Yaspa, a leading fintech specialising in payments and identity solutions, today announced the appointment of Mandy Thompson as its first US marketing hire as the company continues to expand its operations in North America.
Atlanta-based Mandy joins as Marketing Manager, where she brings over 12 years of payments experience. Most recently, she served as Senior Strategic Marketing Manager at Blackhawk Network where she led initiatives designed to strengthen enterprise go-to-market strategies, identify new growth opportunities, and develop marketing programs supporting prepaid and incentive payment solutions.
Mandy will bring her experience and knowledge to Yaspa as its first dedicated US marketing hire. She will help to build out the Yaspa brand and proposition across target sectors in the iGaming, predictions and adjacent regulated markets as it continues its expansion in North America. Mandy’s expertise in creating and developing marketing and communications strategies will help the company realise its aims for its next period of growth. She will report directly to Kate Marsden, Yaspa’s Chief Marketing Officer.
Mandy joins a growing team based in Yaspa’s Atlanta office. In January, Vice President of Product, Max Collinge, permanently relocated to lead all product innovation, development, and delivery in North America. She will also work with other senior Yaspa colleagues who joined earlier this year including Peter Kula, US Sales Lead, and Jackson Esoda, US Senior Solutions Manager.
Mandy Thompson said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Yaspa and the team at such an exciting time on its journey. The US payment and fintech market is fast-moving and, with regulation at a key crossroads in time, Yaspa’s intelligent payment solutions hit the sweet spot of payment and identity innovation. I look forward to working with Kate and the marketing team, and Max and the rest of the Yaspa US team in the Atlanta office.”
Kate Marsden, CMO at Yaspa, said: “Mandy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our US operations. Yaspa is embarking on an exciting stage of its growth journey in the North American market and we look forward to her leadership in growing the brand in the US. Welcome to the team, Mandy.”
Yaspa is an multi-award-winning provider of payments and identity solutions for gambling industry operators, including its Intelligent Payments solutions powered by open banking technology.
In 2026 so far, Yaspa has been named Best Payment Solution Provider at the European iGaming Awards and Payment Solution of the Year at the SBC Awards. In June, Yaspa won two awards at the EGR B2B Awards; AI Solutions Provider and Safer Gambling Supplier. It was also named as one of CB Insights Top 100 Fintechs, a global ranking that spotlights the most promising and innovative companies shaping the future of financial services.
This comes during a period of sustained growth for Yaspa in the past 18 months and closed a $12m investment round last year, led by Discerning Capital. This growth has culminated in the opening of its new Atlanta office in the US, as well as the opening of its tech hub in Leeds, UK, in August 2025.
Dingnews.com 14/09/2026