Alex Mifsud is the co-founder and CEO of Weavr, a London-based embedded finance company.
Weavr provides plug-and-play embedded finance software, which lets non-financial businesses integrate off-the-shelf financial tools – such as bank transfers and contactless payments – onto their existing applications.
Founded in 2018 by Mifsud and Adrian Mizzi, Weavr has raised more than $54m (£42m) in funding. Its most recent round was a £29.5m Series A round in February 2022.
Previously Mifsud was a co-founder of Entropay, launching the first consumer virtual prepaid card in Europe, and founded B2B payments technology platform Ixaris.
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Mifsud shares the biggest mistake that founders make, explains why “stress isn’t always a bad thing” and recalls being on a boat that capsized while sailing in a Scottish loch....