Directors and Management

As Chairman and CEO, Mr. Yakov has more than 25 years of experience in concept-to-print, software, and eCommerce marketing experience for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies with a proven background of helping clients adapt their businesses in the new technology age. In 1996, he entered into the electronic mail-order catalog business with Playboy Enterprises, creating and hosting two eCommerce sites: Critics’ Choice Video and Collectors’ Choice Music. The company has since developed a number of other branded eCommerce sites for clients, selling a variety of products including sporting goods, chocolates, and cosmetics, and has now partnered with these sites, providing ongoing hosting and maintenance of these sites. Other significant accomplishments have included establishing an AT&T eCommerce platform for 180,000 employees’ wholesale shopping and working with high-profile clients such as Jack Henry and Associates creating 2,700 eCommerce sites for small community banks. Mr. Yakov also developed and maintains a complex extranet/intranet infrastructure that allows Doremus, an Omnicom Communication subsidiary, to provide its advertising services to 50 of the top financial institutions on a real-time basis.

Patrick Smith has more than 17 years of finance and accounting experience in the electronic payments and financial services industry. During this time, Patrick has held positions including internal auditor, senior analyst, division controller and Vice President of business development. He built and managed financial staff, worked to raise capital, and managed due diligence processes for different mergers and acquisitions. His career began in 1997 as an internal auditor with Concord EFS, an electronic payments processor. During his 8 years with Concord, Patrick progressed to Vice President-Controller of EFS Federal Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Concord EFS. As Vice President, he led the growth from $25 million in assets to over $400 million. This subsidiary was also responsible for managing over 1500 nationwide ATMs owned and operated by Concord EFS. After the acquisition of Concord EFS by First Data, Patrick worked with Pay By Touch, Inc. a biometric payments startup based in San Francisco, CA. As Director of Finance, Patrick worked with the CFO and other members of the finance team to prepare financial plans and models to present to investors while raising capital for growth. He was also responsible for due diligence and integration of acquisitions for the company. After Pay by Touch liquidated, Patrick was hired as Corporate Controller by National Bankers Trust, a transportation factoring company. After 3 years as Controller, he transitioned back to the payments industry with an opportunity to conduct financial planning and analysis with several large ISOs. Patrick holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Memphis.

Thomas Fontanilla is Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Fontanilla has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2023. Prior to that, he served as Chief Bitcoin Mining Engineer since 2021. He also currently serves as Senior Information Technology Engineer of T&L Group, Ltd., an information technology consulting firm in New York, where he has been since 2020 and Director of Information Technology with Cherry Group Co. LTD, a large manufacturer specializing in the import and export of garments, where he has been since 2013. Previously, from 2009 to 2013, he served as a Network Engineer of the Capacity Group, a specialty insurance and financial services business. From 2007 until 2009, Mr. Fontanilla served as Network Administrator for Credit Risk Monitor Inc., a financial services company. He holds a MS in Information Technology and Computer Services from Southern New Hampshire University and a BS in Computer Information Systems from University of Phoenix following courses at Mercy University.