Becoming involved in the game industry was a chance development for Yuval Ziv, COO of SafeCharge International. He happened to be working for SafeCharge when the company discerned the dynamic, trendy nature of the game industry, particularly from a payments perspective, and made the decision to focus on this vertical. Ziv particularly enjoys the fact that it is such a vibrant, fun industry with enormous potential for happiness through playing cutting-edge games and interacting with fellow developers and players.
Ziv remains excited by the constantly evolving technological offerings of the industry. He tells us, “Creativity in this field is mind-boggling, and it is always exciting to see what developers and designers will come up with next. It is awesome to feel a part of this dynamic industry.”
Staying On Beat
As COO, Ziv’s work includes assisting merchants to improve their checkout process by monitoring their risk/fraud ratio and ensuring they receive the best attention from SafeCharge’s account management team with complete industry updates. This entails working closely with his talented team to make certain they meet all customer expectations and achieve results. He liaises with acquiring banks, payment providers, and third-party suppliers, using his extensive expertise in online payments processing. His greatest satisfaction with his work is derived through being a part of this company as it received a number of key industry awards and especially the IPO on the AIM (London Stock Exchange) earlier this year.
“The game industry is becoming much more sophisticated,” Ziv insists. Virtual reality, as exemplified by Oculus VR, is slated to be the industry changing experience during the next few years, with video games definitely profiting as a result, according to Ziv. SafeCharge is already putting strong focus on this segment and continues to watch closely for new opportunities.
Saving Time for Fun
Ziv is an optimistic person who focuses on the positive aspects of life. When not working, he enjoys playing squash and tennis and hiking with his family. And he plays Wii with his family, considering it a great form of entertainment.
He also enjoys challenging his mind, so his current gaming focus is Sudoku. His preferred platform is iOS, since he feels the iPad has more evolved apps than those available on Android. And this craving for mind challenges even had him playing a mobile game on the top of Vihren, the highest mountain in Bulgaria.
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