“Many of the things that we take for granted around the table, like cashing a check or just paying a bill or sending money to somebody you love, is very time consuming.”

American business executive

Dan Schulman is an American business executive. He has led major companies in the payments and telecommunications sectors, including Verizon, PayPal, American Express, Sprint, and Virgin Mobile. He served as chief executive of Verizon, and previously was president and CEO of PayPal. Before that, he was group president of enterprise growth at American Express, where he helped steer the company toward mobile and online payment services, new partnerships, and revenue beyond its traditional card and travel businesses. Earlier in his career, he was president of Sprint's prepaid group and the founding CEO of Virgin Mobile.