About Ascendant
Ascendant (formerly AscendantFX Capital) is a Canadian financial technology company that provides cross-border payment solutions and foreign exchange services to businesses and financial institutions worldwide. Its platform integrates with major accounting software and supports over 140 currencies, serving more than 2,500 financial institutions and 1,500+ companies. The company offers tools spanning pre-payment intelligence, payment execution, and post-payment tracking and reporting.
Company details
Funding
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Founders
Jason Mugford
Headed AscendantFX Capital Inc. as CEO as of 2023, per Preqin.
Shemina Jiwani
Shemina Jiwani serves as President and CEO of Ascendant, leading the company's strategic growth and innovation. She was promoted from Chief Operating Officer to CEO.
Bernard Beck
Bernard Beck brings over 35 years of extensive legal and regulatory experience to Ascendant. He previously served as CCO at Custom House Global Foreign Exchange (Western Union Business Solutions) and was a Commander, Financial Crimes in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.