Mr. Venkatesan is the Company s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Venkatesan served as the Company s Chief Operating Officer from February 2022 until his promotion as CEO effective October 1, 2022 and prior to that, as the Company s Chief Technology Officer since December 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Venkatesan was Head of Innovation at Bakkt Holdings, Inc. ( Bakkt ). He held the dual roles of Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer at Bridge2 Solutions, Inc., preceding its sale to ICE, the parent company of Bakkt. Prior to his position at Bakkt he was the Vice President of Information Technology Strategy and Delivery at Cbeyond, Inc. Earlier in his career he served as a consulting leader with Accenture LLP. Education Mr. Venkatesan graduated from Bangalore University in 1997 with a degree in Electronics and went through a Post Graduate Program in Finance and Information Management from the Management Development Institute in 2000. Qualifications We believe Mr. Venkatesan s track record of technology leadership and experience in payments companies, as well as his unique understanding of our operations, opportunities and challenges provide the requisite qualifications, skills, perspectives, and experiences to serve on our Board.