Zumo appoints digital visionary Clark Povey as Operations Director

• With over 20 years’ experience of leading and transforming global operations, Clark will oversee Zumo’s operations, delivering the moments that matter in people’s crypto experience.
• Clark is the latest in a series of senior hires for Zumo, which has doubled its headcount over the past year and, following the success of the Zumo App, recently launched Zumo Enterprise, the UK’s first full-stack B2B ‘Crypto-as-a-Service’ platform.

[Edinburgh, Wednesday 22 June 2022] – Zumo, the Edinburgh-based crypto wallet and payments platform, has appointed Clark Povey as its new Operations Director to shape the moments that matter in people’s crypto experience.

Clark has over 20 years’ experience leading global operations at financial services and technology companies. He will oversee Zumo’s operations and customer service strategy, and implement digital-first solutions to help the company to scale and expand geographically.

Clark will be responsible for ensuring that Zumo’s operations are run smoothly, built for continued growth, and delivering best-in-class customer support. One of his first tasks will be to work with the Head of Compliance to implement a new customer onboarding solution, establishing a new onboarding team to support customers as crypto moves to the mainstream.

Prior to joining Zumo, Clark held a number of senior operations roles at some of the world’s biggest brands and delivered award-winning results, putting the customer at the heart of operations whilst implementing significant change in dynamic environments.

After starting his career as an engineer, he worked in leadership positions at Virgin Media, wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin, telecoms giant Three, Barclays and Worldpay. At Barclays, Clark was the Head of Video Banking, transforming the bank’s customer experience, and driving up its Net Promoter Score, by supercharging its digital channels and introducing 24/7 video chat capabilities.

Clark Povey, Operations Director, Zumo, said: “My motivation is transformation and innovation. I believe there are three key pillars underpinning excellent operations: delivering exceptional customer service, which creates the moments that matter; creating a powerful workforce and investing in people so they bring their best to work; and delivering a world-class application.”

“I’m not just digital-first, I’m also operations-first – every operation has a different output, a touchpoint that we can learn from and make improvements immediately. These are the moments that matter – the differentiators that others don’t deliver. And delivering these moments is particularly relevant to crypto, with education and high levels of customer interaction crucial to supporting the continued growth of the sector.”

Nick Jones, Co-founder and CEO, Zumo, added: “Clark is a fantastic addition to Zumo’s rapidly-growing senior team. He has spent years making a measurable difference at top brands by pushing the boundaries of service innovation, building great teams and providing inspirational leadership. He is a well-regarded expert when it comes to delivering digital transformation and high levels of customer service, and he will help us to take Zumo to the next level.”

Clark is the latest in a number of senior hires for Zumo, which has doubled its headcount over the past 12 months.

Since April 2022, the company has announced previous Chief Operating Officer Dagmara Aldridge’s new role of Chief People and Culture Officer, and hired Jonathan Sepulchre as Head of Growth, following his achievements at Money Dashboard and Skyscanner, to help spearhead its rapid expansion.

Following the success of the Zumo App, last month also saw the launch of Zumo Enterprise, the UK’s first full-stack B2B ‘Crypto-as-a-Service’ platform; an embedded solution that helps financial institutions and fintechs meet growing demand for crypto products quickly and cost-efficiently. 

About Zumo

Zumo is a decentralised finance platform with the mission of bringing the benefits of blockchain technology and digital currencies to people and businesses everywhere.

Zumo App, its direct-to-consumer mobile application, allows individuals to exchange, store, send and spend cryptocurrency alongside their ordinary money.

Zumo Enterprise, its B2B Crypto-as-a-Service platform, is an intelligent, embedded crypto solution fully regulated in the UK.

Founded in Edinburgh in 2017 by entrepreneurs Nick Jones and Paul Roach, Zumo is a purpose-driven fintech business with transparency, accessibility and financial inclusion at its core. Its staff are based in locations across Scotland, London and Slovenia. It is partner to WasteAid; member of CryptoUK; signatory of the Crypto Climate Accord; and supporter of the UN Global Compact.

Zumo App is available for download on both iOS and Android app stores.

To find out more, please visit https://www.zumo.money/