Yuval Tal
Yuval Tal is a successful and innovative businessman with a career spanning more than twenty years in internet and e-commerce start ups and currency exchange. After receiving degrees in both mechanical and biomedical engineering, Tal also acquired an MBA degree from Tel Aviv University and began his career developing successful e-commerce platforms . One of these companies was RADWARE (NASDAQ RDWR), where Tal was Vice President of business development. He then became the General Manager of the first comparative online shopping engines, R-U-Sure.
Tal then cofounded E4X in 1999, a company which achieved enormous success by leveraging off the internet to expedite cross currency and cross- border payments. This was a huge advancement in the global e-commerce and technology market and the company grew and was rebranded in 2007 to FiftyOne, achieving an annual turnover in excess of half a billion dollars. FiftyOne offers businesses and organisations a platform allowing efficient and secure transactions with customers globally and cross-currency.
Today Tal is the President of Payoneer, a company that was founded by him in 2005. It enables complete online payment solution to prepaid Mastercard® credit cards or directly to bank accounts worldwide, thereby eliminating traditional banking services and charges. Payoneer has two main issuing banks, Choice Bank, of which it is a Program Manager, and First Covenant Bank. The company facilitates millions of daily online transactions between businesses, suppliers, contractors and staff worldwide. It has its headquarters in New York City with R&D facilities in Israel, and employs over 100 financial and technical professionals. Payoneer has partners and affiliates from many different industries and Yuval has investments in many businesses.
Tal enjoys a number of outdoor activities and hobbies. He is a keen photographer, having completed courses at New York’s Parsons New School for Design, and an enthusiastic runner, having taken part in many marathons and triathlons. Tal is also part of the YPO and enjoys some family time.
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