About Us

Building Financial Opportunities for You and Your Family

TOOLS FOR YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE: CUENTAS leverages our proprietary technology to create a growing set of tools and solutions that offer life-changing financial opportunities to the hundreds of millions of people who do not have access to a path to financial independence.

FROM BANKING TO LIVING: CUENTAS Solutions bring together the latest in technology, broad distribution and access, and deep partnerships with global providers to create a next generation platform to that goes beyond the traditional banking system to give the unbanked and the underserved access to a broad range of services and opportunities, from banking to goods and services, to housing.

Management

Arik Maimon

Founder | CEO | Executive Chairman

Arik Maimon is a founder of the Company and has served as its CEO since its inception.

In addition to co-founding the Company and its Next CALA and NxtGn subsidiaries, Mr. Maimon founded the Company's subsidiaries Next Mobile, and M&M. Prior to founding the Company and its subsidiaries, Mr. Maimon founded and ran successful telecommunications companies operating primarily in the United States and Mexico.

In 1998, Mr. Maimon founded and ran a privately-held wholesaler of long-distance telecommunications services which, later, under Mr. Maimon's management, grew from a start up to a profitable enterprise with more than $100 million in annual revenues.

Mr. Maimon serves on the company's board of directors due to the perspective and experience he brings as our co-founder, Chairman, CEO, and as our largest stockholder.

Michael De Prado

Founder | President | Executive Vice Chairman

Michael A. De Prado is a founder of the Company and has served as its President since its inception. In addition to co-founding the Company,

Prior to founding the Company and Next CALA, Mr. De Prado spent 20 years in executive positions at various levels of responsibility in the banking, technology, and telecommunications industries

Mr De Prado served as Area Vice President AVP for Lucent technologies for the Southeast USA, Where he led over $400 Million USD in service provider sales. Thereafter, Mr De Prado served as President of Sales at telecommunications company Radiant/Ntera, Mr. De Prado grew Radiant/Ntera's sales to more than $200 million in annual revenues.

At theglobe.com, Mr. De Prado served as President, reporting directing to Michael S. Egan. Mr. De Prado serves on the Company's board of directors due to the perspective and experience he brings as our co-founder, President, and COO.

Shlomo Zakai

Chief Financial Officer

Shlomo Zakai has served as Chief Financial Officer since November 23, 2023. He is Certified Public Accountant in Israel since 1998 with vast experience in the field of corporate accounting management, financial reporting, internal controls and risk management, both in private companies and American public companies. Mr. Zakai brings extensive and proven experience in similar positions with companies operating in international markets at various industries.

Mr. Zakai worked as an accountant for nine years at Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, an independent registered public accounting firm and a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, where he last served as a Senior Manager and worked with technology companies publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Mr. Zakai holds a B.A. in accounting from the College of Management in Rishon Le’Zion, Israel.

Adiv Baruch

Director

Adiv Baruch is a leader in the High-tech industry in the last 34 years. Mr. Baruch is acting as the Chairman of the Israeli export and International Cooperation Institute leading Israel export which in 2019 exceeded 114 Billion US ($) of export as over 50% are High-tech related industries.

Mr. Baruch is also acting as the Chairman of the Innovation and Technology Institute in Israel, the Chairman of Elad health care solutions, Elad systems and few more public traded companies in Israel (TSE) and other exchanges ( OTC, HK).

Today Mr. Baruch is leading the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and has been actively involved in leading the global innovation of Israel. Mr. Baruch was a founding member of Ness Technologies, a leading IT software company. Mr. Baruch is globally involved in the Medical IT solutions, Cyber companies, Smart Cities initiatives and Financial technologies and solutions. Mr. Baruch also served as a board member of Bank of Jerusalem. Throughout the years, Mr. Baruch has led tenth of merger and acquisitions and capital raise of over one Billion US ($). Mr. Baruch has his own philanthropic organization and has been a YPO member for over 17yrs. Mr. Baruch served in the Israeli Navy and holds an Engineering degree from the Technion, the leading engineering institute in Israel.