London, United Kingdom, October 2nd, 2026 - COINPAYMENTS, the global provider of digital-asset payments infrastructure, has promoted its founder Alex Alexandrov to Group CEO. Alexandrov founded the business in 2013 and has served as Chairman through much of its development.
The company highlights its scale since launch, saying it has processed more than $50 billion in transaction volume, enabled digital-asset payments for over 250,000 merchants and supported more than one million wallet users around the world.
The leadership change arrives alongside a tranche of senior hires the firm described as part of a new phase of growth and market expansion. The newly announced appointments are:
- Simon Dewsbury - Group Chief Financial Officer, who brings more than 15 years' experience across traditional financial services, regulatory compliance and capital strategy.
- Nigel Brook-Walters - Group Chief Revenue Officer, joining with more than 25 years' experience across wealth and asset management, financial services and strategic partnerships, most recently as Markets Lead for Wealth and Asset Management at KPMG.
- Stacy Belf - Head of Sales, North America, who joins following an 11-year tenure at State Street.
Alexandrov succeeds Ali Rafi, who has left the company to pursue new opportunities. The company said Rafi had successfully utilised his expertise across fintech, blockchain and motorsport to strengthen COINPAYMENTS' global position.
“The digital assets landscape has evolved rapidly since I founded the business 13 years ago. Businesses across every industry now see digital-asset infrastructure as a genuine growth enabler, helping them scale, reach new customer segments and stay at the forefront of innovation."
“I’m as excited about this industry today as I was on day one. With a strong leadership team now in place, our focus is on building on COINPAYMENTS’ foundations and delivering the trusted, seamless infrastructure needed for the next phase of digital-asset adoption."
Company materials reiterate COINPAYMENTS' positioning as an infrastructure provider that enables businesses and consumers to send, receive and manage digital currencies. The firm notes its founding year as 2013 and repeats the metrics of over $50 billion in processed crypto transactions, more than 250,000 merchants supported and over one million wallet users globally.
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The appointment of Alexandrov and the slate of senior hires signal COINPAYMENTS' intent to consolidate leadership ahead of the company's stated expansion plans. The firm frames these moves as placing a leadership team in position to deliver infrastructure for broader digital-asset adoption.