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Lasha Gurgenidze

Chief Fintech Product Officer at ZOOD

Lasha Gurgenidze has a diverse work experience that spans over two decades. Lasha is currently serving as the Chief Fintech Product Officer at Zood (ZoodPay | ZoodMall) since May 2023. Prior to this, they were the General Manager at Space Neobank from March 2017 to February 2022. Lasha also worked at TBC Bank as the Head of Innovation Project Management Department from February 2015 to May 2017. Before that, they held key positions at kaspi bank, including Head of R&D Unit from October 2013 to January 2015 and Manager at Project Management Office from May 2012 to September 2013. In 2011, Lasha worked as the CIO at Europe-Bet, a subsidiary of Betsson Group, and as a Project Manager at TBC Bank. Prior to that, they were the Head of IT Operations Department at Bank Republic from 2007 to 2011. Lasha began their career as a Network and System Administrator at ProCredit Bank from January 2005 to August 2007 and as a Network Administrator at ISP Georgia Online from October 2001 to January 2005.

Lasha Gurgenidze obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Georgian Technical University between 2000 and 2004. In addition, Lasha has various certifications including "Market Research" from Product Institute (obtained in 2023), "LEAD1x: Exercising Leadership" from Harvard Online (obtained in 2023), "The Complete Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT Course" from Udemy (obtained in 2023), "TBC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC SESSION" from Stanford University Graduate School of Business (obtained in 2019), "Problem-Solving Techniques" from LinkedIn (obtained in 2017), "PSPO I" from Scrum.org (obtained in 2016), and "PSM I" from Scrum.org (obtained in 2016).

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Tbilisi, Georgia

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ZOOD is a digital lending platform for e-commerce. Our ecosystem embeds FinTech (ZOODPay), E-commerce (ZOODMall), and E-logistics (ZOODShip) services, with lending being our core activity. Headquartered in Switzerland, the ZOOD App has 10 offices serving over 10 million users. We are committed to delivering a "Swiss quality" shopping experience and cross-border services to merchants and shoppers across fast-growing FinTech and E-commerce emerging markets in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Lebanon. ZOODPay offers three lending products: (1) ZOODPay SME Inventory to select ZOOD ecosystem merchants providing monthly inventory financing and the necessary warehousing technology, (2) ZOODPay BNPL, a 4-installments consumer plan with 0% interest, and (3) ZOODPay Credit, an extended consumer BNPL product (up to 12 months) with interest. Our consumer lending products are available through multiple distribution channels: ZOODMall, our own marketplace with 7 million + products from 30,000 local and cross-border sellers; on partners' apps and websites through a seamlessly integrated API; and in offline partner shops across our countries of operation.


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