Arif Babayev

Arif Babayev is the Co-Founder of DNA Payments Group. Arif has over 15 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry.

Arif started their career as an intern at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in 2003. Arif then became an FX Trader and Salesperson. In 2006, they were promoted to Head of Treasury.

In 2007, Arif left ABN AMRO Bank to join RBS as Deputy CEO and Management Board Member. Arif spent 6 years at RBS before moving to Kazkommertsbank in 2013 as MD and Management Board Member.

In 2015, Arif was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Arif served in this role for 2 years before joining DNA Payments Group in 2017.

Arif Babayev has a Bachelor's degree in financial management from the Kazakh-American University.

Rinat Tukmullin - Head of Processing, John Carr - Chief Risk Officer, and Ryan Philo - Chief Product Officer report to Arif Babayev.