Banqsoft
Paul Astin is a finance professional with extensive experience in financial management and accounting. Currently serving as Group Finance Manager at Banqsoft since April 2020, Paul previously held the position of Controller at Elkem AS from September 2017 to April 2020. Prior to that, Paul worked as a Chartered Accountant at BDO Norge from October 2012 to September 2017 and at Mazars from September 2009 to September 2012. Paul began a career in finance as an intern in the Forex and commodities group at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from July 2006 to June 2007. Educational credentials include a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Bath (2004-2008) and completion of the ACA program through ICAEW (2009-2012).
Banqsoft
Banqsoft is a leading provider of financial software solutions for asset finance, digital banking and credit management companies based in the Nordics. Our state-of-the-art solutions offer a wide range of standardized and highly automated end-to-end concepts that meet the many new requirements and services in today's financial industries, through the use of open architecture and flexible customization. We have a proven track record among our customers to offer new products and services to the market with the shortest possible time to action, with our aim to also combine cost efficient portfolio management with state-of-the-art solutions to support your operation. Why Banqsoft? Banqsoft’s experience from a high-cost region has made it necessary to focus on standardization, modularization, simplification, automation, straight-through processing and efficient self-service solutions. We believe automation is key to staying ahead of the competition in today's highly digital age. Our focus on innovation and business development aims to provide new financial products and competitive distribution channels, giving our customers new business opportunities and competitive advantages. We have proven insight, expertise and concepts needed for the financial industry to keep up with new market trends and requirements, as well as throughout ongoing digital transformations. Today, our solutions and services are used by leading financial service providers across the Nordics. Banqsoft was established in 1994 and has since 2015 been a fully owned subsidiary of the IT group KMD A/S, an NEC company. Our headquarters are located in Oslo, with five offices across Sweden, Finland, Denmark and development centers located in Poland and Malaysia.