myPOS welcomes Mario Shiliashki as its Chief Executive Officer

myPOS, one of the UK and Europe’s largest providers of payments, accounts and card solutions for small merchants and sole traders, is has announced the appointment of Mario Shiliashki (pictured above) as Chief Executive Officer. 

Shiliashki will also join the myPOS Board of Directors. 

Shiliashki brings a global view on payments, having worked across four continents for companies such as PayPal, MasterCard and more recently PayU where he successfully managed all stages of Growth, M&A and Exit. 

Shiliashki will join the strong executive leadership team, which will continue to be supported by the Board of Directors and Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. 

Mario Shiliashki commented: “I am thrilled to be joining myPOS at such a pivotal time in its development. I am truly excited to work with such a strong team and to lead the business into its next stage of growth, as it continues to be at the forefront of disruption in the industry. 

myPOS is ideally positioned to take advantage of the opportunities ahead and empower enterprises to solve their payment challenges.” 

Fabio Cali, Managing Director at Advent International, commented: “It’s a great pleasure to welcome Mario Shiliashki to myPOS and I look forward to working with him. He brings global scaling and payments experience and has Bulgarian roots. 

Advent is delighted to acquire myPOS, following its significant success and development over the years, and will provide extensive payments and financial services knowledge to support the next phase of myPOS’ growth.” 

myPOS is an innovative FinTech company serving small and medium-sized business clients across the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the UK. It provides easy and convenient in-store, online and on-the-go payment solutions for more than 200,000 businesses in over 30 European countries. 

The myPOS platform gives micro businesses and SMEs everything they need to accept payments and manage various aspects of their business, including selling remotely, accelerating cash flow and enabling e-commerce. Business owners receive a free multicurrency merchant account and dedicated IBAN per currency, a business debit card, digitized business management capabilities, and a powerful platform to help them sell anywhere. 

For its continued innovation in payments, myPOS has won many prestigious awards including Best Use of Mobile from FStech Awards in 2022 and Point of Sale Innovation from FinTech Breakthrough Awards in 2024

Laurent LeMoal, Chairman of the Board at myPOS, commented: “Mario Shiliashki brings a wealth of experience in the industry and we’re very pleased to have him on board.

 Supported by Advent International’s expertise and investment, myPOS is well placed to grow, while preserving its differentiated business model and its competitive value proposition.” 

With the recent developments, myPOS will become even more nimble and resilient, investing in scalability, automation and more innovative solutions. This is a strategic step for the FinTech company, which recently opened new showrooms in Italy and France, and is preparing for another wave of expansion.