APEXX Global appoints new CCO and bolsters sales leadership to power next phase of growth. 21 Apr, 2026. 4 minutes London, UK - 21st April 2026 - APEXX Global, the merchant-centric payment orchestration platform, today announces the promotion of Simon Hughes to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and the appointment of Simon Eve as Head of Sales & Partnerships. Simon Hughes' promotion recognises his pivotal role in driving APEXX Global's commercial success. As Head of Sales & Partnerships, Hughes has overseen the most productive commercial period in the company's history, accelerating enterprise adoption of APEXX's Payment Orchestration Platform and strengthening strategic partnerships across the global payments ecosystem. In his new role as CCO, Hughes will lead APEXX's global commercial strategy, uniting sales, partnerships, and go-to-market execution as the business enters its next phase of growth. Peter Keenan, Founder & CEO of APEXX Global, commented: "Simon has been instrumental in shaping APEXX's commercial momentum. Under his stewardship, our sales and partnerships teams have delivered exceptional results and built a powerful pipeline of enterprise merchants and strategic partners. Simon is absolutely the right person to take APEXX's commercial function to the next level, and I'm delighted to see him step into the CCO role." Succeeding Hughes, Simon Eve joins APEXX Global as Head of Sales & Partnerships, bringing more than 20 years of payments industry experience. Eve joins from Trustly, where he spent over nine years in senior leadership roles including Head of Travel, Director - Travel & UK eCommerce, and most recently VP - Travel & eCommerce. At Trustly, he led commercial strategy and execution for Open Banking solutions across Europe, driving new business, scaling existing merchant relationships, and developing strategic partnerships across travel and eCommerce. Commenting on his new role at APEXX, Simon Eve said: "Over the past decade I've worked closely with enterprise merchants across travel and eCommerce to help them scale using innovative payment solutions. Leading commercial growth for Open Banking across Europe gave me first-hand experience of how strategic partnerships and well-executed payment strategies can directly impact merchant performance. I'm excited to bring that experience to APEXX and help merchants unlock even greater value through orchestration." Peter Keenan added: "Simon Eve's experience aligns perfectly with APEXX Global's ideal customer profile. His deep understanding of enterprise merchants, particularly within travel and eCommerce, combined with his track record of scaling innovative payment solutions, makes him a fantastic addition to the leadership team. Simon's expertise will be invaluable as we continue to help merchants improve acceptance rates, reduce costs, and simplify global payments through orchestration." These appointments underscore APEXX Global's continued investment in commercial leadership as demand for payment orchestration accelerates among enterprise merchants seeking greater resilience, flexibility, and performance from their global payment strategies. APEXX Global is a multi-award winning global payments orchestration platform that combines acquirers, gateways, shopping carts and Alternative Payments Methods into a single marketplace and one-stop solution for Enterprise/Tier 1 merchants. APEXX builds an integrated and transparent service that manages the authorisation, processing and optimisation of transactions. APEXX takes an agnostic approach to partnerships, working with many different solutions providers across the payments industry. Its approach creates a more efficient and cost-effective solution that cuts through the complexity of e-payments and leaves behind legacy technology systems. Its mission is to help businesses grow by reducing unnecessary costs, increasing conversion rates and simplifying the payment execution process through advanced payment orchestration. Media Contact: Sam Mahony Marketing Manager

APEXX Global has secured $10 million in funding led by Finch Capital, a European growth investor managing over €500 million in assets. Finch Capital's Managing Partner Radboud Vlaar will join APEXX's board as chairman. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, APEXX operates a payment orchestration platform that connects enterprise merchants to the global payments ecosystem through a single API. The platform uses intelligent routing to improve acceptance rates and reduce processing costs. The investment follows strong commercial momentum, with APEXX securing major enterprise clients including Jet2, Iglu.com and Norse Atlantic in late 2025, pushing the company close to profitability. The funding will support international expansion and product innovation as APEXX aims to help merchants optimise payment performance across complex digital commerce environments.