Alex Ryu

Strategic Advisor

Alex Ryu is co-founder and ex-CEO of Kakaopay Corp., the largest fintech service platform in Korea leading fintech innovations across payments, money transfers, investments, and financial information managements. Kakaopay spun off from Kakao Corp., Korea’s top mobile messenger service platform.

Ever since introducing the very first mobile payment to the Korean market in 2014, Alex has been disrupting a wide spectrum of financial experience not just for consumers but also for merchants, institutions, and government agencies across the nation.

Alex also served as the president of Korea Fintech Industry Association.