FinovateEurope 2013 / Azimo
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Azimo is a digital international money transfer service. We offer a simple, secure, fast, and inexpensive way to send money from a mobile or PC to friends and family in over 125 countries around the world.
Recipients can receive funds to any bank account or from over 150,000 cash collection points. Senders can fund their money transfer with a debit card or bank account using their social media account to speed up the process.
How they describe their product/innovation: Social sending – the ability to send funds to 125+ countries via mobile or PC using Facebook.
Contacts:
Bus. Dev.: Michael Kent, Founder & CEO, michael@azimo.com
Press: Kirsty Jarvis, kirsty@clarity.pr
Sales: Marta Krupińska, marta@azimo.com
Website: Azimo.com
Blog: Azimo.com/en/blog
Twitter: @Azimomoney
HQ:
London, UK
Founded: January 2012
Product Demoed: Azimo
Product Launch: August 2012
- Key Executives
Michael Kent (Founder & CEO), Ricky Knox (Co-Founder), Marek Wawro (Co-Founder)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Michael Kent (Founder & CEO)
- Key Advisory Board Members
Fern Millar (LBi), Nicole Vanderbilt (Etsy)
- Key Investors
Matt Cooper (Octopus Ventures), Michael Rolfe (Anthemis)
- Key Partnerships
Small World Financial Services Group Ltd (founded by Michael Kent), Currency Cloud, Earthport
- Key Customers
EU based migrant workers regularly sending funds home to support family and business interest.