Our mission is to create next generation commerce experiences through frictionless payments

Avinash has over 25 years of experience building and launching fintech products used by hundreds of millions of users globally. Prior to Cybrid, Avinash founded Ario, an embedded SMB lending platform that developed novel AI based underwriting solutions to quickly offer loans and extend hundreds of millions of dollars of credit to SMB customers.

Avinash was a senior leader at Interac where he built the Interac Token Platform and launched Apple Pay into the Canadian market and managed the growth of Etransfer a P2P payments service to over 100B in payment volume. He also lead the identity and payments service globally at Blackberry, used by over 130M users.

With a Ph.D. in secure communications and a Master’s in biometrics and cryptography, Brent is responsible for leading our technology team. With over 20 years of experience designing, building and deploying secure distributed applications - he's the perfect person for the job.

At Thinking Capital, Brent embedded a SMB lending platform that developed novel AI based underwriting solutions to quickly offer loans and extend hundreds of millions of dollars of credit to SMB customers. He was responsible for the initial conception, design and deployment of Cash Flow Advisor (now Driven Insights).

Prior to Thinking Capital, Brent was the Head of Security at Ario, an online digital platform for SMBs that offered innovative financing to small businesses. His responsibilities included conception, design and implementation of Ario's know-your-customer (KYC) program.

Brent is the Chief Operating Officer at Cybrid, where he leverages over 20 years of fintech leadership to drive operational excellence and product innovation. With a focus on improving the customer experience and optimizing business performance, Brent plays a key role in shaping Cybrid’s strategy in the fast-evolving fintech landscape.

Prior to Cybrid, Brent was a pivotal member of Xoom’s leadership team as Vice President of Payments, where he was instrumental in developing and scaling the company’s innovative cross-border payment solutions. Following Xoom’s acquisition by PayPal, Brent continued his impact in the payments industry, transforming both cross-border and domestic payment systems to become instant and cost-effective solutions, significantly improving the customer experience.

Throughout his career, he has consistently delivered results by combining deep customer insights with technological innovation. Brent’s commitment to operational efficiency continues to shape Cybrid's trajectory in the dynamic fintech landscape.

Laura is the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and and the Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (CAMLO) at Cybrid, where she ensures the company meets all regulatory requirements. With over 25 years of experience in the financial industry and 15 years specializing in compliance, Laura brings deep expertise in risk management, regulatory compliance, and financial services to her role.

Before joining Cybrid, Laura served as an executive leader at Protiviti, where she led a broad range of regulatory compliance initiatives for financial and fintech organizations. In a prior role at a fintech MSB, she was appointed Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer (CAMLO), playing a key role in developing and implementing a compliance program that was instrumental in securing the company’s regulatory approval to operate as the Exchange Bank of Canada. Earlier in her career, she held critical compliance and banking positions at AGF Trust and the Bank of Montreal, where she developed her leadership and expertise in the financial services sector.

Laura is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Specialist and a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator. She is an active member of the Canadian MSB Association, ACAMS Toronto Chapter and frequently speaks at industry compliance conferences.

Ali heads up our Sales & Partnerships. He is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in SaaS, and the cryptocurrency space.

Prior to his current role at Cybrid, He's led Sequoia funded North American SaaS teams as well as being the Vice President of Global Sales at Coinsquare, Canada's first cryptocurrency exchange backed by institutional investors. Ali launched the OTC desk, and led global licensing sales.

Ali joined the founding team as his experience aligned with the vision that Avinash and Brent had for building our platform, which is providing the easiest way for companies to operate with digital currencies in a compliant manner.

Michael Carrara is an experienced engineer and founder at Cybrid, where he brings a wealth of technical expertise to the table.

During his time at BRD, he served as a Principal Engineer, leading the technical direction of Blockset, a blockchain-as-a-service data platform. Michael's ability to design technical solutions that accounted for the scale and complexities of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum was key to the success of Blockset.

At Cybrid, Michael continues to leverage his technical expertise and experience to develop innovative products and services in the cryptocurrency space. His ability to design and develop cryptocurrency ETL pipelines, transaction notification services, and user authentication and management services has been instrumental in driving Cybrid's technological success.