The PayZen team is thrilled to announce that Antonio Martino has joined us as Chief Financial Officer to spearhead the company’s financial and capital markets activities.
PayZen’s mission is to bring financial health to healthcare. Our advanced technology platform leverages AI, automation, and unique datasets to tackle the healthcare affordability crisis in the U.S., resulting in happier, healthier patients and improved financial outcomes for medical providers. As Chief Financial Officer, Antonio will serve a crucial role in enabling PayZen to expand our investor and customer base, along with our product suite, to continue bringing tremendous value to consumers and health systems in a financially responsible manner.
A Storied Career: Antonio’s Path to PayZen
Antonio’s extensive financial leadership experience, spanning more than thirty years across early-stage, private-equity-backed, and publicly traded fintech companies, will be invaluable through each stage of PayZen’s journey.
Before joining PayZen, Antonio served as CFO at Silvergate Capital Corporation where he successfully executed an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange, along with several follow-on equity offerings. Additionally, he served as CFO at LendingPoint, an early-stage consumer lending and point-of-sale fintech platform. Antonio started his career at Ernst & Young and accumulated seventeen years of experience at Citibank, holding a series of senior finance and Chief Financial Officer positions.
“As someone who has dedicated my career to an industry often considered slow to adapt, I’m invigorated by the opportunity to pioneer significant improvements in healthcare affordability by joining the PayZen team, ” says Antonio. “In the United States, where a crisis looms, PayZen presents a transformative solution: a harmonious blend of finance, technology, and healthcare. Contributing my wealth of experience to this mission isn’t just an opportunity, it’s a privilege—a chance to be at the forefront of positive change.“
The Right Blend of Experience, Expertise, and Vision
“Antonio’s vast experience and career journey provide him with the perfect toolkit with everything we need as we continue to scale and grow PayZen,” says Itzik Cohen, CEO of PayZen. “Tony has operated from a consumer/product perspective, he’s maneuvered the complexity of the markets and the startup landscape – he has the financial puzzle pieces we need to take PayZen to the next level. He’s helping us bridge together our growing capital markets needs, financial technology, and healthcare in a way no one has been able to before.”
Learn more about Antonio’s appointment and PayZen’s next phase in today’s news announcement.
