About Christian Westerlind Wigstrom

Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, Co-Founder and CEO of Monoova, a rapidly growing payments fintech based in Sydney. Since launching the brand in August 2019, we have: - grown the monthly value and volume of transactions processed 45x+, surpassing A$40 billion in December 2021 - become one of a handful non-bank payment companies in Australia with access to real-time payment rails - launched dozens of new features - become shortlisted for "Excellence in Payments" in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Fintech Australia - become shortlisted for "Fintech Organisation of the Year" in 2021 and 2022 by Fintech Australia - personally shortlisted for "Outstanding Fintech Leader of the Year" in 2020, 2021 and 2022 by Fintech Australia - won the Fintech Awards "Best Fintech Payments Provider" in 2020 Previously Christian Westerlind Wigstrom : - Identified as one of Sweden's 101 "Super Talents 2016" by Swedish weekly business magazine "Veckans Affärer". - Wide-ranging operational and strategic experience as Chief of Staff and Markets at 10,000-employee/$250m-revenue, agribusiness group in Southern Africa (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania), managing European family-office investment 2013-16. Based in Harare. - PhD in International Relations and Masters in Economics from Oxford University, Oxford - 4 years as economic advisor and speech writer to high-profile economist Lord Skidelsky in the British Parliament, London - Diverse publication record, including edited volume with Robert Skidelsky on the economics of the Great Recession