We are on a mission to redefine authentication
through biometrics on any device

Unveiling the Perfect Balance of Affordability and Innovation

Our Story

Deepak Jain, a seasoned entrepreneur based in Texas, has established multiple companies in the payments and security sectors. In the summer of 2021, he founded Wink, a pioneering venture on a mission to redefine authentication with biometrics and eliminate the reliance on passwords. With a focus on creating highly secure and seamless interactions between businesses and individuals on any device, Wink is revolutionizing the way identity is verified and transactions occur.

Wink's comprehensive platform leverages the power of biometric authentication, enabling organizations of all sizes to provide their users with a frictionless and secure experience. By eliminating the need for easily hackable passwords, Wink is at the forefront of transforming user experiences and enhancing digital security. With our innovative solutions, businesses can embrace biometrics to establish a future where transactions are effortless and user data is protected.

Deepak Jain invites businesses to join Wink's transformative journey, where they can unlock the potential of biometrics to redefine authentication practices. By partnering with Wink, organizations can embrace a passwordless future and create highly secure and seamless interactions with their customers. Together, Wink and its partners are reshaping the authentication landscape and ushering in a new era of trust, convenience, and peace of mind.

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Team

Wink Founding Team

Experienced Fintech Founder and CEO with 3 exits. Founder and CEO at DeviceFidelity until its sale to Square, sold Moneto to Cachet and Founder and CEO at Swych until its sale to Finablr. Holds 50+ patents. Angel investor and advisor to multiple companies. Most recently Global Head of Payments for Finablr, a $2B public company

Deepak Jain

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Matthew Mudd is responsible for the corporate and technical operation of the company. He was appointed CEO by the Board of Directors in October 2013. Before this, he was the COO — a position he held since Phoenix Managed Networks's inception in 2009. Before joining Phoenix Managed Networks, Matt was a founding management team member at Transaction Network Services, where he worked for 19 years. During this time he held various roles: in NOC management, as Vice-President of Operations; in Development, as Senior VP of POS Engineering; and in Product, as Executive Vice President of Technology and Product Development. Matt has also worked as Chief Information Officer at PaylinX before it was acquired by CyberSource, and Director of Long-Haul Fiber Networking at Cogent Communications. Matt holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and a Master's degree in American History.

Matthew Mudd

President & Chief Operating Officer

Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. John McDonnell is responsible for formulating, facilitating and communicating the company's corporate strategy and goals. He also sits on Phoenix Managed Networks's Board of Directors, where he is the chairman. Before joining Phoenix Managed Networks in 2022, John spent 25+ years driving global expansion for publicly traded, start-up and growth-stage technology companies in the FinTech industry, including Visa, CyberSource, Bitnet, Uphold and Transaction Network Services (TNS). During his career, John has held a wide range of senior executive roles in corporate, business development, legal and regulatory roles. John has a Bachelor of Arts (honors) in International Relations from Stanford University and Juris Doctorate in Law from UCLA.

John McDonnell

Chief Strategy Officer & Chairman

Beth Crawford is responsible for the financial health of the company. Beth oversees Phoenix Managed Networks' accounting and financial reporting and works closely with the Board of Directors, where she serves as Treasurer and Secretary. Before joining Phoenix Managed Networks in 2017, Beth held a range of senior financial positions in a wide variety of environments, including international non-governmental organizations, national consulting firms, and both publicly and privately held entities, including Transaction Network Services. Beth has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Strayer University-Maryland and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of Virginia and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Beth Crawford

Chief Financial Officer

Expert in machine learning models, statistical learning techniques, artificial intelligence models, underlying assumptions, mathematical algorithms, relevant datasets and model fitting, classification techniques, and model building for both supervised and unsupervised problem statements.

Geeta Gupta

Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Amit is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive in the fintech, retail tech, and telecom startup space, boasting multiple successful exits. He founded AMplif.IO, a tech consultancy specializing in positioning startups for success in product, revenue, and operations. Amit co-founded Omnyway, known for launching Kohl's Pay and bringing WeChat Pay acceptance to mainstream U.S. retail. He also played a pivotal role in developing the first live streaming platform for U.S. omnichannel retail. With his extensive expertise in go-to-market strategies, product-market fit, strategic partnerships, and fundraising, Amit is a highly sought-after advisor, speaker, and technology evangelist.

Amitaabh Malhotra

Head of Sales

Stephanie is a dynamic and innovative marketing professional, bringing over 15 years of hands-on experience in driving impactful marketing campaigns for both B2B and B2C initiatives. With a passion for branding, acquisition, product development, and social media, she has consistently delivered outstanding results. Stephanie has a proven track record of spearheading successful marketing initiatives, including those for companies later acquired by industry giants like Square, Facebook, and Finablr. Her creative approach and strategic mindset make her a driving force in the ever-evolving world of marketing.

Stephanie Barrueto

Head of Marketing

Linda is the Head of Engineering of Wink Inc., where she leads development teams to deliver innovative products and global financial solutions. With experience in multiple startups, she has built award-winning technology and scaled high-performing teams across the globe. Passionate about leveraging AI to transform payments, she focuses on creating scalable, high-performance systems that meet the evolving needs of the industry.

Linda Yang

Head of Engineering

Harpreet is an accomplished Fintech Product Leader with extensive experience driving growth and innovation in digital products and services with revenues ranging from $10M-$5B+ across startups & Fortune companies like Global Payments, PayPal and MoneyGram. Customer-obsessed, visionary, and analytical leader with proven ability to drive and deliver differentiated, value-driven, delightful, and leading-edge customer-centric solutions in Payments, Remittance, Financial Services, Retail and Connected Commerce. Harpreet's expertise spans a diverse spectrum within the payment landscape, core banking, merchant acquiring & issuing ecosystems, including open platforms, gateways, card present/not present, embedded finance/BaaS, and mobile payments. Evidenced history of cultivating and expanding product and technology teams orchestrating global scalable strategies, pioneering green field platforms, and delivering tangible outcomes to customers, partners and stakeholders.

Harpreet Chawla

Head of Growth

Meera Goyal, Wink’s Head of Finance, is an experienced finance executive who relishes the strategy and operational challenges of creating successful start-up ventures from vision through execution. As an alumnus of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Meera led the M&A, Finance and Operations for Swych until the sale to Finablr. She was also part of the Finance team at DeviceFidelity until its sale to Square. She is an angel investor. Meera holds a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern California. She is an avid tennis player and lives with her husband and two sons in Plano, Texas.

Meera Goyal

Head of Finance

Customer-centric software executive who helps organizations adopt, optimize, and scale technology solutions that drive business transformation and unlock value in the digital economy. Eric builds a strong culture and operational methods that are responsive and accountable to the voice of the customer. He develops systems and resources that drive repeatable value through the entire customer lifecycle, from discovery to onboarding and enablement. Eric has extensive leadership experience at startups and growth organizations that have empowered brands to harness social and streaming media, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other frontier technologies that are rapidly transforming the ways brands engage, convert, and retain customers.

Eric Berkowitz

Head of Customer Success

Sameer is a dynamic and charismatic leader experienced in setting up high performing IT delivery teams for Fortune 500 companies such as Fidelity Investments, Natwest Group and Amdocs. An IIT-Delhi alumnus, he has a vast understanding of current technology landscape underpinned by his deep experience in Data & Analytics. Equal parts strategist and technologist, he is committed to building technology solutions that enable people.

Sameer Kochhar

Head of Technology & General Manager for India

Matt leads the company’s open payments ecosystem – an innovative platform that harnesses biometric authentication to simplify transactions, eliminate fraud, and enrich customer experiences. Drawing on more than 20 years of FinTech experience, Matt has built and scaled go-to-market teams at Visa, WePay, JPMorgan Chase, Global Payments, and multiple venture-backed startups. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University and Harvard Business School.

Matt Marino

President, WinkPay

Trevor Fall is responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s revenue, including the retention and growth of current customers and new sales. With over 30 years' experience across the payment industry, Trevor has successfully built sales teams that have penetrated key markets with existing and new products that help customers achieve their business goals. Trevor served in the United States Marine Corps, and before joining Phoenix Managed Networks, he was SVP-Sales of POS terminal manufacturer ExaDigm and Senior Vice President-North American Sales at Transaction Network Services. In addition, Trevor has led sales for ATM placement and processing throughout North America as Vice President-Sales at EDS Consumer Network Services.

Trevor Fall

Executive Vice-President, Global Sales

Dan Sullivan is responsible for the company’s network Engineering and enterprise-wide security. He is professionally certified in network design, security and computer science, holding a degree in Network Design and various industry certifications, including CCNP, MSCE, CNE. Dan has also been awarded CISSP and IS Security Certifications by Villanova University. Before joining Phoenix Managed Networks, Dan worked as Director of Engineering for HBNet, where he and his team designed and implemented the core network Phoenix operates today. Dan has also worked in various engineering management positions at Raytheon, Memorex/Telex and Decision1 and served as a collegiate-level instructor in computer science, CCNA and CCNP.

Dan Sullivan

Vice-President of Network Engineering & Chief Security Officer

Josh Hulbert is responsible for the company’s software architecture and development. He joined Phoenix Managed Networks in January 2011 and is always looking for creative ways to address complex problems and add value for Phoenix and its customers. Before joining Phoenix Managed Networks, Josh served in multiple technical roles within state and local government, including system administration, software development and DevOps. He has also served as the Vice President of Technology for multiple ISOs, where he designed and implemented their custom payment gateway back-office solutions. Josh is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from St. Martin's University, alongside multiple Microsoft certifications.

Josh Hulbert

Chief Software Architect

Fernando is responsible for the company’s Network and Gateway Operations and our 24x7x365 Network Operations Center (NOC) in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the ultimate owner of our service quality, and coordinates all moves, adds and changes to network elements and services worldwide. Before taking over Operations, Fernando was Director of Engineering for Phoenix Managed Networks, transitioning from Hypercom on day one. Before PMN, Fernando was Senior Design Engineer and Network Architect at HBNet, and a System Integration Engineer providing support for Hypercom clients around the globe. Fernando has a Bachelor in Electromechanical Engineering from Fundacion Universitaria CIDCA in his native Colombia.

Fernando Villate

Vice-President, Operations

Venture Capitalist, seasoned investor, Technology entrepreneur with experience ranging from successful start-ups to large fortune 50 companies. Always looking to invest in Dreamers who can built very successful businesses. Truly believe that process of creation should be joyful even if it is difficult. My Learnings: good businesses can be built upon measuring performance and chasing outcomes, but a legacy is built upon when journey of building a business is joyful, full of empathy and brings communities together.

Ritesh Agarwal

Board Advisor

Mehul Desai was Group CTO at Finablr that includes brands such as Unimoni, UAE Exchange, Express Money, Remit2India and Swych. Mehul is founder and CEO of DeZai. Caspo, PEaaS, Joovo and Zopus. Mehul has served on the board of several tech companies. Mehul Co-founded C-SAM with Sam Pitroda, C-SAM was acquired by MAsterCard in 2014.

Mehul Desai

Board Advisor

Jordan Clancy is an experienced VC investing in over 30 early-stage companies. His primary focus is in early-stage Southwest companies, entrepreneurs, and entities that have the potential to benefit New Mexico. He is Fund Manager for Abo Direct Investments, a family-office investment vehicle in New Mexico, and a General Partner in the New Mexico Vintage Fund, a micro-VC fund. He brings 15 years of finance, business development and strategic growth experience to each of his investments and works closely with management teams to scale profitably.

Jordan Clancy

Board Advisor

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