Digital payments firm Checkout.com appoints Zack Levine as Head of Revenue for North America

Checkout.com has launched its direct acquiring operations in Canada, and has also appointed Zack Levine as Head of Revenue for North America.

Originally joining Checkout.com in 2021 to lead the US sales team, Levine later took the reins as the company’s General Manager for Israel in 2024. In his new role, Levine will oversee its commercial strategy and teams in both North America and Israel, including sales, business development, account management, and solutions engineering.

“North America is seeing a major shift in how people spend, and we are ready to help enterprise merchants capitalise," comments Levine. “Through one integration point, merchants can access our full suite of online pay-in and payout capabilities across cards, bank rails, wallets, and popular methods like PayPal and Venmo, in addition to a variety of advanced solutions like Pinless Debit.”

“But payment performance goes beyond access; it's acceptance rates, conversion, latency, uptime, integration depth, geographic reach, and most of all, exceptional customer support. We are hyper-focused on bringing best-in-class engagement to the payments industry and ensuring that we continue to distance ourselves from the pack in terms of service and what it means to build long-term partnerships.”

“North America is one of the most competitive and complex payments markets, and under Zack’s leadership, I’m confident in our ability to help more merchants meet this growing demand for digital commerce,” says Antoine Nougue, Chief Commercial Officer.

“Canada is a core region for our global expansion, so today's announcement is a critical part of our strategy, enhancing how we show up for our customers and help them unlock greater value from their digital payments strategies.”

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Payments will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards, which are now open for entries, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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