Aryze names Simon Fasdal CEO as company shifts to scale

Aryze has appointed former Saxo Bank executive Simon Fasdal as chief executive officer, replacing founder Bertram Seitz, who moves to the board. The Copenhagen-based payments infrastructure company says the leadership change supports its push from building infrastructure to scaling across more customers and markets.

Why it matters: - Aryze is moving from building its payments infrastructure to scaling it across more customers and markets. - The leadership change puts a veteran financial-services operator in charge of execution as regulation, AI and blockchain continue to reshape financial services. - Bertram Seitz’s move to the board keeps continuity in place during the next growth phase.

What happened: - Aryze appointed Simon Fasdal as chief executive officer. - Fasdal succeeds Bertram Seitz, who is joining the Board. - Fasdal will lead Aryze from Copenhagen. - Seitz will continue to support Aryze’s international expansion from the Board.

The details: - Fasdal spent more than 20 years in financial services. - His background includes Global Head of Investor Sales at Saxo Bank. - He also served as Head of Fixed Income Trading at Nykredit Markets. - Fasdal later held senior product and commercial roles at fintech companies io.finnet and Kenzi Wealth. - Aryze describes itself as a fintech infrastructure company focused on turning money movement into reliable, controllable infrastructure. - Aryze provides rails for payment acceptance, stablecoin deployment, and institutional digital cash operations. - The company serves merchants, builders, and licensed institutions. - Customers remain the issuer and operator under their own licence. - Aryze is headquartered in Copenhagen. - The company’s website is aryze.io. - Fasdal said he believes Aryze is well positioned for the next phase of market evolution. - Seitz said Fasdal is the right person to lead the company’s scale and execution phase.

Between the lines: - The move suggests Aryze is prioritizing commercial growth and operational discipline over infrastructure buildout. - Choosing an executive with both bank and fintech experience signals a push toward regulated, institution-facing expansion. - Keeping Seitz on the board reduces leadership disruption while the company expands internationally.

What's next: - Fasdal is expected to focus on customer growth, market expansion, and execution. - Aryze will likely lean on its existing infrastructure base as it tries to convert capability into larger commercial adoption. - The board role for Seitz should help support international growth during the transition.