London, 2nd June 2026 — IFX Payments, a service-led alternative banking partner, today announces a significant new phase in its twenty-year growth journey. Across leadership, technology and operations, the business has made a series of deliberate investments as it continues to strengthen its market leading position.
Strengthening leadership and deepening expertise
As part of its continued evolution, the business has formalised a restructuring of its senior leadership team, while also expanding its risk and compliance capabilities to support long-term, scalable growth.
Adam Dowling steps into the role of Chief Commercial Officer, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer, leading on commercial strategy and technology across the business. As a result, Anastasia Evans assumes the role of Chief Operating Officer, expanding her remit to cover operations, legal and people, having been with the business since 2020 as Group General Counsel. Murat Ates, who joined the firm last year within the product team, has also taken up the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer, leading engineering, product, data and infosec functions as the business significantly advances its infrastructure and capabilities.
The C-Suite appointments are complemented by a series of senior hires within the risk and compliance function. Deon Vermaak joins as Head of Internal Audit, Daniel Caicedo-Ruiz as Compliance Director and Kasia Earle as Risk Director, all reporting into Sara Cass, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.
The refreshed senior leadership team and specialist hires position IFX to drive the business forward commercially and operationally, whilst maintaining rigorous standards in an ever-evolving regulatory and risk landscape.
ibanq 2.0: next-generation infrastructure built for what comes next
The bolstered team follows the rollout of ibanq 2.0, an enhanced version of IFX’s proprietary payments and treasury platform, that clients have used since 2019. It provides a single connection to payment rail access, faster onboarding and expanded global currency coverage.
The upgraded greenfield infrastructure has been built from the ground up to support IFX's proposition on both sides of the business: payment and collections infrastructure for fintechs, and alternative banking and FX services for corporates. This new architecture reflects IFX’s laser focus on continual innovation, delivering the ability to bring new features to market more quickly, and responding to client needs and regulatory frameworks more efficiently.
A new, strategic London base
The business has also relocated its London office to The Carter, 11 Pilgrim Street, reaffirming its long-term commitment to the UK market and future growth ambitions. Located at the heart of St Paul’s, the workspace has been designed to support the firm’s evolution and culture, serving as a hub for ongoing talent and product development.
The new office will not only be IFX’s London headquarters, but the home of its global operations, currently operating across the UK, UAE and Canada. The space was delivered by office design and fit-out specialists IKON, with a focus on both performance and collaboration, facilitating client and event needs and supporting a growing headcount.
Will Marwick, Chief Executive Officer of IFX Payments, commented: “This is a defining moment in IFX’s journey, one that not only reflects how far we've come over the past twenty years, but the ambition we have for the future. The team we have in place provides us with exceptional expertise and leadership, while the rollout of ibanq 2.0 demonstrates what continual innovation looks like in this fast-paced sector. Our new home in The Carter provides a world-class environment that lets our team perform at their best and gives us the platform to engage clients and the wider market in a way that matches our capabilities. I am hugely excited for our next phase of growth, and wholeheartedly believe we now have even stronger foundations from which to scale.”