Russell Cummer

Russell is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Paidy, Japan's leading BNPL ("Buy Now, Pay Later") service. After becoming a Unicorn in 2020, Paidy was acquired by PayPal in September, 2021 for US$2.7 billion, the highest-valued Japanese venture M&A transaction ever. Prior to founding Paidy, Russell worked at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and Japan.