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#### Pekka Honkanen Hallituksen puheenjohtaja ja perustaja, HippocrAItes

Pekka Honkanen is an experienced board professional and business developer with a strong background in the financial sector and payment systems. He has over 30 years of experience in executive roles and board work in both domestic and international companies.

Core expertise:

- Risk management and payment transactions
- Electronic payments and payment systems
- Banking and e-commerce
- Business development and strategic advisory

**Education:** MSc, Computer Science and Economics, [University of Turku](https://www.utu.fi/en)

Previous experience: Board and advisory roles at  [Cyber Security 1 AB](https://www.cyber1.com/), [St1](https://st1.fi/), [TSYS](https://www.tsys.com/), [Paytrail](https://www.paytrail.com/), [Silverskin Information Security Ltd](https://silverskin.com/en/). Executive positions at [Visa](https://www.visa.co.uk/about-visa/visa-in-europe.html), Sonera Smart Trust, [Ikano Finance Finland](https://ikanobank.fi/) and [OP Yrityspankki Oyj](https://www.op.fi/en/corporate-customers).

Pekka brings HippocrAItes deep expertise in payment systems, risk management, and the development of digital services.

[Contact Pekka](mailto:pekka.honkanen@hippocraites.fi)

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