Appointment adds significant investment, investment banking and local market expertise as Tiger advances its financial services platform across Southeast Asia

 

Vancouver, BC and San Juan, Puerto Rico - TheNewswire - October 14, 2026 /TheNewswire/ Tiger Financial Services Inc., (CSE:BANQ) (“Tiger” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Mach, Managing Partner of Tanzanite International, to its Strategic Advisory Board.

 

Mr. Mach brings more than two decades of investment, investment banking and capital markets experience across North America and Asia. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, holding senior positions in New York and Hong Kong, before joining Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, where he served as a Managing Director overseeing equity derivatives and hedge fund businesses across Asia.

 

Following his investment banking career, Mr. Mach moved into principal investing and asset management. In 2007, he co-founded VietbridgeCapital, focused on investments in Vietnamese equities and real estate, and subsequently joined HDH Capital Advisors in Singapore, specializing in M&A and event-driven strategies. In 2014, he co-founded Tanzanite International, a luxury real estate investor and developer of beachfront resorts in Vietnam.

 

His appointment comes as Tiger continues to develop its financial services and payments platform in Vietnam and evaluates opportunities to expand across Southeast Asia. Mr. Mach's combination of global investment experience, Vietnam expertise and relationships across Asian capital markets is expected to support Tiger as it develops relationships with investors, financial institutions and strategic partners.

 

Ben Aissa, Founder and CEO of Tiger Financial Services, stated: “We have established a strategic advisory board to attract local leaders in Southeast Asia to help us expand and scale our business in this rapidly growing region of the world. We are very excited to add Mr. Peter Mach to our advisory board; he brings an exceptional combination of global investment banking experience, sophisticated investment expertise and deep relationships across Vietnam and Asia. His experience gives him a unique perspective on both the opportunity and the capital markets surrounding Tiger. Peter's experience and network will be a significant asset to Tiger as we grow our business in Vietnam and across S.E. Asia.”

 

About Tiger Financial Services Inc.

Tiger is an international fintech focused on high-growth emerging markets. Headquartered in Puerto Rico, the company develops and launches AI-powered banking infrastructure for small businesses across Southeast Asia. Led by founder and CEO Ben Aissa, a fintech entrepreneur with over 20 years of international experience scaling payments and banking ventures, Tiger combines AI-driven payments, digital banking, and embedded finance to serve one of the world's largest underserved business segments. Through its Vietnam subsidiary, Vietpay Technology Company Corporation, Tiger has an operating foothold in Southeast Asia and plans to expand across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Myanmar, a regional opportunity of more than 60 million small businesses1. Tiger's model combines proprietary technology with deep market expansion expertise and partnerships with licensed commercial banks, enabling the company to deliver tailored local fintech services in full compliance with regulators while executing a multi-country high-growth strategy.

Cautionary Note

 

For further information, please contact: 

 

Rob Crocker, VP Capital Markets

Phone: (647) 521-9081
Email: rob.crocker@tigerfinancial.com    

 

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