Former Polish President Andrzej Duda hasjoined the Supervisory Board of fintech company ZEN.COM, marking his first moveinto the private sector since leaving office in August 2025. The appointment comes as the Europe-basedpayments firm plans to expand into Asia and the Middle East andstrengthens its corporate governance structure.Duda confirmed his new role in comments toPolish business daily Puls Biznesu, saying he does not plan to relysolely on his presidential pension, which amounts to around 12,000 zlotys($3,300) per month. The former head of state said he plans touse his experience to help companies working in technology and innovation.Digitalassets meet tradfi in London at the fmls25ZEN.COM Sets Up Supervisory Board forGlobal PushZEN.COM announced that that it has established a new SupervisoryBoard as part of a broader shift toward international growth. Theboard will reportedly guide the company through licensing proceduresand regulatory engagement in new markets outside the European Union.The three-member board reportedly includes:Dawid Rożek, founder of ZEN.COM, who will serve as chairman, Andrzej Duda,former Polish president, and Karolis Gudas, expert in European law andcross-border regulatory frameworks.The board’s composition has reportedly beenformally submitted to the Bank of Lithuania, where ZEN.COM holds its EuropeanEMI license through UAB ZEN.COM.Expanding Beyond the EUFounded in 2018 in Rzeszów, ZEN.COM offersonline payments, multi-currency accounts and digital debit services through aplatform it presents as an alternative to traditional banking. It currentlyoperates in 28 European countries and reports more than 1.3 million users.You may also find interesting: CFI Opens Bahrain Office, Names Alsamerrai as Country HeadThe decision to form a Supervisory Boardsignals that the company is preparing for expansion beyond the EU. Its planned entry into Asia and the MiddleEast will require new regulatory approvals, local partnerships and complianceoversight, areas where the company expects the new board to provide direction.Duda’s shift from politics to fintechcomes shortly after Karol Nawrocki was sworn in as the new Polish president onAugust 6, 2025. More Recent CollaborationsAmong Zen.com’s effort to expand, thecompany recently entered into a new agreement with European fintech platformZEN.COM to expand real-time cross-border payment capabilities using VisaDirect. The partnership will enable faster, more efficient internationaltransfers and broaden access to innovative digital payment solutions for usersin multiple markets.Additionally, Episode Six, a globalprovider of enterprise-grade card issuing and ledger infrastructure, has beenchosen by ZEN.COM as its strategic technology partner to support the launch ofnew debit card programs. Under the agreement, Episode Six willsupply the card technology infrastructure needed to roll out ZEN.COM’s newpayment products. This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.