the biggest growth opportunities, among other topics.
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About John Caplan
John Caplan is the CEO and Director of Payoneer. He is an executive, investor and entrepreneur with a track record of scaling companies in the digital economy. Previously, he was President of North America and Europe at Alibaba.com, the cross-border B2B business unit of Alibaba Group. In this role, he helped lead its transformation into one of Alibaba Group’s fastest growing and most profitable business units. Caplan joined Alibaba’s team in 2017 following its acquisition of OpenSky, an SMB software platform he founded in 2009, which empowered ecommerce SMBs to optimize their distribution across marketplaces. Mr. Caplan was also previously Chief Executive Officer at Ford Models, Inc., a fashion talent agency, and CMO of About.com, an internet publishing business. Mr. Caplan has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Rochester (1991).
About Payoneer Global Inc.
Payoneer is the financial technology company empowering the world’s small and medium-sized businesses to transact, do business, and grow globally. Payoneer was founded in 2005 with the belief that talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. It is our mission to enable any entrepreneur and business anywhere to participate and succeed in an increasingly digital global economy. Since our founding, we have built a global financial stack that removes barriers and simplifies cross-border commerce. We make it easier for millions of SMBs, particularly in emerging markets, to connect to the global economy, pay and get paid, manage their funds across multiple currencies, and grow their businesses.
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