RiseUp Accelerates Growth With Appointment of Three Fintech Veterans to Advisory Board

RiseUp, the AI-driven financial insights tool, has appointed fintech veterans Peter Klein, former Executive Vice President at Mastercard, Clive Kornitzer, Chief Operating Officer at OSB Group, and Helena Frumson, co-founder and Group CCO at NeoClear, as strategic advisors. 

This announcement follows the continued expansion of RiseUp’s offering for financial institutions, including a landmark partnership with European open banking infrastructure provider Yapily. RiseUp enables financial institutions to instantly deploy deposit and lending conversion strategies with minimal technology lift, utilising RiseUp’s unique open banking technology and AI-driven recommendations. 

As a seasoned financial services executive and board adviser, Peter has a track record of leading high-growth, transformational initiatives across global financial markets. Recently, as EVP at Mastercard, he built and ran the cross-border payments business and led one of the company’s largest-ever acquisitions ($3B). His experience positions him perfectly to advise RiseUp on strategic global partnerships and open banking innovation. 

Also joining as a board advisor is Clive Kornitzer, Chief Operating Officer at OSB Group. Clive brings over 25 years of experience transforming financial services from the inside, having led at some of the UK’s most respected financial institutions, including One Savings Bank. Having held key positions at influential organisations, including Director of Premium Banking at Santander UK and Chief Operating Officer at Santander for Intermediaries, Clive was brought on board to provide strategic counsel for RiseUp on go-to-market and partnerships with UK banks.

Helena Frumson is Co-Founder and Group CCO at NeoClear, Co-Founder at Infinita Club, and a strategic board advisor known for helping high-growth companies translate complexity into commercial scale. A former Managing Director at Numerix, she brings over 25 years of experience driving go-to-market strategy, monetisation models, and partner ecosystems across fintech, tech, and infrastructure sectors.

She joins RiseUp as a strategic board advisor during a pivotal phase of expansion, supporting the company’s next chapter of AI-powered growth with deep expertise in structuring for scale, institutional traction, and sustained revenue performance.

They join an already impressive board of directors and advisors, including Chris Riley (Former Head of Strategic Planning, Apple MARCOM), Douglas Atkin (Former Head of Community at Airbnb), and Gad Allon (Director of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology) 

Peter Klein, Former Executive Vice President at Mastercard, said, “RiseUp is tackling a critical challenge in financial services – moving beyond simply providing data to delivering real-time decisions that improve people’s financial wellbeing. I’m excited to support a company that’s truly focused on driving positive outcomes for individuals, working with Yuval and the team to further expand its reach and impact.”

Clive Kornitzer, Chief Operating Officer at OSB Group, said, “The fintech sector has a tremendous opportunity to connect with customers on a deeper level through personalisation, but few companies are truly delivering on that promise. RiseUp’s focus on understanding the bespoke needs of each individual and crafting solutions that cater to those specific requirements is precisely the approach needed to forge meaningful connections, and I’m excited to work with RiseUp to further refine and scale this vision for the future of fintech.”

Helena Frumson, Co-Founder & Group CCO at NeoClear, said, “Scaling an AI-driven fintech platform is not a linear task – it requires constant translation between vision, technology, capital, and real-world application. RiseUp is tackling one of the most complex challenges in the space: turning intelligence into adoption and innovation into monetisation. I’m joining as Board Advisor to help navigate that complexity and ensure the platform scales with both structural integrity and commercial precision.”

Yuval Samet, CEO and co-founder of RiseUp, said, “We’re delighted to welcome Helena, Peter, and Clive as board advisors. The level of industry experience and knowledge these three possess is not easy to come by, and I feel very grateful for their continued support of RiseUp. Their extensive experience helping fintech companies grow at scale will be invaluable to the next chapter of RiseUp’s growth.”