Former PayPal exec to lead Yellow Card’s growth ambitions

Lezeth Khoza
By Lezeth Khoza, Junior journalist
Johannesburg, 18 Nov 2025
Maria Oldham is the newly appointed chief operating officer for Yellow Card.
Maria Oldham is the newly appointed chief operating officer for Yellow Card.

Yellow Card, a stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has appointed Maria Oldham as chief operating officer, as it seeks to expand to new markets.

The US company with operations in 20 African countries is looking to extend to South-East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and plans to leverage Oldham’s expertise in operational excellence, strategic finance, and market expansion, having led teams across multiple continents and industries, noted a company statement.

In her new role, Oldham will oversee all revenue and growth functions at Yellow Card including strategy, operations, partnerships, sales, marketing, and customer success. She will report directly to CEO Chris Maurice.

With two decades’ experience across finance, payments, and technology, Oldham has served as senior VP and global head of strategy, corporate development and finance at dLocal; VP, marketplace at Brazilian unicorn Loft, and head of Latin America for PayPal’s SME business.

Commenting on her appointment, she said: "Over the past two decades, I have witnessed first-hand multiple waves of disruption in the payments industry. Now, the next wave is here with the advent of stablecoins.

“I am thrilled to join Chris and the team to help scale this platform and build the next generation of financial infrastructure for businesses and their customers globally."

Maurice added: “Maria has scaled some of the most successful fintech companies in the world, and she understands both the operational discipline and cultural nuance it takes to grow across emerging markets.” 

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