Marco Financial Welcomes Two C-Level Executives

The fintech continues to grow its team.

July was a month of exponential growth for Marco Financial. Recently announcing an $82 million round, with a $100 million credit line, the young fintech is now adding to its roster of c-level executives: Sabrina Teichman as Chief Growth Officer and Prajwal Manalwar as Chief Product Officer.

As the first woman in Marco’s c-suite, Sabrina has experience in foreign policy, national security, and international business in the public sector, having worked closely with international public and private sector leaders from government, fortune 100 companies, top financial institutions, multilateral banks, and institutions. Having served under three U.S. presidents, she joins Marco after 11 years in the Federal government, most recently serving as Managing Director for the Western Hemisphere at the US Government’s development bank, the DFC. In this role, she led the agency’s strategic initiatives, business development and cultivated key partnerships in the public and private sector across the Western Hemisphere, where the agency has the largest portfolio of investments with over $10B invested. Sabrina is eager to directly impact the development of innovative solutions to support SMEs.

“The rise of global value chains and digital transformation offers tremendous opportunities for SMEs to integrate into the global economy, especially in LatAm,” said Sabrina Teichman, Marco’s Chief Growth Officer. “I have worked first-hand in Government developing and implementing policies to create an environment where trade and investment can thrive while supporting the unique needs of SMEs and the communities they impact. There has never been a time more important than now to not just talk about the tools needed to support the inclusive economic integration of SMEs but to build practical solutions for them. This next stage of growth for Marco will be rooted in our fundamental belief that prosperity through trade is the best way to strengthen economies, lifting communities out of poverty and accelerating the development of a global economy that works for everyone.”

Prajwal Manalwar is already making waves at Marco. With 15+ years of experience built on the foundations of engineering background, Prajwal comes to us with extensive experience in building FinTech platforms and expertise in striking product partnerships and integrations. Over the course of his long career with PayPal, Prajwal was known for launching several financial products across dozens of countries.

Our Chief Product Officer Prajwal noted “ While this region is a leader in enforcement of e-invoicing, one third of small businesses in Latin America have difficulty getting financial access which constrains their development. We at Marco believe in the mission that disruptive product and technical solutions can be key in managing better risk while lowering overall cost of credit for these businesses, required to achieve financial inclusion and socio-economic development in the region.” Prajwal’s deep understanding of payments, risk and compliance ecosystem will be instrumental for Marco’s technological leadership moving forward.

“We are thrilled to welcome Praj and Sabrina to what we consider to already be a powerhouse team.” mentioned co-founder and COO Peter D. Spradling. “Being able to hire such highly talented individuals is a testament to the importance of the problem we are solving. Everybody at Marco is mission-oriented and believes in improving the lives of developing economies. If the mission wasn’t at the core we wouldn’t be able to recruit talent from places like Paypal, the DFC, and other world-renowned organizations.”