About Shawn Silver

Shawn Silver is the Chief Executive Officer of PaymentCloud, which he founded in 2016. PaymentCloud began with a team of three visionaries working out of a garage, and has since grown into a thriving financial technology company. PaymentCloud currently staffs over 100 employees across offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Cleveland. PaymentCloud's rapid expansion and innovative approach to connecting merchants with payment technology have earned numerous accolades. In the past year alone, the organization has ranked #2 on the San Fernando Valley Business Journal's list of Fastest Growing Private Companies, #1324 on the Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies, #11 on the Los Angeles Business Journal's Disruptors: LA's Fastest Growing Private Companies, and #63 on Inc. 5000's list of the 150 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Pacific Region. Silver has also been recognized on an individual level for outstanding achievements in the fintech field, appearing on the Electronic Transactions Association's inaugural list of Visa's Forty Under 40. He has also helped PaymentCloud establish enterprise partnerships with other industry leaders, including Square and Stripe, while also spearheading PaymentCloud's acquisition of Paysley in 2022, which connects businesses with contactless payments and invoicing technology. Prior to founding PaymentCloud, Silver started his first software and payments company, a successful endeavor that was later acquired by a subsidiary of PaySafe Group North America. Under Shawn Silver's leadership, PaymentCloud has emerged as a significant player in the financial technology industry, and its continued growth and success demonstrate his exceptional abilities as an entrepreneur and business leader.