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Alexandros A. has extensive work experience in the field of finance and accounting. Alexandros started their career at PwC Greece as a Senior External Auditor from March 2007 to December 2010. Alexandros then joined Velti as a Reporting Analyst from January 2011 to February 2012. Afterwards, they worked at IFIT Fund Services AG as a Financial Controller for investment entities from September 2012 to January 2016. Currently, Alexandros serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Optasia since July 2022. Prior to this role, they held positions of Director of Finance and Finance Manager at Optasia from January 2019 to July 2022 and from January 2016 to July 2019, respectively.
Alexandros A.'s education history is as follows:
Alexandros A. received a Bachelor of Science - BSc degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University from 2008 to 2012. Prior to that, they pursued an MSc degree in Accounting & Business Studies at Aston University from 2004 to 2005. Furthermore, they obtained a BSc degree in Business Management from the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly (TEI of Thessaly) from 2000 to 2004.
In addition to their formal education, Alexandros A. has also obtained various certifications. Alexandros became a Certified Accountant (A' Class signatory Rights) from the Economic Chamber of Greece in January 2019. Alexandros also holds the title of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from S.O.E.L. The Institute of Certified Accountants of Greece, which they received in December 2014. Alexandros A. achieved ACCA (Fellow) status from ACCA in June 2011.
More recent certifications include the Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) from ACCA, obtained in January 2023. Alexandros also holds the Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA) certification and the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) certification, both from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), achieved in September 2023 and June 2023, respectively.
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We deliver Optasia, the AI Platform enabling financial access for the next billion customers. Α versatile, data-driven B2B2X (business-to-business-to-customers and SMEs) financial technology platform for MNOs, mobile wallet operators and financial institutions, which provides them with accurate credit scoring for responsible financing decision-making. We support intelligent credit decisions, enable a broad range of financial services development and drive successful business models. All with ease, through our AI-led fully-automated decisioning algorithm, which allows us to efficiently make millions of decisions on financing, based on sophisticated data analysis. Thanks to our technology and network we provide powerful flywheel effects with repeatable and scalable growth levers, to help our partners grow and enable financial access to retail & SME customers across numerous markets. Operating since 2012 as Channel VAS and expanded in more than 30 countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia and LATAM with focus in emerging markets, Optasia Enabling credit decisions for an average of 88 million customers a month and had more than 560 million addressible subscribers in 2021, continuing to expand to new markets globally. Optasia has been chosen as an investment opportunity by top firms such as Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital in 2017, and Ethos, a leading South African investment company in late 2018. The company also obtained ISO 27001 Certification in late 2021. Founded as Channel VAS in 2012, we became Optasia in 2022, incorporating a brand identity that more broadly reflects our capabilities.