Oded Salomy
Oded Salomy
Founder
Paywise Network
Biography
Oded Salomy hails from Israel's central bank, the Bank of Israel, as a member of its Executive Committee (the parallel term in Europe is "Board"). During his term since 2020 as the chief payments regulator in Israel, he led massive reforms in the payments sector, transforming the market to become a global frontrunner. In prior roles Mr. Salomy led digital initiatives as a senior executive at Visa Europe, founded a Fintech company, and headed payments and financial services for a global mobility marketplace. A corporate attorney by training, Mr. Salomy is a frequent speaker at trade events globally and a lecturer teaching an academic course on the payments sector to MBA students. Mr. Salomy gaduated from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. Oded's term at Israel's central bank ended in May 2025 and he has now launched Paywise Network, www.paywisenetwork.com, a global network of senior payments professionals delivering exclusive seminars on the payments ecosystem, consulting services and capital support to the private and public sectors in the payments space.