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Welcoming our new CFO!

  • Writer: Research Team
    Research Team
  • Sep 18, 2018
  • 1 min read

The team at Society Financial are thrilled to welcome Benn Brown onboard as CFO, to help with the next phase of our growth and international expansion.



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Benn Brown, CFO

A Chartered Accountant by trade, Benn trained with professional service company and Big Four auditor KPMG before moving into Industry.


Benn has significant experience overseeing the finance functions of businesses in both the UK and the USA notably as Head of Finance for the Americas for technical and engineering recruitment specialists - NES Global Talent based in Houston, Texas. During his time in the USA Benn also served as CFO for Major League Soccer Franchise Orlando City Soccer Club. Where he played an instrumental role in completing a significant funding round, propelling the club to one of the largest Franchises in the MLS.


Since returning to the UK in 2013 Benn has invested in a portfolio of businesses across multiple sectors in the UK and USA. More recently, during his role as CFO - Benn closed a successful Series A fundraise for New York based tech platform PowerLinks Media. Alongside his business interests Benn has also sat on the Board of Oxford United Football Club.

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Society Financial provides international payments and cash management solutions, including currency  accounts, international payments, FX and Treasury risk management services globally. We operate under UK, European and US regulatory licenses.

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Regulatory Information 

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Society Financial (SocFin) is a trading name of Societa Financial Ltd, registered in England and Wales (Company No. 09469582) and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office under the UK Data Protection Act (Registration No. ZA244983). All regulated services — including, but not limited to, e-money issuance, payment processing, foreign exchange execution, and safeguarding of client funds — are provided exclusively by our authorised Electronic Money Institution (EMI) and/or Payment Institution partners. Society Financial is responsible for front-office activities and for managing client relationships. However, clients enter into a direct contractual relationship with the relevant regulated entities, which act as their legal counterparties.

 

Ebury | A Santander Company

The Foreign Exchange and Payment Services (excluding MIFID products) are provided by Ebury Partners UK Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Electronic Money Institution (Reference Number: 900797). Ebury Partners UK Limited is registered in England and Wales (registered no. 7088713). Registered office: 3rd floor, 100 Victoria Street, Cardinal Place, London, SW1E 5JL Ebury Partners UK Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under the UK Data Protection Act (registered no ZA345828).

 

Equals Money | Railsr

Foreign exchange and payment services are provided by Equals Connect Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Authorised Payments Institution (Reference Number: 671508) Equals Connect Limited is registered in England and Wales (registered no. 07131446) Registered office: 3rd Floor, Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames St, London EC4V 3BJ.

 

iBan First SA

Foreign exchange and payment services may also be provided by iBanFirst S.A. which is fully authorised and regulated by the National Bank of Belgium (number 0849.872.824). It is a direct member of the SWIFT network and is certified to make payments throughout the SEPA zone.

 

​The Currency Cloud | A Visa Company

Currency exchange services (excluding MIFID products) are provided by The Currency Cloud Limited. Registered in England No. 06323311. Registered Office: Stewardship Building 1st Floor, 12 Steward Street London E1 6FQ. The Currency Cloud Limited is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 for the issuing of electronic money. FCA registration number: 900199.

 

EU End Customers-

For clients based in the European Economic Area, the issuance of e-money and the provision of related payment services for SOCIETA FINANCIAL LTD are provided by CurrencyCloud B.V. CurrencyCoud B.V. is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands under number 72186178. Registered office Mr. Treublaan 7, 1097 DP, Amsterdam, Netherlands. CurrencyCloud B.V. is licensed and regulated by De Nederlandsche Bank as an Electronic Money Institution (Relation Number: R142701)

 

United States End Customers-

Payment services in the United States are provided by Visa Global Services Inc. (VGSI), a licensed money transmitter (NMLS ID 181032) in the states listed here. VGSI is licensed as a money transmitter by the New York Department of Financial Services. Mailing address: 900 Metro Center Blvd, Mailstop 1Z, Foster City, CA 94404. VGSI is also a registered Money Services Business (“MSB”) with FinCEN and a registered Foreign MSB with FINTRAC. For live customer support contact VGSI at (888) 733-0041.

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