Saxo Payments’ CEO Receives Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Anders la Cour, co-founder and CEO of Saxo Payments has the honor of being named Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2016 Emerging Payment Awards, in recognition of his leadership in bringing to market the innovative Banking Circle Solution to tackle the cost and time challenges of cross border payments.

The cutting-edge firm also claimed the Best New Back Office Innovation and Service Organization Supporting the Payments Industry Awards at the same event.

The Emerging Payments Awards set out to recognize the cream of the crop, in regard to people, programmes, and innovations in the global payment’s industry.

“The Banking Circle is our web-based banking platform which is shaking up the current landscape for businesses trading on a global scale” explained Anders la Cour. “Crucially, Banking Circle members can make and receive cross border transfers in seconds, rather than days, without the need for establishing multiple banking relationships. And this has enabled us to secure more than 50 contracts in just nine months, with a strong pipleline of new members continuing to sign up.

“This prestigious award is a great honour for me, but it is also a testament to the hard work and commitment of the Saxo Payments team. All our nominations and award wins recognise Saxo Payments’ position as a leading innovator in the payments sector.