Pismo, a cloud-native banking and payments platform headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, has announced a series of leadership changes aimed at supporting its focus on customer-driven growth and the continued expansion of its global operations.

Vishal Dalal, who has served as Pismo’s Chief Executive Officer for North America, Europe and Asia since 2021, has been appointed as the company’s global Chief Executive Officer.

Dalal, who will remain based in London, brings over 25 years of experience in core banking and card systems, having previously held roles at McKinsey, Citibank and Barclays.

He succeeds co-founder Ricardo Josua, who will step into an advisory position after leading the company through its growth phase and subsequent acquisition by Visa.

“We are grateful to Ricardo for his leadership and contributions to the team. Pismo’s success, and the company overall, would not be where it is today without him. Ricardo leaves behind a strong foundation that the founders and I are excited to build upon,”

Dalal said.

Reflecting on the company’s progress, Josua commented,

“Over the past year under Visa’s ownership, Pismo has thrived and made significant progress in our growth and strategic direction. We have entered new markets, built an extensive pipeline of prospective clients and improved the platform’s performance. This progress sets the stage for the next chapter in our future. I entrust Pismo into Vishal’s hands and will continue to support Pismo in an advisory role.”

In addition to Dalal’s appointment, Rodrigo Melato has been named Chief Commercial Officer.

Melato, who joined the company in 2022 as Vice President of Sales, will take on an expanded global role overseeing go to market strategies, performance and customer engagement.

He previously held several leadership positions at Salesforce, including in its Financial Service business unit.

Pismo’s other three co-founders – Daniela Binatti (Chief Technology Officer), Juliana Binatti Motta (Chief Product Officer) and Marcelo Parise (Vice President of Engineering) – will continue in their respective roles.

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