Dr Michael Haywood - PhD, Engineering

Michael Haywood has more than 20 years of experience in start-up and global B2B and B2C product tech, founding and exiting multiple private equity traded and publicly listed companies in that time, working across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.

Co-Founder and CEO of BrandPay.io, Michael is building a new category at the intersection of fintech, UGC, and performance marketing. BrandPay is a closed-loop content-to-commerce payment rail that rewards everyday customers for creating Instagram content, with those rewards spent back with the brand. Live and scaling across Australia, the UK, and the US, BrandPay is redefining how ecommerce brands grow reach, loyalty, and revenue without the one-way cost of traditional ads.