, /PRNewswire/ -- AccessFintech, the data network driving capital optimization and greater operational capacity, today announced an expanded leadership team to support its next phase of growth and innovation. The new leadership team combines deep industry expertise with proven operational leadership to further advance AccessFintech's mission: transforming financial operations through real-time collaboration, transparency and continuous innovation.

Leading the new team is Acting Chief Executive Officer John Shay, who joined the firm in early 2025. Shay brings over 30 years of senior management experience across a broad range of capital markets leaders, including Virtu, Nasdaq, TP ICAP, Broadway Technology (now part of Bloomberg) and Acadia (now part of LSEG). Most recently, John served as CEO of American Financial Exchange (AFX), which was acquired by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in January 2025.

"Over the past nine years, AccessFintech has built a tremendous reputation for quality and innovation among the world's leading financial institutions, who both back us as investors and leverage our solutions as clients," said Shay. "Today's announcement of our new leadership team builds on that strong foundation – one defined by industry experience, execution discipline and a deep commitment to our clients – and positions us for our next phase of growth as we work to further scale the business."

In addition to the hiring of Shay, AccessFintech appointed existing business unit heads to the leadership team, including:

About AccessFintech
AccessFintech enables improved data sharing and workflow collaboration to evolve the financial industry's operating model. At its core is the AccessFintech Synergy Network, a modern and secure collaboration network that allows for resolution and decision-making in one place. It facilitates data collaboration at scale and provides more visibility into transaction data and access to benchmarking insights. Synergy's workflow optimization speeds and simplifies transactions through digital automation, mutualizes risk and allows for better, more enlightened decision-making across organizations and functions. It also offers broad technology distribution that provides industry-wide connectivity to new technologies, reducing the cost of ownership for all. The Synergy Network has built a critical mass of data, participants and solutions with leading financial institutions and processes over a billion transactions every month. For more information, please visit accessfintech.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X.

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