About Us

Our inspiration stems from years of experience in the transaction-processing sector. We recognized that traditional online payment methods didn't address the needs of the millions of American consumers who wanted options other than credit cards.

The Solution: We developed a payment system that combines the security and comfort of online banking with the convenience and speed of a simple checkout process. We were issued a patent in May 2010 (USPTO 7,720,764) for our online banking transfer technology.

People: Who's on our team? Talented, forward-thinking people who bring decades of payments industry experience to Mazooma and our customers.

Places: Mazooma was launched in 2009 and has offices in Miami, Chicago, and Toronto.

Management Team

  • Wilson Lee  President
    Wilson has more than 20 years' experience in finance, operations, M&A and capital markets, having worked as an Investment Banker, Venture Capitalist, and senior executive at a variety of companies, from start-up ventures to more established firms.
    His varied background includes work as a COO and CFO, building, growing and managing high-growth technology companies such as Cavet Technologies, Fortiva (acquired by Proofpoint), Borderware Technologies (acquired by Watchguard), ActivPlant (acquired by CDC Software), and FloNetwork (acquired by DoubleClick [Nasdaq: DCLK]), and raising over $80 million in venture capital investments for these firms.
    As CFO of FloNetwork, Wilson helped drive the company's growth from start-up to a staff of 270, facilitated the creation of the company's SaaS-based business strategy, and actively participated in its successful acquisition by DoubleClick. As CFO of Fortiva, Wilson worked extensively with Pagemill Partners, a Palo Alto-based investment bank retained by Fortiva, in an M&A process culminating in the acquisition of Fortiva by Proofpoint. Subsequent to this acquisition, Wilson joined Pagemill Partners where he provided investment banking advisory services to mid-market technology companies in Canada.
    Wilson has served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Ventures West, one of Canada's largest venture capital companies with $700 million in assets under management. He began his career with Arthur Andersen and spent seven years with the firm providing assurance and business advisory services to clients in a variety of sectors, including high tech, manufacturing and retail. Wilson is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
  • Paul Phillipson  Managing Director, USA
    With 15 years of international executive sales & leadership experience, Paul has worked with some of the most prominent financial and technology institutions in the world, including EMC Corporation, BMC Software, Research in Motion, CIBC, Scotiabank, IBM, and VeriSign. A respected player in online payment technologies, Paul is often called upon to offer clarity and insight on the dynamic payments landscape. He’s a member of both the NACHA Internet Council and the Secure Remote Payments Council (SRPC).
  • Dr. Qun Chen  Chief Technology Officer
    A seasoned systems architect and programmer, Qun has a keen ability to address business needs through efficient technology solutions. He brings to Mazooma extensive knowledge of diverse technology disciplines, well-honed analytical and problem-solving skills, and years of experience building online financial transaction systems that have processed over $2.6 billion in volume. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computational Math and Applied Software from Peking University, and holds a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Toronto.
  • Bill Brown  Director of U.S. Sales
    With over 25 years of experience in both offline and online sales, Bill has driven successful sales and business development initiatives for many of the Internet Retailer’s Top 500 merchants, as well as for several of America's top corporations in the retail/catalog, consumer products, airline, automotive, and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining Mazooma in 2009, Bill was with Shop.com, where he was successful in developing business partnerships with top retailers and etailers such as Sears, JCPenney, Target, Drugstore.com, Williams Sonoma, Best Buy, Redcats, and many more. Prior to Shop.com (acquired by Market America), Bill held key sales and business development positions at Experian, DoubleClick (acquired by Google), and FloNetwork Inc. (acquired by DoubleClick).