Pamica NV is the
investment company
of Michel Akkermans
BIOGRAPHY
Michel Akkermans holds a M.Sc. in electronic engineering and computer sciences and a postgraduate degree in economics & finance from the University of Leuven in Belgium. He also attended the Singularity University Executive Program (Silicon Valley) in September 2018.
After continuing at the university as an academic researcher, he moved to project management positions at international banks, including JP Morgan and Continental Bank, and subsequently for international consulting companies.
In 1989 Michel founded FICS, a leading software provider in the field of online banking and regulatory financial reporting. Under his leadership as Chairman and CEO, FICS grew to employ over 700 employees worldwide and achieved revenues in excess of USD 70 million. In 1999 FICS, together with Edify and Vertical One, merged with Security First Technologies, creating the market leader in Internet banking - S1 Corporation (Nasdaq: SONE), with Michel as its executive chairman.
After leaving S1 in 2001, Michel Akkermans co-founded Clear2Pay, an innovative finance technology company focused on delivering global solutions for payments and became its Chairman and CEO. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with offices worldwide, the company's focus is to facilitate banks and financial organizations in their provision of payments services. It pioneered the payment services hub as the core payments software infrastructure for financial institutions and large corporations. The company also developed advanced testing solutions for the entire payment value chain. Clear2Pay employed 1200 staff and achieved revenues over EUR100 million before it was acquired in 2014 by FIS (Nasdaq: FIS), the world’s number one in financial technology. Michel continued with FIS as an executive advisor after the acquisition.
In 2001 Michel also became an investor and executive chairman in Data4S, a data analytics and data mining company, focusing on anti-money laundering applications for financial institutions. Norkom acquired the company in 2004.
Clear2Pay, FICS and Data4S generated superior returns for its investors and management teams.
A proven pioneer in new financial technology dynamics, Michel is a frequent keynote speaker at industry-led events and actively participates in the development of new ideas, initiatives and companies. He is multi-lingual and operates worldwide.
Board Positions, Active Investor, Mandates
Currently, Michel holds a number of board positions and is an active investor in several companies and private equity organizations. His mandates include:
Private Companies
Executive chairman and investor in Approach
A pure-play cybersecurity and privacy service provider.
Executive chairman and investor in IntellectEU
Digital Finance based on Integration, Blockchain, DLT, AI and Quantum Computing.
Chairman and investor in NGData
Big Data based customer experience management solutions.
Executive chairman and investor in Yields.io
An A.I. platform for model risk management.
Chairman and investor in Chili Publish
Provides a unique online publishing experience to brand owners and its service providers.
Board member and investor in Essensium
Location awareness and position tracking systems.
Board member and investor in miDiagnostics
Disposable chip for blood self-testing
Supervisory board member at Exact
Cloud business software for SMEs and their accountants.
Board member at Imec vzw and Imec International
World-leading research in nanoelectronics.
Investor in BITA
High-performance infrastructure to power the next generation of passive investing.
Venture Capital and Private Equity
Chairman of the Advisory Board and Partner of Volta
Ventures
Seed and early stage venture capital for internet and software companies in the Benelux.
Not for Profit
Contributor to the campaign “Opening the Future”
Fundraising campaign with focus on neurodegenerative diseases.
Past Activities
Michel was also a former director of Agfa-Gevaert (Euronext: AGFA.BR), Quest for Growth (Euronext: QFG.BR) and Gemplus (now Gemalto), Capco, Vanbreda International, Isabel Group and US based companies Webtone and Proficient as well as an executive advisor to Aquiline. He was also executive chairman of Citymesh (acquired by Cegeka), Connective (acquired by Nitro ASX: NTO.AX), Intix (Summa Equity), Awingu (acquired by Corel Corporation), Cashforce (acquired by Treasury Intelligence Solutions), b.fine (acquired by Regnology) and chairman of Realdolmen (Euronext: REA) as well as board member of BelCham.
Portfolio Companies News / Press Releases
2024
25 September 2024
Ceeyu - De Tijd - Belgisch alarmsysteem voor cyberrisico's gaat Europees spelen
17 September 2024
Contract.fit - De Tijd - Brusselse AI-speler Contract.fit valt in Britse handen
2023
21 June 2O23
Yields.io - De Tijd - Brusselse AI voor banken richt zijn pijlen op Verenigde Staten
2022
16 November 2O22
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b.fine - De Tijd - Financier Michel Akkermans verkoopt Belgische bankenbode
17 June 2022
Cashforce - De Tijd - Topfinancier Michel Akkermans slaat dubbelslag in paar dagen tijd
16 June 2022
Cashforce - De Tijd - Belgische fintechgroeier Cashforce in Duitse handen
13 June 2022
Awingu - DataNews - Corel neemt Belgische remote access specialist Awingu over
13 June 2022
Awingu - De Tijd - Gentse thuiswerkcockpit Awingu komt in Canadese handen
3 June 2022
Awingu - Awingu wint "Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year" award @ DataNews Awards
30 March 2022
miDiagnostics - miDiagnostics verwelkomt Nicolas De Clercq als nieuwe Chief Financial Officer
29 March 2022
CHILI Publish - CHILI Publish raises €10 million to help brands and agencies scale their on-brand graphic production
17 February 2022
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miDiagnostics - miDiagnostics ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR Test succeeds in Brussels Airport pilot study
1 February 2022
Awingu - Datanews - Nieuw Vlaams project moet cybersecurity naar een hoger niveau tillen
2021
10 November 2021
Nitro blog - Nitro + Connective: The New Global Force in Enterprise eSigning
8 November 2021
Cashforce - FIS leverages working capital insights and smart Artificial Intelligence to more accurately forecast cash
14 October 2021
miDiagnostics - miDiagnostics is pilot testing its ultra-fast PCR covid test at Brussels Airport
5 October 2021
Awingu - Awingu and Idenprotect join forces to deliver first password-free Unified Workspace
5 October 2021
Awingu - New partnership Awingu and OPSWAT strengthens Zero Trust remote access capabilities
21 September 2021
Yields - Interview Bloovi - Hoe dit Vlaams-Waalse duo met zijn AI-platform algoritmes automatisch wil testen en monitoren
2 September 2021
Pamica - Podcast - interview Michel Akkermans Leaders in Finance
20 August 2021
Monitr - Monitr geeft kleine ondernemingen inzicht in hun financiële situatie.
7 July 2021
Monitr - Belgische Fintech startup Monitr haalt seed funding op bij Michel Akkermans.
27 June 2021
Seaters - Belgium's Prime Minister shares 4 lessons on how the European country is outpacing the US in vaccination rates
16 June 2021
NGDATA Joins Growing Ecosystem of Partners Supporting the IBM Cloud for Financial Services
30 April 2021
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2020
2 July 2020
Graphic creation software provider CHILI publish secures additional €3 million funding
26 March 2020
miDiagnostics Raises €14m to Accelerate the Commercialization of its Disruptive, Lab-quality Silicon Chip Diagnostics Platform
2019
2018
17 April 2018
Belgian Fintech champion Isabel Group reinforces Board of Directors with Michel Akkermans and Martin Servais
8 January 2018
Yields.io raises €1.25M to conquer model risk in the global financial market
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PAMICA NV
Rouaansekaai1, 2nd floor
2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Tel: +32 3 202 40 30
Company n° 0449.920.246