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Aron Alexander

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Aron Alexander is the founder and CEO of Runa, a new payment rail powering the next generation of payouts experiences. Aron founded Runa in 2016 and has grown the company to enable thousands of businesses to send real time payouts to over 30 million people every year who are able to immediately spend their money at over 5,000 merchants on the Runa network across 48 countries.

Prior to founding Runa, Aron built an impressive track record in property and investment management, including managing a £57 million portfolio. A respected voice in fintech innovation, he is an active and influential member in the technology industry through his roles as an angel investor, board advisor, and chairman of multiple high-growth technology companies.

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From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: How AI Is Redefining Payouts

Receiving a rebate, reward, or a disbursement should be an exciting moment. So why does it often feel like it was delivered as an afterthought? Too many fintechs still view payouts as necessary, mundane conclusions to a transaction. But AI is redefining these recipient touchpoints. When you zoom in on today’s financial flows (global, on-demand, i...

15 September 2025 Fintech

Aron Alexander

The New Payout Standard: Five Shifts Redefining How Money Moves Around the World

Picture a rideshare driver that finishes her day and needs gas money now—not Friday when weekly payouts process. Elsewhere, a digital creator waits three days for payment to clear, forcing him to delay rent. Meanwhile, a global marketplace loses thousands of sellers who migrate to a competitor offering same-day settlement. These moments reveal a f...

12 May 2025

Aron Alexander

It’s Time to Reboot Loyalty Rewards Programs

Loyalty rewards programs have become an integral part of business strategies across industries, to incentivize both customer engagement and continued patronage. That’s not likely to change: now valued around $5.6 billion, the market value of the global loyalty management industry is expected to surpass $24 billion by the end of the decade. Many l...

05 July 2023 Personal Finance

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