Zwipe AS — Board/Management Information 2020

Dec 8, 2020

Zwipe strengthens organization with top payments industry talents

Zwipe strengthens organization with top payments industry talents

OSLO, NORWAY?- 08 December 2020 -?Zwipe, a leading biometric fintech

company, is pleased to confirm that it has appointed John

Goodale (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-goodale-8950466/), formerly Senior

Vice President, Sales Operations at TSYS International, as its new Chief Sales

Officer, Andy Saines, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-saines

-304570/) formerly Sales Director at Giesecke + Devrient, as VP Key Accounts

and Anders Bigseth (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersbigseth/), formerly PR

Lead at Huawei Norway, as VP Marketing and Communications.

Mr. Goodale joins Zwipe in January 2021 after spending nearly two decades at

TSYS, one of the world's largest payments processors, serving in a variety of

senior business development roles where his business acumen, coupled with his

technical knowledge, has enabled him to develop compelling sales propositions

and win new business across a broad portfolio of financial products

and services all over the world. Mr. Goodale will lead Zwipe's engagement and

conversion efforts with smart card manufacturers, while also supporting

engagement with issuers and selected go-to-market partners to

further strengthen Zwipe's position in the global biometric payments market.

Mr. Saines joins Zwipe from January 2021 from Giesecke + Devrient Mobile

Security, one of the world's largest card manufacturers, where he

served for nearly five years as UK Sales Director. Before that, he

spent 18 years at Entrust Datacard, of which the last 5 years were as EMEA Sales

Director.  He brings with him extensive smart card industry experience

and deep knowledge of card issuance solutions. As VP of Key Accounts, Mr. Saines

will be responsible for driving deeper relations and business with

strategic accounts.

Mr. Bigseth joined Zwipe as of 1 December 2020 with an award-winning background

in public relations and communications, serving in a variety of senior

communication positions at DNB, Teller (formerly Visa Norway), Telia and most

recently Huawei, where he led public relations efforts in Norway. As VP

Marketing and Communications, Mr. Bigseth will utilize his

extensive communications experience and media network to further Zwipe's strong

position within the fast-growing segment of next generation contactless

payments.

"The biometric payments marketplace is evolving quickly, and we see

a strong increase in the demand for Zwipe's products and services globally. I am

delighted that we have been able to attract such qualified and talented new team

members from such prominent companies. This is a testament to our strong

position and future outlook," said André Løvestam, CEO of Zwipe.

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About Zwipe Zwipe is pioneering the next generation contactless payments

experience, providing biometric payment cards components and

wearables technology that enable consumers to authorize transactions with their

fingerprints without compromising their privacy. Together with an ecosystem of

partners including global brands within digital security and financial

services, Zwipe is "Making Convenience Safe & Secure" for banks, merchants and

consumers. Zwipe's solutions address the hygiene and data theft pitfalls

inherent in traditional authentication methods. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway,

with a global presence, Zwipe is leading the next great shift in payments from

contactless to contact free. To learn more, visit www.zwipe.com

For further information please contact: André Løvestam, CEO, +47?991 66

135  ir@zwipe.com