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Hristo Borisov, Payhawk | FinTech Finance

About Hristo Borisov

https://payhawk.com/
Hristo Borisov is the compass guiding Payhawk's journey. With a rich background in engineering аnd product management he is a stalwart advocate for our products and customers, bringing a mix of innovation and user-centricity to everything we do. Outside the office, you'll catch him enjoying camper and sailing trips, shredding slopes on his snowboard, or simply soaking up precious moments with his family. Hristo Borisov is the CEO and co-founder of Payhawk. Hristo Borisov spent more than 11 years in Telerik (acquired by U.S. Progress Software), where he led the product development team of 180+ engineers that created some of the award-winning products of the company. Hristo has extensive experience leading product innovation and new market entry.  In 2018, Hristo co-founded Payhawk alongside long-time colleague Boyko Karadzhov (CTO). Payhawk is a next generation financial system that combines credit cards, payments, expenses, cash management and pre-accounting into one integrated experience. With an exceptionally strong product and market fit, the company is one of the fastest-growing European fintechs, with a customer base of fast-growing and mature multinational companies across 30 countries.  Hristo Borisov has a double degree in Computer Science and Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria. 

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