Team
Our people
CEO

Cleveland Brown is skilled in all aspects of global payment processing. His focus is on reinforcing Vision, Mission, Cultural Attributes, and Belief, international payments advocacy, executive management, growth strategy, and innovation, but includes public relations, business development, and negotiations. He also has strong experience in entrepreneurialism, international relations, and high-growth companies
His specialties are cross-border ecommerce, cultural empathy, payments systems and strategies, government and regulatory relations, corporate culture, public speaking, business models, mergers and acquisitions, financing, deal structure, and brand management.
COO

Marcus Smith is a passionate and solution-driven leader with over 25 years’ experience in the payments industry. Having served as a senior executive for both publicly-traded and privately-held organizations, Marcus has a proven track record of leading diverse teams and exceeding performance targets while promoting a positive culture in fast-paced environments. With an emphasis on Risk, Compliance, and Operations Management, Mr. Smith has contributed to the successful development and maintenance of organizational infrastructure throughout his career.
CTO

Rodrique has been in IT for 20+ years in various industries including payments. Some of his accomplishments include large scale integrations for disparate systems, leading various companies through a digital transformation, and educating companies on how to manage innovation while allowing them to coexist with work in flight. We are excited to have Rodrique’s expertise leading the technology team at Payverse.
Financial Analyst
Amrinder was first exposed to the payments industry at Payscout where he was the Product Intern under Eric Schuler’s team. At Payscout, Amrinder was responsible for market research, product evaluation, and product strategy. Amrinder learned a lot over the course of his 8-month internship. After forming a working knowledge of the payments industry, Amrinder transitioned to a full-time role in Finance at Payverse working directly with company executives and board members.
Amrinder met Sandra Blair through Payscout and was enthusiastic at the opportunity. At Payverse, Amrinder’s responsibilities include but are not limited to FP&A, financial modeling, and evaluating company strategy. He hopes to learn more about startup expansion strategy and understanding firsthand how companies scale.
Amrinder’s interests outside of work include fitness activities, learning about South Asian music culture, following sports, and keeping up with the latest in business and technology. At his core, Amrinder is a learner and is always looking for new experiences that develop his own knowledge.
Chief Technical Officer
Throughout his career, Rodrique has excelled in various positions, leveraging his expertise to drive innovation, develop scalable solutions, and lead cross-functional teams. As the Chief Technology Officer at Payverse, a leading payment technology company, Rodrique plays a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s strategic direction. Payverse provides the leading payment technology to connect commerce anytime, anywhere, enabling global technologies to bridge cultures and facilitate seamless commerce worldwide. In his current role, Rodrique oversees the development of cutting-edge solutions and ensures the delivery of high-quality services across multiple channels, including UnionPay International members, payment processors, direct merchants, ISV/tech partners, ISO agents, and wholesale ISOs.
Prior to Payverse, Rodrique held key leadership positions at MerchantE, where he served as the Vice President of Architecture. During his tenure, he spearheaded the development of scalable and efficient systems, shaping the company’s architectural vision and driving successful project outcomes. With his strong leadership skills and technical acumen, Rodrique led cross-functional teams and delivered complex projects to meet business objectives.
Rodrique’s career journey also includes notable roles such as System Architect, Manager, and Development Manager, where he demonstrated his ability to solve intricate coding challenges and drive technical excellence. His experience includes working as a Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters, where he designed and developed applications contributing to the success of Thomson Reuters’ West business. Additionally, he gained valuable expertise as a Software Engineer at Mighty Distributing System of America, where he enhanced web presence and internal management systems .With a passion for technology and a relentless drive for innovation, Rodrique Fru continues to make significant contributions to the technology industry. His exceptional leadership, problem-solving skills, and commitment to excellence positions him as a valuable asset to Payverse.
Director of Engineering
As for his work on financial processing systems, he has worked on Alto Billing, Alto Shield, 3CInterative, 365 Billing, OPS Billing, Jettis International, white-labeled his financial transaction system for several years.
While working for Communication Consulting Group, he designed a debit card system that worked with Solspark before it was purchased by FirstData.
As the Director of Engineering at Payverse, Levi hopes to be exposed to many more domains to try to understand and help build an even more flexible system.
