Payments Platform Optty Kicks Off Next Stage of Growth with Appointment of Industry Leader Richard Miller as New CEO

SYDNEY, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Optty™, the Australian-founded global payments technology company, has appointed global industry leader Richard Miller as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Alan Miltz, Chairman of Optty said: "As CEO, Richard Miller will lead Optty's next phase of global expansion, scaling and streamlining our pioneering platform that connects more than 145 payment methods (including digital wallets, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPLs) and credit/debit cards) through a single integration."

Optty's Board of Directors sees Miller's appointment as key to Optty's commitment to growth through partnerships, financial inclusion and product innovation. Miller will continue to build enduring relationships with merchants, processors and payment providers as the Singapore-headquartered company scales up.

Miller says: "I'm thrilled to join Optty at this pivotal time. Optty has built an extraordinary proposition that simplifies and accelerates eCommerce and in-person payments for the world's merchants, processors and acquirers. In a world where ways to pay have proliferated, Optty offers a uniquely powerful solution to simplify the technical challenge of offering broad consumer choice."

"It will be my privilege to lead Optty's dedicated team as we work with our partners around the world to unlock the next wave of value and impact."

Miller's experience spans more than two decades of global leadership in fintechs, payments, and strategic consulting. His previous senior roles include ConnectID/ Australian Payments Plus, Deloitte, National Australia Bank and The Boston Consulting Group. Miller is widely respected across the Australian and international payments landscape for his strategic insight, collaborative leadership and deep industry expertise.

Miltz said: "Richard brings a rare combination of strategic clarity and execution experience across global payments. His leadership, deep fintech expertise, and commitment to partnership will be critical to delivering on our global ambitions. The Board and I are delighted to welcome Richard's appointment as CEO."

"For Optty it marks a significant step as we scale our reach and relevance in what is a rapidly evolving global payments landscape."

"We would also like to thank Steven Ritchie for his exceptional leadership as interim CEO and are pleased to announce that Steven will continue to help lead the business in an expanded capacity as Chief Operating Officer."

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About Optty: Optty is a global payments infrastructure platform for PSPs, gateways, acquirers and merchants that provides a single integration to 145+ payment partners in 140 countries and 120 currencies (and growing). Optty empowers partners to access and provide payment innovation at scale, enabling them to add local payment methods across nine payment types; BNPL, digital wallets, credit/debit, gift cards/virtual cards, crypto, pay with points, open banking, P2P and payouts as well as additional value-added services in ESG, Fraud Prevention and Tokenization. Optty's simplified API integration requires no further development for any payment methods to be enabled, saving thousands of development hours for partners and merchants alike. Optty is a Certified B Corp, founded out of Australia and the UK, headquartered in Singapore and global in its service coverage.

Optty powers limitless ways to pay with unrivalled simplicity.

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