Splitit raids Klarna for US appointment

PayTech venture Splitit has appointed Nathan Mairs as VP of Sales US.

He joins the company, which provides merchants a solution enabling customers to split purchase costs into interest and fee-free monthly instalment payments using their credit or debit card, after heading up Klarna’s push into the US with it Slice It solution. “Splitit is the only payments solution that enables merchants anywhere to offer consumers everywhere frictionless interest free installments via their credit and debit cards. A truly global payments business,” Mairs comments.

“Momentum is strong with merchant transactions reaching $94 million since launch to the end of the December quarter, up 52% growth on the previous quarter, providing a solid platform to ramp up. I’m genuinely thrilled to be joining at such an exciting and defining stage in the company’s life.”