Igor Prykhodko, who previously served as acting CEO of the international financial services company NovaPay (TM NovaPay), a member of the Nova Group, has been officially appointed CEO of the company; He assumed his duties on August 11, according to a press release from the financial services company published on Tuesday.
“Igor has been with NovaPay throughout its ten-year journey and knows the company well from the inside. I am confident that his experience, strategic vision, and deep understanding of the business will help the company move to the next stage of development,” the press release quotes Vyacheslav Klimov, co-founder of the Nova Group of Companies, as saying.
According to the press release, Prykhodko has worked in the banking sector and non-bank financial institutions for over 23 years. Since 2005, he has held management positions and, over the years, has worked at Nadra Bank, TAScombank, and other financial institutions.
Prykhodko joined NovaPay in November 2016 as Chief Financial Officer. After the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion, he voluntarily enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participated in combat operations, and was subsequently granted veteran status. After completing his military service, he returned to the NovaPay team.
According to Prykhodko, the company will continue to develop digital products, scale its payment infrastructure in Ukraine and abroad, and implement new financial solutions.
“NovaPay is currently in a phase of active growth. My task is to maintain this momentum and ensure that the company’s strategy doesn’t remain on paper but is embodied in the team’s day-to-day decisions,” the NovaPay CEO is quoted as saying in the press release.
The company’s previous CEO was Ihor Syrovatko. NovaPay announced its decision to appoint Syrovatko as CEO in September 2025, and in December, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) approved his candidacy. Prior to that, Andriy Kryvoshapko served as NovaPay’s CEO, having taken the helm of the company in 2016.
As previously reported, the volume of transfers processed through the international financial service in the first half of 2026 increased by 41% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 391 billion hryvnia.
NovaPay was founded in 2001 as an international financial service that is part of the Nova Group (“Nova Poshta”) and provides financial services both online and offline at “Nova Poshta” branches. In 2023, the company became the first non-bank financial institution in Ukraine to receive an expanded license from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), which allowed it to open accounts and issue cards. It was also the first non-bank organization to launch its own financial app with a wide range of financial services at the end of last year.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, the company accounts for approximately 22.7% of the total volume of domestic money transfers.
