James Allum has been appointed Commercial Director and will a play a key role in developing Ukash's international footprint, increasing distribution in both new and existing territories. Formerly Chief Executive Officer of Western Union Payments Service UK Ltd, James has more than 12 years' global sales and marketing experience and a proven track record in business development across all areas of the payments sector.

Jon Fox, who joins Ukash as Sales Director, has over five years senior management experience with WorldPay, formerly part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Jon is a specialist in project and relationship management, and will drive merchant acquisition growth in new and existing sectors and will further establish Ukash as an essential eRetail payment acceptance brand.

David Hunter, CEO of Ukash, said, "Ukash has achieved exceptional growth over the past three years, and we are in great shape to continue this into the next phase of expansion. I'm delighted therefore, to welcome Jon and James to the senior management team, and see them being pivotal to the acceleration of our ambitious plans."

Ukash empowers people to exchange their coins and banknotes for a unique 19 digit Ukash code, which can be used as payment at thousands of websites. With Ukash, online payments are safely, securely and convenient, with no need to reveal personal financial information.