CLOWD9 Appoints Award-Winning Fintech Entrepreneur and Former President & CEO of Billmatrix Corporation, Scott B. Walker to Its Board.

CLOWD9, the first 100% cloud-native issuer processor to connect to Visa, Mastercard and Discover’s cloud endpoints, today announced the appointment of Fintech Entrepreneur and former President & CEO of Billmatrix Corporation to its Board of Directors as Non-Executive Director.

Walker is regarded for his perspective on the payments sector and his comprehensive understanding of technology innovations that shape the way consumers and businesses manage their ecommerce, and his success in scaling businesses from small entrepreneurial firms, into market leaders. 

Walker joins CLOWD9 at an exciting time where the pioneering cloud-native platform is growing rapidly across international markets. The company’s cutting-edge platform, built as the first cloud-native platform, was designed to empower businesses to deploy agile payment products in record time compared to current industry timeframes with unrivalled reliability, efficiency and cost, capitalizing on a global payments market projected to surge to $135 billion by 2027.

By being one of the first issuer processors to leverage 100% cloud-native architecture and direct integrations with the latest cloud based global card networks, CLOWD9 eliminates legacy infrastructure barriers, enabling clients to reduce costs, accelerate time-to-market, and future-proof their payment ecosystems without any geographic barriers. 

Scott Walker, Director of the Board, CLOWD9, stated: “I joined CLOWD9 because they’ve solved a problem the industry has struggled with for years—delivering true cloud-native issuer processing at scale. CLOWD9’s architecture reduces deployment cycles by months and delivers materially lower operating costs. This isn’t incremental innovation—it’s the foundation for market leadership.

What attracted me equally, is the team. They’ve built an experienced operation that’s already delivering exceptional service to clients. I am excited to support their expansion into global markets and position the company to win in a digital-first economy.”

Suresh Vaghjiani, CEO of CLOWD9, stated: “Scott brings exactly what we need at this stage: a proven track record of scaling a payments business to a $350 million exit with Fiserv in 6.5 years. That expertise is invaluable as we accelerate our growth trajectory. His strategic acumen in both building startups and navigating enterprise markets will be critical as we expand our client base and capture market share. Scott shares our vision of democratizing access to next-generation financial infrastructure,