The team

Abdul is a serial entrepreneur and technologist with a track record of building high-impact ventures across finance and infrastructure. He founded DSV in 2016 and launched Paysend in 2017, introducing instant card-to-card cross-border payments to millions globally and building for the first time interoperability between major payments networks — Visa, MC, and China UnionPay. In 2023, he led the creation of the Open Payment Network with Mastercard, reimagining B2B cross-border transfers.

Abdul backs bold ideas that reshape foundational systems—from fintech to AI. He’s also the principal sponsor of the Luminary foundation, supporting access to modern education for children in underserved regions.

Daria is a finance and strategy leader with a sharp eye for execution and over 15 years of experience across M&A, venture building, and financial services. With a background in engineering and finance, she brings clarity and structure to complex growth-stage challenges.

She has served on boards across the EEA, supporting leadership teams through key phases of expansion, market entry, and regulatory navigation. At DSV, Daria focuses on fintech and technology-driven ventures, working hands-on with founders to scale with purpose, discipline, and global ambition.

Andrei is a builder at heart—of companies, teams, and transformative technologies. With a background spanning banking, venture capital, and engineering, he brings rare depth to early-stage investing. Before joining DSV, Andrei held leadership roles at global financial institutions, driving digital transformation across complex organizations.

At DSV, he leads investments at the intersection of fintech, AI, and digital assets—backing founders with clarity of vision and the ambition to scale. An engineer by training and a strategist by instinct, Andrei is passionate about products that work, systems that scale, and ventures that create lasting change.