Chun Ong

Mr Ong joins BR-DGE amidst a period of rapid expansion for the company, which processes millions of transactions monthly for clients in travel, ecommerce, gaming, and other sectors.

In his new role, he will help to meet the demand faced by BR-DGE by taking on a critical leadership role that focuses on helping the company scale its operations and enhancing cross-functional collaboration. His ultimate focus being on delivering maximum value for BR-DGE’s customers, Mr Ong’s remit will cover the customer success, customer support, implementation and data functions of the business.

Thomas Gillan, CEO of BR-DGE, said: “Building a top-tier team has been a priority from the outset, and I’m delighted to welcome Chun to our exceptional and dedicated leadership team.

“Chun immediately stood out to us as an exceptional leader across several diverse and strategically important functions, with a passion for solving payment problems. He comes to BR-DGE with invaluable experience helping fintechs to scale rapidly while ensuring consistent product and service delivery, and most importantly, the ability to keep customers happy.

Mr Gillan continued: “BR-DGE is entering an exciting hyper-growth journey, and we are making huge strides. Our solutions are proven to give enterprise merchants and payment providers the edge they need to meet their growth objectives, the flexibility to fit around emerging customer demands, and the insights they need to optimise.

“As we scale, we want to ensure our values, culture and commitment to our customers remain unchanged. Chun’s ability to build and oversee operational enhancements, inspire high-performing teams across a range of functions, and his relentless focus on creating the ultimate end-to-end customer experience are exactly what we want at BR-DGE.”

Before joining BR-DGE, Mr Ong served in a range of senior positions, where he was instrumental in helping several leading fintechs scale and adapt to changing market and customer demands. He began his career in banking law and strategy consulting before moving into the tech world, including stints at leading digital remittance company WorldRemit, digital mortgage company Molo Finance, and MENA-focused open banking company Tarabut.

Speaking about his appointment, Mr Ong said: “Payments touch so many aspects of our daily lives. Merchants of all sizes, especially global ones, are becoming increasingly aware of the need to constantly innovate and push the boundaries of their payment capabilities.

“BR-DGE has a massive opportunity to help them on this journey and become the transformational payments platform for them. This core mission of BR-DGE’s immediately resonated with me.

“I jumped at the opportunity to join BR-DGE, not only for how it’s blazing a trail in payment orchestration, but also the fantastic people. My core belief is that people are what makes a company successful. At BR-DGE, I’m inspired by the thriving, collaborative and community culture that’s infused throughout the whole company, from the ground up to the leadership level. I can’t wait to join the whole BR-DGE team along this fantastic journey in helping customers solve their payment problems.”