Michael Bermingham

Michael is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Nium, a global financial technology platform that aims to break currency borders by empowering businesses and consumers to send, spend and receive funds anywhere in the world in a more convenient and transparent way.

As Chief Business Officer, Michael is responsible for expanding the company’s geographic reach and establishing Nium as a financial technology leader in new markets beyond Asia. Based in the US, he drives Nium’s business strategy, sales, and retail and institutional partnerships to transform the way remittance is conducted. He is also responsible for monitoring capital requirements to ensure that Nium’s global offices are compliant in local markets.

Michael brings with him over 15 years of experience in the OTC derivatives, spot FX, and financial services industries. Prior to Nium, Michael was a Director at Gain Capital Forex.com Australia, where he managed all aspects of the company’s Australian entity from licensing and product implementation phases, through to live operations. Michael also led Gain Capital’s Operations and Compliance Teams in the UK and US in his decade at the company. Before that, he was at the Wall Street Technology Association where he spearheaded their Vendor Affiliate Program, enabling vendors to directly meet with clients which provided them opportunities to market their products and services.

Michael graduated from Monmouth University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.