Simon England

Global CIO at Equals Group

Simon England has a diverse work experience, with their most recent position being the Global CIO at Equals Money since January 2020. Prior to that, they worked at FAIRFX for over a decade, starting as the Head of Sales from 2009 to 2013, and then as the Chief Operating Officer and Director from 2013 to 2020. During their time at FAIRFX, they played a crucial role in the company's growth and its IPO listing on AIM. Before joining FAIRFX, Simon worked as a Business Development Consultant at Lowendal Group from 2008 to 2009, and as a Business Development Manager at Currencies Direct from 2006 to 2008. Simon began their career as a Client Manager at Bank of Scotland Investment Service from 2001 to 2006, and as a Senior Account Manager at Equanet from 1998 to 2001.

Simon England attended Kingston University from 1995 to 1998, where they received a Bsc degree in Geography. Prior to that, they studied at Brooklands College from 1992 to 1994. Simon also holds the certifications of Certified Scrum Product Owner from agil8, obtained in an unspecified month of 2016, and CEFA - Certified Financial Advisor from FSA, obtained in January 2002.

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Equals Group

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Equals Group Plc, formerly FairFX Group Plc, is a provider of foreign exchange (FX) payment services to both private clients and corporations through prepaid currency cards, travel cash and international money transfers. Its segments include Currency cards, FairPay, Dealing and Central. It sells foreign currency through technology platforms offered on the Internet. It has a cloud-based peer-to-peer payments platform that enables personal and business customers to make multi-currency payments in a range of currencies and countries, and across a range of FX products through an integrated system. It offers prepaid currency cards, including Euro Card and US Dollar Card. Its travel cash service offers delivery of banknotes directly to customer using Royal Mail. Its international payments service includes FairPay, which offers a solution for payment of property maintenance and mortgages; payment of expenses abroad; buying goods or services, and sending money to family and friends.


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