Stuart Isted

Stuart Isted is the current Regional GM for Middle East & Africa at Crypto.com. Prior to this, they were the Commercial Director at Network International from December 2019 to September 2021. There, they were responsible for the development of existing and new business for Network International, sourcing, prospecting and signing new banking and financial services customers to Network Internationals payment processing capability. Stuart also created and executed Network Internationals Fintech enablement Platform, partnering with local banks to support bin sponsorship and regulatory governance from central banks.

Isted has a proven track record in sales and account management, having increased revenue for their previous company by developing relationships and strategic sales opportunities, including partnerships in non-traditional and adjacent markets. Stuart has also successfully built and executed sales pipelines across the MENA region.

Isted is a driven individual who is always looking for new ways to increase revenue and grow their business. Stuart has a passion for developing people and has created a training and upskilling program to develop account manager experience and sales opportunities to place product. Stuart is also skilled in developing account level strategies and product gap analysis documents to focus on increased revenue opportunities from existing clients.

Stuart Isted reports to Eric Anziani, COO. They work with Filomena Ruffa - GM, LATAM, Joe Anzures - SVP & GM, North America, and George Tucker - Head of Communications & Government Relations - EMEA.