Peter Cowan — CEO

As VP and chief executive officer, Peter is responsible and accountable for PayPal’s overall business in Australia. He ensures the company meets the needs of PayPal’s Australian consumer and business customers, underpinned by strong risk management, and guided by a high degree of regulatory engagement, within the rapidly evolving digital payments landscape. As part of his role, Peter sits on PayPal’s Australian board as an executive director, is chair of the PayPal Credit Australian board and is a non executive director of Hyperwallet Systems Australia. As an experienced, performance-driven business leader, Peter joined PayPal in 2016 with deep expertise gathered from over 25 years’ in the international and Australian e-commerce and payments sector. His career in payments is extensive and has spanned roles from technology and customer service to holding responsibility for functional areas including product management, business development, compliance, sales and marketing.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech executive with extensive leadership in digital payments.

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Experience: 29 yrs 7 mos