The ai Corporation (ai), the leading provider of payments and fraud management technology, announced the appointment of former Chief Commercial Officer Piers Horak as its new Chief Executive Officer. Horak brings over 15 years of extensive expertise in enterprise retail payments, banking, and fraud prevention. Over the past five years, Horak has spearheaded ai’s commercial business operations, showcasing remarkable leadership. In his new role, Horak will be responsible for building on ai’s track record of developing innovative technology that allows its clients and their customers to take control and grow profitably by managing omnichannel payments and stopping fraud.
Piers Horak, ai’s new Chief Executive Officer, says: “I am incredibly excited to lead ai further into the rapidly advancing world of fuel and mobility payments. As technology advances and the payments value chain continues to converge in line with customer demand, ai is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the evolution of payment digitations by leveraging our cloud-based, industry-wide payments platform to ensure our customers are primed to seize market opportunity.”
ai’s issuer payment solutions enable fleet and mobility providers to enhance and futureproof their payments business by offering IFSF and EMV-compliant physical, virtual, contactless, and mobile payment capabilities. Those solutions are supported by ai’s suite of unique fraud management solutions and alerting services, enabling fuel retailers and banks to reduce the impact of fraudulent activities, including card cloning, card swapping, and skimming, as well as identifying and stopping fraud before it takes place, allowing those retailers to focus on their core offering and leave transaction security to ai.
Ashley Head, Chairman of The ai Corporation, adds: “Piers has been an integral part of our organisation for the past decade, demonstrating exceptional leadership, strategic insight, and an unparalleled grasp of our industry and our company’s workings. His unwavering commitment to ai and these commendable qualities position Piers as the ideal candidate to guide us into the next phase of advancement and growth. I offer my full support to Piers in his new role.”
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