Management Team

Allan Jakobsen: Managing Director/CEO

Allan Jakobsen has held CEO and executive positions within a number of Telcos across Europe, including leading Danish operator TDC. Allan has worked both on the Telco side and as supplier of solutions to the Telco industry the last 16 years. Allan has significant experience and success in building multicultural high performing management teams in high growth companies. As a former President and CEO of the largest Telco data and financial clearing house in the world, Dannet/MACH, he brings significant Payment & Settlement industry experience to Mi-Pay.

Norman Frankel: Founder & Director, Business Development

Norman Frankel has over 14 years of industry experience in Banking, Mobile Payments, Consultancy, Systems Integration and Payment Operations. He has held executive positions at Logica plc and NatWest Group achieving breakthrough success in Micropayments and Card Payment Services, prior to founding Mi-Pay in 2004. Former CEO of Mi-Pay, Norman has led the company into being a world leading mobile payments service provider and is responsible for developing strategic relationships that are vital for Mi-Pay's future success.

Glen Jennison: Director, Delivery and Operations

Glen Jennison's Payments background spans 20 years, from Program Manager at NatWest where he led multiple card payments projects to Regional Delivery Manager at ACI responsible for set-up of operations in Russia and South Africa. He managed 275 staff and a £120m per annum budget as Head of IT & Deputy IT Director at Network Rail. Glen was VP at micro-payments specialist Magex and set up Mi-Pay's offices in Dubai as MENA Managing Director in 2008. Glen is now Head of Delivery and Operations at Mi-Pay and is responsible for leading a fast growing international team.

Steve Britton: Director, Sales

With 20 years experience in the payments industry, Steve has helped drive many innovative business ventures; including heading up Cable & Wireless's ‘Telebusiness' solutions group and the establishment of a payments processing business with DCTI Inc. Prior to joining Mi-Pay, Steve started-up Vesta Europe, securing service contracts with a number of European mobile operators, including, Meteor, O2, Vodafone and Comviq. At Mi-Pay Steve is responsible for securing new opportunities with MNO's, MVNO's and financial institutions across UK/Europe and Middle East and Africa

James Daniel: Director, Product and Services

James Daniel has worked in payments and telecoms for 17 years, and has specialised in mobile payments for over 10 years. He has developed and launched payment solutions for financial institutions and mobile operators and has provided practical consultancy on strategy and design to a number of large mobile operators, both in Europe Middle East and Asia Pacific. His experience in m-Commerce includes business and technical analysis and requirements, strategy papers, process flows, third party vendor assessments, high-level design, functional and technical specifications.

Gary Morgan: Director, Security and Compliance

Gary Morgan has over 10 years of experience within the security industry, at corporate governance and detailed IT levels. He has worked within the financial services, wireless and local government sectors, architecting and delivering various types of security-related programmes. Gary has held various management and consultancy positions in the Pre Paid markets, Gemplus Ltd and spent six years at Nat West Bank Group IT Security and Cards IT. Since joining Mi-Pay Gary is responsible for Security and Compliance and has recently lead to the company achieving PCI Level 1 certification.