Denis Smetana Lopes

Denis Smetana Lopes has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles over the years. Their most recent position is Director of Global Finance at PayJoy since December 2022, where they also served as Director of Finance - Brazil from April 2022 to January 2023. Prior to that, they were the Head of Business Unit / Business Owner at CashMe from June 2021 to April 2022. Before that, they held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Lendico Brazil from June 2019 to June 2021, with a brief stint as Interim CEO from September 2019 to November 2019. Denis also served as the CFO at Rakuten from July 2016 to June 2019. Additionally, Denis has worked at ComSchool International as a Teacher in Payments and Fraud Prevention from March 2017 to December 2018, and as a CFO at Click SA from February 2015 to June 2016. Denis co-founded Atacatto and served as the CFO from January 2013 to January 2015. Denis also worked as the COO at Akatus from October 2013 to May 2014. Their earlier experience includes working as CFO at EAX Participações SA, a Ideiasnet Company from September 2011 to January 2013, and as a Financial Planning Manager at iG - Internet Group do Brasil S/A from November 2010 to August 2011.

Denis Smetana Lopes completed an MBA degree in Executive studies at Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa from 2009 to 2010. Prior to that, they pursued Chemical Engineering at Hamburg University of Technology from 2001 to 2002 through a Graduation/Scholarship program. Denis also studied Chemical Engineering at USP - Universidade de São Paulo from 1998 to 2003, although the degree obtained during this period is not specified.