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Kantox History

Fintech is here to stay. Kantox is the solid proof of that.

  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • jan

    Philippe and Toni meet at Deloitte, and looking to fight against the opacity of the financial sector, start working on a disruptive idea, which will later become Kantox.

  • oct

    They meet John, who would become CTO, at Startup Weekend Barcelona. 

  • jun

    Kantox Ltd. is incorporated in London.

  • sep

    Our first client, INLEA, make the first trade with us!

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  • aug

    We receive 1 million euros of private investment from Cabiedes & Partners and business angels.

  • dec

    We close the year with a growth rate of over 700%!

  • jul

    We reach 100 million USD exchanged on the platform.

  • feb

    Series A investment round brings in 6.4 million euros from Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners.

  • dec

    Deloitte awards us its Prize for Innovation.

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  • dec

    We close the year with more than 200% growth!

  • feb

    We reach 1 billion USD exchanged on the platform.

  • may

    Series B investment round brings in 10 million euros from Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners.

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  • may

    We close our largest single trade, for 33 million USD.

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  • sep

    We reach 2 billion USD exchanged on the platform.

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  • dec

    We close 2015 with growth of more than 200% for the second year running!

  • may

    We reach 100 employees.

  • sep

    We win Code_n contest in Germany in the Applied Fintech space beating over 400 fintechs that applied.

  • nov

    We rank #6 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for 2016

  • nov

    We are named #14 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for 2017

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  • dec

    Over 134 currencies available on Kantox Platform!

Team

  • Philippe Gelis

    Philippe leads Kantox's strategic vision and is a standard-bearer in the sphere of fintech. Specialising in finance and company strategy, before founding Kantox he was financial controller at Renault Switzerland and a consultant in strategy and operations at Deloitte. Philippe's hobbies: Fine wines and pursuing bank malpractice.

    Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer 
  • Toni Rami

    Toni directs the daily operations at Kantox, including international business development. He holds MBAs from ESADE and Singapore Management University, majoring in corporate finance at the latter. Prior to Kantox, he was in venture capital in the biotechnology & tech sectors, and served as a strategy consultant at Deloitte.

    Toni's hobbies: Barça and good food (so he hates peas!)

    Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
  • John Carbajal

    John is responsible for the fastest-growing team, the 'techies', whose work makes the fintech miracle possible. After some time at the R&D department at Intel and Hewlett Packard, this specialist in data protection betted on Kantox. John's hobbies: Functional languages and distributed systems. Addicted to jazz and high fidelity. Travelling.    

    Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
  • Michael Schimmel

    With his expertise in building highly motivated international teams, Michael is in charge of Kantox's commercial operations and international expansion. He previously worked for IBM, Oracle, Hyperion and other SW companies. 

    Michael's hobbies:  Travelling with his family and kite surfing at paradisiacal beaches. 

    Chief Commercial Officer
  • Marek Fodor

    Besides his role as Chairman, Marek has a specific focus on marketing and is Kantox's lucky charm. He has 15+ years of experience in managing tech companies and in strategy consulting.

    Marek's hobbies: Business angel investing and triathlon.

    Chairman of the Board
  • Georg von Brevern

    Georg manages the legal, regulatory and compliance affairs of the company.

    Head of Compliance and General Counsel
  • Patricia Jorda

    Patricia manages Business Intelligence team and runs directly partnerships agreement. Before joining Kantox she worked for more than six years in a success e-commerce company leading the internationalisation and designing company process. Patricia's hobbies: get lost in new places (beaches, if possible), do sports every day and bore peers with healthy tips.

    Head of Corporate Strategy
  • Ernesto Giralt

    Ernesto is the FX Director of the Spanish market at Kantox. Ernesto and his team are in charge of improving CFOs' lives by becoming their FX partners. He has a significant background in finance: before joining Kantox, he worked for more than five years as a consultant in finance and strategy at companies like Deloitte and Ernst & Young. Ernesto's hobbies: Golf and padel addict!

    FX Director Spain
  • Meritxell Villacampa

    As the leader of the middle office team, Meritxell is responsible for customer support at Kantox as well as for providing operative support for the sales department. Before feeling the fintech call, Meritxell worked for over 12 years at Deutsche Bank. Nobody takes care of the clients better than Meritxell and her team! Meritxell's hobbies: Human towers and discovering the joys of life with three children.

    Head of Operations
  • Jean-Gabriel Niel

    JG is in charge of making sure our clients have the best experience possible when using our platform and products. JG comes directly from our investor, Partech Ventures, where he was mostly focused on fintech investments, and worked intensively on the deal the fund made with Kantox. JG's hobbies: Travelling and talking about start-ups and innovation.

    Head of Product
  • Genoveva Navas

    Head of Finance
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