A London FinTech recently taken over in a private equity deal has appointed former PayU boss Mario Shiliashki as CEO.
Shiliashki, a veteran of Mastercard and PayPal, joins myPOS, one of the UK and Europe’s largest providers of payments, accounts and card solutions for small merchants and sole traders.
He most recently led PayU through growth, M&A and a $610 million exit to fellow FinTech Rapyd.
Shiliashki – who is on the board of Swedish firm Fingerprint Cards and Sutton-based FX firm Crown Agents Bank – will also join myPOS’s board of directors.
“I am thrilled to be joining myPOS at such a pivotal time in its development,” said Shiliashki. “I am truly excited to work with such a strong team and to lead the business into its next stage of growth, as it continues to be at the forefront of disruption in the industry.
“myPOS is ideally positioned to take advantage of the opportunities ahead and empower enterprises to solve their payment challenges.”
myPOS, founded in 2012 by Christo Georgiev, was recently acquired in a reported €500m deal by US investment fund Advent International. The deal, initially announced last autumn, was completed in February 2024.
Fabio Cali, managing director at Advent International, added: “It’s a great pleasure to welcome Mario Shiliashki to myPOS and I look forward to working with him. He brings global scaling and payments experience and has Bulgarian roots.
“Advent is delighted to acquire myPOS, following its significant success and development over the years, and will provide extensive payments and financial services knowledge to support the next phase of myPOS’ growth.”
myPOS recently opened new showrooms in Italy and France.