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Houston Frost

Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer

Mr. Frost provides the company both strategic direction and planning for Usio’s products and is the executive leader of the company’s card issuing division. Prior to joining Usio in December 2014, Mr. Frost served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Akimbo Financial, Inc. since its inception in January 2010. Mr. Frost has more than ten years of experience in the card issuing and fintech payments industry and eight years of experience in financial services. Prior to Akimbo, Mr. Frost worked in New York as an Associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co. on the Fixed-Income Strategy team. Mr. Frost earned his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Northwestern University in 2007 and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Colorado in 2003.

 Mr. Frost has served as a Director of TransPecos Banks, SSB since 2017 and is active in many local charities in San Antonio, Texas.