Peter Cooper appointed as Chief Security Officer at Fidesmo

The Swedish tech company Fidesmo continues to grow and expand its team with a new star recruitment – Peter Cooper, former VP of Security at the Dutch payment company Adyen.  

Fidesmo continues to grow its business and expand its team with the addition of Peter Cooper as Chief Security Officer. Peter Cooper joins from Adyen, one of Europe’s most prominent Fintechs, where he was instrumental in structuring and establishing the company’s security program as well as managing the initial international build-out of the infrastructure for their platform. Previous to Adyen, Peter has worked in the oil and gas, telecommunications, and finance industries for several decades, transforming their security and infrastructure set-up to meet contemporary challenges.

Peter’s main role at Fidesmo will be to contribute his expertise and ensure that the tech company maintains the highest possible level of security. His insights from many years in the payment industry will also be of great benefit to Fidesmo.

– I’m excited to be joining such a strong team with a product which has the promise to change the way we interact with the physical world. Security is a critical enabler for the trust that lies at the heart of these contactless services, and I’m really looking forward to ensuring that we not just meet our commitments, but deliver game-changing services to our customers, says Peter Cooper, Chief Security Officer at Fidesmo.

– Security is our most important asset, and we invest in it from all different aspects on a daily basis. We believe that hardware based security is critical for the next generation of physical transaction services. I am so happy to have Peter on board to drive that effort going forward, says Mattias Eld, CEO of Fidesmo.