Kush Parikh

COO at Hiya Inc.

Currently the President of Hiya, the global leader in cloud based services that provide trust and identity to the mobile call. This includes call protection from fraud and nuisance callers as well as intelligent outbound call labeling for businesses. Founder of Player Tokens, a sports focused technology company backed by leading investors including Madrona Venture Group. We are building a platform that will reinvent how fans and players interact while leveraging the unique aspects of blockchain including transparency, ownership and scarcity. Stepped down as the President and CEO of PayByPhone after a successful transaction to Volkswagen Financial Services in December 2016. PayByPhone processes over $400m in payments annually with a global user base of over 15 million subscribers, adding over 8000 users daily. Highly relevant domain experience in fintech, mobile, connected car, smart parking, and big data/analytics related to mobile and network telemetry as well as mapping and geospatial services.