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📰 News10 March 2026·2 min read·

Cross Switch Promotes Jacob Yermalitski to CTO

Source: it-news-africa

Cross Switch, a payment technology company serving emerging markets, has promoted co-founder Jacob Yermalitski from Director of Engineering to Chief Technology Officer. Yermalitski has been instrumental in shaping the company's technology strategy since its founding. He succeeds Mike Kenrich in the CTO role.

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