Michael Khoi

Michael Khoi

Co-Founder I Group CEO I ZOOD: ZOOD Pay & ZOOD Mall @ ZOOD (ZOOD Pay | ZOOD Mall)

About

I help investors, boards, and executive teams build, scale, and restructure fintech, digital commerce, and financial services businesses across emerging and complex markets. With 25+ years of executive and entrepreneurial leadership, I have operated and expanded businesses across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia. As Co-Founder & Group CEO of ZOOD, I spent 11 years building a multi-country fintech, BNPL, e-commerce, logistics, and Lending-as-a-Service ecosystem spanning 11+ markets, including Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Jordan, and India. Selected impact - Built a multi-market BNPL and digital lending platform reaching 10M+ users and 700+ employees. - Raised $80M+ from global investors and structured strategic partnerships with banks, telcos, and large platforms. - Launched Lending-as-a-Service for corporates, enabling embedded finance across banking, telecom, e-commerce, and logistics sectors. - Scaled nationwide last-mile delivery networks and cross-border commerce systems. - Led turnaround, restructuring, and crisis operations through COVID, regulatory reform, sanctions exposure, and funding shocks. Core expertise: - BNPL, digital lending, embedded finance - Regional scaling, market entry, and multi-country operations - Risk, compliance, regulation, and credit infrastructure - Business model redesign, restructuring, and turnaround - Fundraising, M&A, corporate development - E-commerce financing, SME lending, and logistics optimization How I support clients today I work with: - Consulting firms needing deep fintech, digital lending, or emerging markets expertise on projects. - Banks and corporates launching BNPL, credit, or embedded finance propositions. - Fintechs and digital platforms expanding regionally or redesigning unit economics. - Investors and boards navigating restructuring, crisis management, or commercial due diligence. - Founders and CEOs requiring hands-on operating support during growth or transformation. I also serve as Mentor, Advisor, and Expert-in-Residence for accelerators, banks, and innovation programs across Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Asia.

Country

Switzerland

City

Lausanne

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Risk Management, digital lending, Online Marketplace, cross-border , Technology Transfer, BNPL Card, LaaS, SaaS Development, talent Recruitment, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Audit, Nonprofit Organizations, Digital Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Operations Management, Market Entry, Turn Around Management, Fundraising, business dev, Crisis Management

Experience

ZOOD (ZOOD Pay | ZOOD Mall)

Co-Founder I Group CEO I ZOOD: ZOOD Pay & ZOOD Mall

ZOOD (ZOOD Pay | ZOOD Mall)

LinkedIn
2015-1 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

SWITZERLAND, CHINA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, GEORGIA, LEBANON, UZBEKISTAN, AZERBAIJAN

Built and led a multi-country fintech, BNPL, e-commerce and last-mile logistics ecosystem serving over 10M users across several countries. Key achievements: - Expanded operations across Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Jordan, China, India, Kuwait and Switzerland. - Managed a workforce of 700+ employees and contractors across regions. - Launched and scaled BNPL, digital lending, inventory financing, and merchant credit products. - Built ZOOD Mall with 4M+ SKUs and 30,000 sellers (local + cross-border). - Developed Fargo, the #1 last-mile logistics network in Uzbekistan (up to 40% market share). - Secured and negotiated strategic partnerships with banks, marketplaces and telcos. - Led multiple fundraising rounds and due-diligence processes with international banks and investors. - Managed the restructuring and wind-down of ZOOD following sanctions and credit-line freezes; executed asset sales and ensured legal compliance in all jurisdictions. - Oversaw all P&L, risk, technology, product, finance, compliance and governance.

MKEMA Partners

Partner

MKEMA Partners

LinkedIn
2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

Switzerland

Advisory for Fintech • Digital Lending • Banking • E-commerce MKEMA Partners is a boutique advisory and execution firm helping banks, telcos, fintechs, e-commerce platforms and investors build, scale and transform fintech, BNPL, digital lending and cross-border e-commerce operations. We operate across Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, Europ and Africa, offering a unique combination of strategy, product, technology, risk, cross-border business development, M&A advisory and C-level recruitment. We support clients across the full growth lifecycle: market entry → product design → lending stack → risk & compliance → tech implementation → GTM execution → hiring → M&A. ⭐ What We Do • Fintech & Digital Lending Advisory: BNPL design, credit policy, underwriting, scoring, fraud, collections & Lending-as-a-Service (SaaS). • Market Entry & Scaling: GTM strategy, regulatory mapping, licensing, partnerships & operational setup in Central Asia, GCC, Pakistan, Lebanon and Africa. • E-Commerce & Cross-Border: China-to-EM merchant onboarding, settlement flows, lending marketplace design & platform integrations. • Technology & Product Execution: Full-stack development, mobile apps, API lending rails, BI/analytics, DevOps, QA & product delivery. • Risk, Scoring, Compliance: Risk frameworks, AML/KYC, scoring integration & collections infrastructure. • M&A Advisory: Target sourcing, commercial/tech/ops due diligence, competitive analysis & post-merger integration. • C-Level Recruitment: CEO, COO, CBDO, CTO, CPO, Risk/Compliance Heads & Country Managers for high-growth companies. ⭐ Why MKEMA Partners • Deep operational experience in 11 countries • Advisory + execution • Expert teams across tech, product, risk, compliance & BD • Strong China → Emerging Markets capabilities • Ability to structure, scale & transform fintech and credit-driven businesses • Proven track record with global partners and investors

Mustad Hoofcare Group

Advisory Board Member

Mustad Hoofcare Group

LinkedIn
2015-7 - 2016-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Switzerland

Delta Car Trade SA

co-Founder & Executive Vice President, Marketing

Delta Car Trade SA

2013-4 - 2014-12 · 1 yr 9 mos

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Delta Car Trade SA

co-Founder & General Manager

Delta Car Trade SA

2003-10 - 2013-3 · 9 yrs 6 mos

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Delta Car Trade SA (DCT), based in Switzerland, is an Integrated Automotive Group active in the European automotive distribution business. It is Europe’s leading online consumer automotive distribution and retail business. DCT has developed a unique vertically integrated network for selling new cars from over 30 different brands in over 20,000 configurations to consumers in Switzerland, France and Germany. DCT has disrupted the traditional European auto industry by creating a one of a kind, B2C e-commerce integrated distribution and retail platform with a real brick and mortar dealer network (“click & mortar” model). DCT directly reaches consumers through its Internet portals and through its own captive and branded franchise retail network of over 600 independent and multi-brand dealers. Visit www.multimarque.com As a technology driven company, DCT utilizes its proprietary technology to source cars from large brand dealers and OEM national importers across 10 European nations, taking advantage of pricing discrepancies. DCT’s proprietary technology synthesizes over 400 million lines of vehicle information into complete, uniform and accurate vehicle descriptions, including transparent pricing.

1WorldSync Content Solutions, by Syndigo

Vice President Marketing Worldwide

1WorldSync Content Solutions, by Syndigo

LinkedIn
2001-6 - 2003-9 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

CNET Channel, a subsidiary of CNET Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET), is the world’s leading supplier of product information technology specifically for the electronic catalogues of companies in the computer channel. 600 employees in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany and the Scandinavian countries. - In charge of marketing, responsible for products, communications and services worldwide - In charge of marketing, product operations, R&D for the CNET ChannelOnline subsidiary (USA) - Managing a team of 60 worldwide.

nFACTORY

co-Founder & General Manager

nFACTORY

2000-2 - 2001-5 · 1 yr 4 mos

Paris Area, France

Information syndication company acting as an intermediary for the buying and selling of online news. Operations in France, United Kingdom, Spain and Germany. In charge of the marketing, purchasing and operations departments - Participation in the raising of funds and investor relations - Managing a team of 90. Sold to iSyndicate in 2001 (Group Bertelsmann).

TD SYNNEX North America

Marketing Director

TD SYNNEX North America

LinkedIn
1997-10 - 2000-1 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Paris Area, France

Tech Data France, a subsidiary of Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TECD), is one of the leading micro-computer wholesalers in the world serving more than 90,000 specialised resellers in more than 100 countries. Ranked 110th among the 500 largest companies in the world. - In charge of marketing, responsible for communications, Internet strategy and services- Definition and execution of the company's marketing services - Managing a team of 50.

Groupe IC, International Computer

Director of Marketing and Development

Groupe IC, International Computer

1995-6 - 1997-9 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Paris Area, France

A chain of computer shops serving the SOHO market with a turnover of 430 million Francs. 170 employees and 21 points of sale, quoted on the Paris stock exchange unlisted securities market. - In charge of marketing and sales, responsible for product referencing and communications - Defining the product range, and policy on pricing and services.

Education

IMD

IMD

LinkedIn
2013 - 2014 · 1 yr
IMD

IMD

LinkedIn

Program for Executive Development (PED 1)

2013 - 2013
Coursera

Coursera

LinkedIn

Business

2025-12 - 2025-12 · 1 mo

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