Dedicated to building thoughtful payment products

Larry Hipp is Brightwell’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of Brightwell’s board of directors.

Steering the company at the highest level, Larry brings nearly 20 years of experience in finance, software engineering, and product development to his position as CEO. He has been with Brightwell since 2016, when he started as Chief Technology Officer. He then held the role of Chief Operating Officer for four years before taking on his current title.

Audrey Hall is the Chief Product Officer at Brightwell. As CPO, Audrey leads integrated product, engineering, and marketing departments to deliver innovative payment solutions that generate revenue. In her role, she identifies new market opportunities and builds thoughtful customer experiences focused on scalable growth. On a day to day basis, she’s committed to developing a strong brand, consistent messaging, and value-driven products that gives the business a leading voice in the industry.

Looking to solve real-world problems, she develops and executes strategies that push Brightwell closer to achieving the vision of simple, secure, and accessible payments for everyone with a customer-centric approach for design, delivery, and team structure.

Ross McFerrin, CRO at Brightwell, is a FinTech and Payments veteran with 20 years of experience driving innovation and disruption in payments for financial institutions, billers, and enterprise merchants. Ross is also on the Board Advisory Group for the Faster Payments Council. Prior to Brightwell, Ross held leadership positions at Trustly, Wirecard North America, formerly Citi Prepaid, as well as MoneyGram International, and began his career at First Data.

Brad Fauss is Brightwell’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, leading legal and compliance to ensure Brightwell’s products and services are built and delivered in a compliant, responsible way. He brings more than 25 years of fintech legal, compliance, and regulatory experience and previously served at Brightwell as EVP of Operations and General Counsel.

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