WEX names Jason Hancock as Managing Director of International Business Payments division

Hancock will lead B2B travel payments and international business expansion efforts in APAC and MEA regions

Global commerce platform for travel WEX has appointed Jason Hancock as managing director of its International Business Payments division. 

With a focus on B2B travel payments and emergent virtual card corporate payment solutions, Hancock hopes to help customers navigate the challenges facing the travel industry while creating innovation and efficiency.

He joins with over two decades of experience in travel technology, payments, and finance. Previous experience includes transformative initatives at eNett International, Mastercard, and Travelport.

Hancock has a PhD in Computer Science and a BEng with First Class Honours.

"The travel industry has never experienced such challenging times as it has over the past five years,” said Hancock. 

“We’re committed to ensuring our customers benefit from our sector expertise, business technology, and customer-centric approach to partner on new solutions to help them manage their businesses efficiently and to fuel mutual growth opportunities.”

Carlos Carriedo, chief operations officer (COO), international of WEX, said: "This appointment signals WEX's commitment to further developing the talent and expertise held in our travel and corporate payments team.

“WEX’s priorities lie in delivering an excellent service to our customers, market-leading capabilities and enterprise-level reliability, particularly in the travel sector, amidst plans for future expansion. 

"We’re already seeing results as the team further deepens relationships with world-class businesses."