Nov 07 2014
Ben Milne
Innovator and Start-up Entrepreneur
Ben Milne is an innovator in the payments industry. He is CEO & Founder of Dwolla, a digital payment network based in the heart of the Silicon Prairie that can make it faster, easier, and safer for money to change hands. In 2010 Dwolla introduced the first technology to empower seamless payments leveraging users’ social networks, officially pioneering social payments. A year later the company launched the world’s first geo-location based mobile payments.
“In 2011 Ben was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list”
Ben started his first company, Elemental Designs, at the age of 18 when he began leveraging the internet to drop ship custom made speakers. His adventures lead him all over the world, establishing operations in Southern Asia and California. An original 1,200 USD investment would turn into a multi-million dollar company by the age of 22. After heavy research in 2008, Ben and partner, Shane Neuerburg, approached a Midwestern bank with an idea to establish a new payment network that would upend the financial services industries. They called it Dwolla.[/expand]
In his presentations Ben discusses the complex world of payments, technology and innovation. He also has extensive leadership, investment and mentorship experience with numerous companies, charities and organizations. [/expand]
Open, inspirational and engaging, Ben is a sought after speaker in the international start-up community, payments industry and tech circles.[/expand]
Topics
Technology
Innovation
Mobile Payments
Entrepreneurship
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