Management Team

Allan Jakobsen: CEO

Allan Jakobsen has held CEO and executive positions within a number of Telcos and ICT companies 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 also brings significant Payment & Settlement industry experience to Mi-Pay. Allan joined Mi-Pay in 2010.

Norman Frankel: Founder & CBDO ( Chief Business Development Officer)

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: COO

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: CCO

With 20 years of 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 topup payment 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, Middle East and Africa.

John Beale: CFO

John Beale has over 10 years of experience in the IT Managed Services and Telecoms sectors, working specifically in growing entrepreneurial businesses undergoing both organic and inorganic change. As an ACMA qualified accountant and graduate in Mathematics with Economics, John has held the position as CFO of Evoxus, Telinet and niu-solutions in VC backed, leveraged environments focusing specifically on understanding and delivering the corporate control and commercial understanding requirements of Companies in high growth technology markets. John joined Mi-Pay in February 2011.

 James Daniel: Product Director

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: Security and Compliance Director

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.