Upon the opening of its London office, Betcade, the first dedicated Android app store for the gaming market, has named Paul Barclay general manager of Betcade Europe. With deep experience in the payments and gambling sectors, Barclay will lead payments and operations as well as direct the new office.
Previously, Barclay served as global vice president at payments service provider Skrill, following its successful sale to Optimal Payments. Before that, Barclay was global vice president at WorldPay (RBS) for 15 years, where he played a major role in initiating and developing its Global Regulated Sectors. Barclay also led WorldPay’s divestment from RBS to Advert & Bain in 2010 and also was head of sales and account management at TrustMarque. He also spent 14 years spent at Barclaycard and Barclays Bank.
Betcade Chief Executive Officer David Chang said, “The general manager in London is a cornerstone for this company’s ambitions. I believe it’s rare to find someone of Paul’s knowledge and time spent in the industry that still thinks creatively about solutions and looks at issues from different perspectives. He has spent a lot of energy challenging our assumptions and I think it should signal to the industry that what he discovered was attractive enough to want to be a part of. We welcome Paul’s enthusiasm to the team which helps us as a startup to define the right culture and tone for the company.”
Barclay added, “I started working with online payments when this thing called the internet came along. No one really knew what they were doing and we had to build out the businesses by trial and error. Twenty years on, the boundaries and possibilities of mobile/internet payment are continually changing and evolving. Why? Because of the consumer. I wanted to join Betcade because they are delivering a solution, driven by consumer demand.”
