James Butland

James Butland is an experienced executive currently serving as Chief Business Officer at KAST since April 2025. Prior to this role, Butland was Managing Director - UK and VP Payment Network at Mangopay from September 2023 to April 2025. Butland's extensive experience in the financial technology sector includes a Vice President position at Airwallex from September 2017 to August 2023, where responsibilities included building the European sales and operations team and managing banking and payment relationships. Earlier roles include European Banking Lead at TransferWise and several positions at Man Investments, including Head of Brokerage, as well as roles at Old Mutual Asset Managers.