Paul McGuire

Paul is the CEO and co-founder tru.ID, a cybersecurity platform that provides SIM-based authentication in over 20 countries. tru.ID leverages the cryptographic security of the SIM card to deliver highly secure, yet frictionless, possession-factor authentication to help businesses fight the growing problems of cybercrime. Paul is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in telecoms, mobile and financial services. Prior to starting tru.ID, he was a co-founder and Board member of mobile payments business Boku after his company, Paymo, Inc., was acquired by Boku in 2009, where he subsequently ran worldwide business development from 2009 until 2011. Boku floated on the UK AIM market in 2017. Before Paymo, Paul was co-founder and COO of mBlox, one of the pioneers of mobile messaging, building a global business active in over 50 countries. mBlox was acquired by Sinch in 2016. Paul previously worked with management consultants Booz, Allen & Hamilton. He has an MBA from INSEAD in France and an Engineering degree from Cambridge University.