We're thrilled to welcome payments and fintech expert Amarildo Gjondrekaj, Founder and CEO of Adro, as a strategic advisor.
Amarildo brings a wealth of payments experience to Chargeblast that will advance Chargeblast in it's mission to help companies struggling with chargebacks reduce their dispute rate.
"We are thrilled to have Amarildo join our advisory board," said Qi Cao, Founder and CEO of Chargeblast. "His deep experience in fintech will undoubtedly help Chargeblast navigate the evolving landscape of payments. Amarildo insights have already proven immensely valuable, helping guide our go to market strategy and strengthen our relationships within the payments ecosystem."
All about Amarildo
With nearly a decade of experience in payments, Amarildo brings a unique background to Chargeblast. He has served as the Director of Loyalty Sales for North America at Mastercard, and later as an adjunct lecturer at Cornell and Baruch College, teaching capstone classes in Business Strategy and Information Systems and Statistics. Through his deep understanding of the payments industry, and his love for mentorship, Amarildo is the ideal fit to help bring Chargeblast to the next stage.
In addition to his deep knowledge of payments, Amarildo provides Chargeblast with a valuable network that will help Chargeblast nurture key business relationships.
"There are a few things I look for when I advise a business. Is the team solid? Is the product/business solving a real problem? And can I add value? Chargeblast checks all three of these boxes," said Amarildo. “I admire what the lean team over at Chargeblast has built to date. Chargebacks are a huge problem for certain businesses and Chargeblast is well positioned to tackle this. I’m thrilled to help accelerate their already very impressive growth.”
Amarildo's new venture, Adro, is bringing the next generation of banking for international students. Through turnkey bank accounts and credit cards, Adro will offer international students on American student Visa's an onramp into the financial world. Chargeblast and Amarildo are aligned in thinking that the next generation of financial products should be built by customer driven companies.
What's next for Chargeblast
As we prepare for our next leg of growth, we very excited to building additional functionality that will help Chargeblast customers further eliminate chargebacks and broaden the pool of transactions they are able to accept.
