Boris Kersten, MBA

Boris Kersten, MBA, has extensive experience in various roles within the financial and payment services industry. Boris is currently the Chief of Staff at SignD Identity GmbH since January 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Transformation and Product Officer at Paynetics from March to December 2022.

Before joining Paynetics, Boris was the Director of Business Development at Paynetics AD from October 2021 to March 2022.

Boris has also held significant positions in DIMOCO Payment Services, where they served as the Managing Director from January 2017 to September 2021. In this role, they created the company as a startup and was responsible for building a team, defining and implementing strategies, and managing regulatory licenses.

Boris also worked as the Director of Development at DIMOCO Research Center GmbH from April 2019 to December 2020, leading a team of software engineers, quality analysts, and business analysts.

Earlier in their career, Boris held various roles in product management and strategy at Kalixa Payments Group from 2010 to 2015, including Product Owner Acquiring & Risk, Head of Product Management, and Acquiring Strategy.

In addition, Boris briefly worked as a Business Coach at BKBC - Boris Kersten Business Coaching in 2014, where they provided freelance coaching services.

Previously, they served as the Head of Customer Care at Pago eTransaction Services GmbH from 2005 to 2009 and as a Product Manager at MLC from 1996 to 2000.

Overall, Boris Kersten brings a wealth of experience in business development, product management, transformation, and leadership roles in the financial and payment services industry.

Boris Kersten, MBA has a diverse education background with a focus on business and IT management. Boris obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in IT Management from FH Burgenland in the years 2020 to 2022.

In 2014, Boris received a certification as a Certified ProductOwner in Scrum from TechTalk. Additionally, they completed a program at WIFI Wien in 2013 to 2014, earning a certification as a Certified Business Coach with a specialization in coaching.

Prior to these certifications, Boris attended FH Karlsruhe, Fb. WI, where they pursued a Diplom (FH) in Business Informatics. The exact start and end years for this degree are not provided.

Boris Kersten's additional certifications include the ITIL Foundation, although specific details regarding the institution and date of obtaining the certification are not provided.