About Us

Dr. Ozan Özerk was involved in numerous start-ups from a young age and has a long track record of establishing successful businesses in the fintech space. Alongside Ozan Elektronik Para, he is the founder of the banking-as-a-service provider OpenPayd, European Merchant Bank and online trading platform Eurotrader.

Özgür Gerçek is a professional with over 26 years of experience in the technology sector, specialising in payment systems and product management. Özgür is a graduate of the Economics Department at Yıldız Technical University.

In his career, he has played key roles in defining national and international sales strategies as the Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Ozan Elektronik Para, and has developed business processes and customer relationships as the Sales Director at iPara. He has also led business development and corporate sales at companies such as Logicom and HERE Technologies. Özgür has successfully coordinated collaborations across various countries and effectively managed budget and timeline planning for large-scale projects.

In his career spanning over 20 years, Eren Kumcuoğlu has shaped the growth stories of companies in fast-growing sectors such as fintech, gaming, and consumer electronics with innovative strategies. He has demonstrated examples of innovation-focused projects and effective leadership through his roles at leading industry companies like Samsung, Philips, ininal, Martı, Bitci, and InGame Group. With a focus on data analytics, customer acquisition, and conversion optimisation projects, he has added value to companies on both a global and local scale throughout his career.

Having served as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Ozan for over 3 years, Eren played a key role in strategic successes ranging from brand identity development to the rapid growth of the customer base, contributing to Ozan’s leadership position in Turkey’s fintech ecosystem.

As of 2024, Eren has transitioned to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Ozan, where he aims to drive the company forward with a focus on optimising organisational operations and achieving sustainable growth.

Cenk began his career at Samsung as a Digital Product Manager, where he led the development of innovative solutions for mobile devices and Smart TV applications. He went on to take on significant roles in product development and software quality teams at global companies such as Siemens, Netmarble, FindHotel, and Yearn. Most recently, at Adyen, one of the world’s leading payment platforms, he optimized test automation strategies, enhanced the efficiency of acquiring products, and led innovative strategies that strengthened cross-team collaboration.

Cenk plays a pivotal role in shaping our product vision, bringing customer-centric innovations to life at Ozan, driving the company toward its growth objectives.

Leman Derin is currently the CFO at OpenPayd Turkey and a board member at Ozan. Derin completed her undergraduate education at Marmara University Department of Economics and started her career more than 20 years ago at Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC)…

Ahmet Türkay Varlı completed his undergraduate education at the Business Administration Department of Gazi University and received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ankara University. Varlı was responsible for bank supervision and surveillance, bank accounting, and bank surveillance methods and techniques at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB), where he worked for 15 years. Varlı contributed to the establishment of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and acted as the Head of Information Management Department he founded for 10 years. Later, he worked as Advisor to Chairman for 7 years and represented BRSA and Turkey as a Member of the Executive Committee of ROC, which supervises the entire Global Legal Entity Identifier established by the FSB-G20. After working at BRSA for a total of 20 years as supervisor and advisor, Varlı joined the Ozan Electronic Money family as a Board Member.