Michael Wasserfuhr

MBA, PhD, CPA

Michael has held executive positions in several FinTech organizations. He was CFO with Ingenico N.A. (stationary and mobile payment solutions), Worldpay US (POS processing), Vesta (integrated processing and fraud solutions in the CNP space), USA Technologies (now Cantaloupe; unattended vending), ForumPay (crypto payments and gateway), and Dragonfly (digital banking solutions). Beforehand, he gained experience in the manufacturing sector and in the B2B services industry where he held positions of comparable responsibility. Michael began his career as an apprentice at one of the leading financial institutions in Germany where he worked until 2000. Michael is a graduate from Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, Germany where he received an MBA and PhD. He is a registered CPA and has dual citizenship (American/German).

Current/Past Clients include: Crypto exchange and payments, Monetization of Mobile Apps and Ads, Digital Banking, Unattended Vending, Healthcare Payments/Settlement, Lobbying on behalf of the US payments processors

Interim Roles include: CFO, CFO/COO, Chief of Staff; Advisor to CEOs and internal/external Directors

 

Network, Associations, Clients

adjust 1.jpg
 
 
 

Tieg Bean

Manager FP&A Ingenico Mobile Solutions

“Michael is one of the strongest financial and operational leaders I have had the pleasure of working with. His understanding of the payment industry was clearly evident during our time together at Ingenico. The methodical and diligent approach to every project he touched made Ingenico stronger. I have no reservations with recommending Michael Wasserfuhr as a business leader for a company that aligns with his industry expertise.”

 

“Michael has a rich finance and operations background. He is insightful, flexible and a “let’s get this done” professional. He has excellent strategy and planning skills and focuses on the now and the future. He focuses on streamlining operations and looks for new opportunities to generate revenue. He is also a leader in embracing data analytics and big data in the payments industry.”

Don Campbell

President RightCourse LLC