Centtrip Ltd
Vanya Stares is currently the Chief Counsel and Governance Officer at Centtrip Ltd. Prior to this role, Vanya worked as a Contracts Officer at Swansea University in the Research, Engagement, and Innovation Services department. Vanya also has experience as a Global Project Manager at Herbert Smith Freehills, where they led teams to deliver strategic technology and business projects. Additionally, Vanya served as a Senior Contracts Analysis in the Global Legal Department at Baan, providing legal support services to the Asia Pacific region. Before that, Vanya worked as a Provider/Training Manager at West Wales Training and Enterprise Council, managing youth and adult training programs in the region. Vanya holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law and French from Cardiff University, as well as Graduate Diplomas in Australian Law and Legal Practice from the University of Technology Sydney. Additionally, Vanya is a Prince2 Registered Practitioner in Project Management from APM College of Business and Communication.
Centtrip Ltd
Centtrip is an award-winning fintech provider of smart treasury, foreign exchange and payment solutions. We make life simpler, safer and more rewarding for organisations that manage multiple, internationally-mobile teams and assets – music acts, film and TV crew, superyachts, private jets, consulting or legal teams and more. Our multi-currency account, card and app have made payments, treasury and FX services smarter and more transparent, empowering our clients to do business anywhere in the world. From a single, any-device interface, our customers enjoy real-time, anytime visibility and control over multi-currency deposits, international and domestic payments, foreign exchange and multi-currency card programs. Founded in 2015 by experts in FX and technology, Centtrip now processes over £1 billion per year in transactions. And having started in music and marine, we now have clients across the arts, in film and television production, in merchant marine, in private charter aviation, media, technology, sports and more. Our team comprises passionate, highly skilled professionals from every discipline. We’re proud to have the best of banking, payments, wealth management, foreign exchange, technology and media. We have barristers, former regulators and, importantly, experts from music, film, entertainment, aviation and marine. Together, we understand our customers’ world and challenges. We know what they need, we know how to achieve it as quickly and cost-effectively as possible, and we understand why they need it ‘right now’.