Thomas is the CCO and co-founder of the Fintech Yapeal. Thomas started his professional career as a programmer and project manager, was responsible for the IT department of a Swiss cantonal bank, led the Swiss banking division of an American consulting firm and was the head of the IT department at a large Swiss banking group. Thomas is also the co-founder of a venture capital firm that invests in Swiss and German FinTechs and RegTechs, of a consulting company, of a cloud company and is a member of various boards of directors.