ABOUT PAYFONE
ABOUT PAYFONE
When you see the Payfone icon as a checkout option on your computer, tablet or on your mobile phone, know that it’s the simplest and safest way to pay using your mobile number. But also know this: We’re growing fast. And in just 2 years, we plan to be a payment option for all goods and services, even when you pay by waving your phone in front of a reader at the checkout line.
Payfone is a member of the GSMA and is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in March 2008 and is backed by American Express, Verizon Investments, Rogers Ventures, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Opus Capital, and RRE Ventures.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
CEO/Co-Founder
Chief Operating Officer
VP Finance/Co-Founder
VP Sales EMEA
Rodger Desai
CEO/Co-Founder
Rodger Desai is co-founder and CEO of Payfone, Inc. Previously, Rodger served as co-founder and CEO of Rave Wireless, Inc. Rave's service is now deployed at over 300 universities.
Prior to Rave Wireless, Rodger was co-founder and CEO of the Vettro Corp., an innovator in mobile banking and brokerage, LBS apps and J2ME.
Rodger started his career as an executive in Accenture's telecom practice after engineering management positions at ExxonMobil and GE.
Rodger has assisted in initiatives that leverage the use of mobile phones in emerging markets for social causes, such as disease surveillance in Iraq, and micro-financed village phone programs in Asia.
He graduated from RPI and attended the Harvard Business School.