Onbe Appoints Kevin Ryan as Chief Financial Officer

CHICAGO & PHILADELPHIA – January 5, 2026 – Onbe, a leading corporate payouts platform, announced the appointment of Kevin Ryan as Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Reporting to Chief Executive Officer Bala Janakiraman, Ryan will oversee the company’s FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury functions, driving enterprise-wide financial strategy and working alongside the executive team to accelerate the execution of the company’s long-term vision.

A seasoned financial leader with over 24 years of experience, Kevin has a successful track record of supporting rapidly growing businesses that position organizations for sustainable growth and scale. He joins Onbe from World Investment Advisors, formerly Pensionmark, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to World Investment Advisors, Kevin served as Chief Financial Officer at Xactus, a leading fintech specializing in verification solutions for the mortgage and financial services industries, where he integrated seven acquisitions, improved decision-making by implementing a data warehouse, and drove EBITDA growth during a challenging mortgage environment.

"Kevin joins Onbe at a defining moment for the company, as more businesses look to modernize and streamline their disbursement strategies,” said Bala Janakiraman, Chief Executive Officer of Onbe. “His deep experience driving transformation for financial services and fintech organizations will be invaluable as we enter our next era of growth.”

Throughout his career, Ryan has led organizations through complex transformations, along with extensive operational improvement initiatives, consistently delivering enhanced financial performance and shareholder value. During his tenure as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer at Keane, now part of Sovos, he oversaw the strategic advancement of the company’s unclaimed property compliance platform, strengthening its market leadership and ultimately contributing to the firm's sale in 2021.

“Onbe is redefining the future of payouts, and I’m excited to be part of what they are building,”said Ryan. “I’m looking forward to applying my experience to continue strengthening the organization's foundation and driving growth as fintech and payments evolve.”

About Onbe

With more than 25 years of industry experience and offices in Chicago, Philadelphia and London, Onbe is a fintech that manages and modernizes customer and compensation payments for corporate clients ranging from mid-market to the Fortune 500. Onbe’s team of experts and technology platform offers clients a turnkey solution to offload their entire B2C payment operations, relieving them of the cost, complexity and risk that come with orchestrating these payments in-house. Backed by top-tier investors, Onbe delivers on today’s consumer expectations for instant, digital and seamless payments. To learn more, visit www.onbe.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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