PayJoy works in emerging markets across the globe

Irene is PayJoy`s Head of People, overseeing strategic people initiatives, the employee journey and cultivating a great organizational culture. Irene started her career as a generalist and has progressed over 15 years to lead the People function. She brings experience from both multinational and technology companies to support PayJoy´s mission and employee experience. Irene holds a Master's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a business degree from Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City.

Brad is PayJoy’s President of Financial Products. He currently runs Risk, Data Science, Fraud and Asset Valuation. Prior to joining PayJoy, Brad held a number of leadership and quantitative roles including CRO and Head of Data at Prosper Marketplace and Global Risk Management consultant at Moody’s Analytics. He has a passion for building teams and products that improve the financial lives of users at massive scale. Brad obtained his B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania along with degrees in Mathematics and Economics.

Nick Zakrasek is PayJoy’s President of Product Development, overseeing all product & engineering efforts. Over the last decade, he’s led globally scaled teams building novel technologies and consumer tech products addressing many of the world’s greatest societal needs, including economic opportunity, sustainability, election integrity, health, disaster preparation, and education. He holds an MBA from Stanford and bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and East Asian Studies from Brown University.

Gib Lopez co-founded PayJoy and serves as COO supporting global operations. Gib began his career in strategy consulting before shifting his focus to underserved communities and global development, working with TechnoServe, the Camber Collective, and Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Over this time, Gib worked with governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and for profit enterprises across the US, Central America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and bachelor's degrees in Finance and Spanish from the University of Washington.

On a mission to deliver access to credit to the next billion people. Deepak Murthy is PayJoy’s President, GTM, and leads all our external business development, sales, and marketing functions across all the countries where PayJoy operates. Deepak ran international expansion for Box and also built the largest business unit that focused on their partnership with IBM. Prior to Box, he was a Principal at BCG, where he spent several years serving large technology clients across the US, India, and Southeast Asia. Deepak holds an MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and an MS, Computer Engineering from the University of Kansas.

Priscila Barrantes is VP & Country Manager for PayJoy Mexico, driving revenue growth of the company’s largest market and managing all aspects of in-country operation. With 15+ years of experience in Fintech, CPG, Retail, and eCommerce, Priscila has held key roles at Walmart, AB-InBev, and América Móvil, focusing on commercial strategies, product deployments and innovation. Prior to joining PayJoy, she was Business Lead for AB InBev’s Direct-to-Consumer and eCommerce divisions.

Priscila holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Anahuac University and a Master’s in Digital Business from ISDI.