Slyp appoints head of marketing and head of business development
Fintech company Slyp has appointed Jude Blankfield and Peter Tully as head of marketing and head of business development respectively.
The announcement:
Slyp, the retail-fintech backed by the big four banks, today announced two new additions to their leadership team, Head of Marketing, Jude Blankfield and Head of Business Development, Peter Tully.
Blankfield joins from marketing tech company, Rokt, where she held the role of VP Marketing – Brand & Communications in New York. Prior to this, she spent 10 years working in PR, marketing and events in Australia, UK and New Zealand across global clients including PlayStation, Procter & Gamble, Samsung and Colgate Palmolive.
Tully joins from Uber where he held the role of Head of Partnerships, ANZ. Tully was instrumental in numerous Uber partnerships including Qantas, Westpac and Scentre Group, while also overseeing Uber’s gift card program globally. Prior to this, he held multiple roles with American Express in both New York and London.
“Jude and Peter bring a wealth of experience to Slyp at a crucial time as we scale rapidly and prepare to launch our smart receipt product to millions of Australians nationwide.” commented Paul Weingarth, Slyp CEO and co-founder. “Strength in our leadership team is key to our success and I am delighted to have Jude and Peter heading up two critical departments within the business. Our people are our number one asset – as we look to grow the team by almost 50% in the next 6 months, we’re excited to bring more exceptional talent into the team.”
“Slyp is changing the game when it comes not only to receipts, but customer experience in general and I’m incredibly excited to be joining the journey.” said Jude Blankfield. “The company and its co-founders have an amazing story to be told and I look forward to bringing this to market alongside a team of outstanding individuals.”
“Slyp is undoubtedly one of the next big tech stories and I’m delighted to be joining the team at such a pivotal time.” commented Peter Tully. “Slyp’s commitment to creating a seamless and innovative customer experience attracted me to the role immediately. I’m excited to partner with Australia’s leading issuers and retailers to grow the business to new heights.”
Slyp’s revolutionary technology is transforming the world of receipts with their first product Slyp Smart Receipts launching with NAB shortly, and more banking partners to follow in 2021. Founded by former PayPal executives in 2017, Slyp became the first retail-fintech to be backed by all four Australian banks earlier this year.
For more information, please contact press@slyp.com.au.
Source: Slyp media release
