Who we are
Meet the team
We’re a team of dreamers and doers from over 30 nationalities across Europe, with a common vision: make your financial life easier.
Germany-based. Europe-wide
Since our launch in June 2020, we’ve grown from one tiny office in Berlin’s Neukölln neighbourhood to a company of more than 400 people. Our headquarters are in Germany, but we work wherever there's wi-fi.
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Your goals, our mission
We believe everyone should have access to financial success
For too long, investing was seen as something only the rich could afford. The rest of us had to sit by and watch our hard-earned money get eaten up by fees. We’re saying: enough.
We believe everyone should be allowed to grow their money. That means low- and no-fee banking. That means accessible investing services. That means financial education is simple, accessible language
A team of proven experts
Today, our team consists of more than 30 nationalities. Together we make banking and investing accessible to everyone through our app. Whether you're our customer or colleague, you'll always be a priority.
Christian Krabus
Director for Customer Support
Christian has been in Customer Care for over 20 years now, starting with IBM back in 1998. Working with leading organisations such as Apple, Nike, Microsoft or Netflix enabled him to develop not only specific Customer Service industry experience but also a valuable and transferable skill set in this sector. At Vivid Money, Christian is leading the team that always puts the customer first.
Céline Singleton
Executive Director
Céline has worked in financial services for over 20 years. She has worked in a number of senior and executive roles most recently as Head of Payments for an Irish subsidiary of NatWest Bank where she had full accountability for end-to-end payments performance including risk management, product development and outsourcing. Prior to that Céline held the position of Chief Operating Officer for Rabobank Ireland where she was accountable to shareholders and the regulator with respect to operational risk management, service management and business continuity effectiveness. At Vivid, Céline leads the payments business with responsibility for the oversight of performance, risk and service delivery.
Anna Tichonova
Human Resources Director
Anna has been working in Human Resources in the financial industry for the last eight years. Before joining Vivid Money, she first worked for an international HQ in Vienna and later a payment provider, where she was responsible for the HR function that supported 250 employees across five offices on three different continents. Anna joined Vivid knowing that everything is possible with the right team.
Dr. Joerg Geiben, LL.M.
Group General Counsel
Joerg has been working for many years in international law firms in New York, London and Frankfurt. Prior to Vivid, he was Managing Director at German banks in the investment banking and asset management fields for more than 12 years. At Vivid, Joerg heads the legal department, serving the company and the customers.
Andries van Luijk
Executive Director
With over 27 years of experience in the investment banking industry, Andries started his career back in New York in 1994. In 2002, whilst working at Kempen & Co, he founded VIPinvest, an online trading and investment platform which included the first online discretionary asset management proposition in the Netherlands. Later in 2013, he conceptualized and founded Evi van Lanschot, which to date is one the most successful online wealth management propositions in the Netherlands. At Vivid Money, Andries leads the investment business, making sure that the investment solutions offered are of great relevance to the Vivid customers.
Artas Oorzhak
VP of Corporate Development
Artas joined Vivid in April 2020 and is a VP of Corporate Development. Artas has diversified experience in the finance field, mainly in investment banking working on large-cap complex financing transactions for a wide range of situations, including M&A and pre-IPO financings. Before joining Vivid he worked for another fintech company with a laser focus on the development of corporate finance and executing strategic initiatives. At Vivid, Artas heads the corporate development team responsible for investor relations and large-scale corporate projects.
Jordan Abrahams
Growth Marketing Lead
Jordan has been in the growth, marketing and startup space for over eight years. He started his career in London as a founder, growing brands in different industries and across five continents. More recently, he headed up the Marketing and Growth of a U.S. fintech start-up, based out of the Netherlands with a focus on product growth and adoption of their loyalty and rewards features. Jordan joined Vivid to help the company become Europe’s leading financial super-app, and radically expand its customers base and product adoption.
Anne Rothwell
Head of Compliance & Risk and MLRO
A 25+ year veteran of Governance, Risk and Compliance roles within the financial services sector at home and abroad with considerable experience across different regulatory landscapes from traditional Fund Administration and Management, Banking, Stockbroking, and MiFID Investment Firms to FinTech start-up Payment Services and e-Money firms, operating on and off Blockchain throughout Europe, Australia, Canada and the United States. Anne has held a number of senior roles in her career to date, including Global Corporate Compliance Director at Circle, and Country Head of Coinbase, Ireland. Responsible for leading the second line of defence for Vivid’s payment business and helping to make our customer’s financial lives better (safer, and more secure) by building something great.
Eduard van Asten
Head of Risk & Compliance, Vivid Group Entities
With a background in law, Eduard has been working in the Risk and Compliance field for many years. As part of his previous roles with some of Europe’s leading banks, investment brokers, proprietary traders and insurance companies, work has brought him to the United States, South America and Asia, as well as several European countries, where he built up a lot of experience and love for his work. His former roles as compliance officer & specialist, regulatory consultant and project manager have provided Eduard with a diverse set of skills and a knack for high paced, complex, international working environments. As Head of Risk & Compliance for Vivid, Eduard has been contributing to a sound and safe development of Vivid’s core products and services, ensuring Vivid stays on top of the game, especially from a Risk and Compliance perspective.
Evgeniya Ignatenko
Business Lead, Crypto team
Evgeniya has been working at Vivid from the very beginning when it was a team of 20-30 people.
Before Vivid she worked at Tinkoff and participated in big projects there like Tinkoff Invest, Tinkoff Mobile and Mortgage. At Tinkoff she headed the system analysts department.
At Vivid Money Evgeniya is leading Crypto Product trying to make it clear and very simple to use.
How it all started
The idea for Vivid Money came about in 2019. We saw a world where the rich were getting richer, and the poor were getting poorer. At the core of this problem, we saw the way people access their money. We wanted to change that.
It started as a small side project by our founders Artem and Alexander. It’s turned into a company with over 400 employees all over the world. We’ve come far, but we’re still at the start of our journey. With you, we want to keep growing and changing.
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