President of Kooltra, leading its expansion into the United States. He brings more than three decades in FX, electronic trading and financial markets technology, with senior roles at RBC, State Street, J.P. Morgan and LSEG.
Speaks onHow banks adopt technology · FX for banks and credit unions · Cross-border payments · FX market structure · Electronic trading · Real-time rails
Booking and press: Jess (Schultz) Poindexter, jess@kooltra.com
Stephen Best is President of Kooltra, where he leads the company's expansion into the United States. He joined Kooltra as a Strategic Advisor in 2025, helping shape its U.S. strategy and build relationships across the market, and was named President in September 2026.
His career spans more than three decades in foreign exchange, electronic trading and financial markets technology. He held senior roles at RBC, State Street and J.P. Morgan, where he was Global Head of eCommerce, and was CEO of FX Bridge, an FX technology company serving banks and broker-dealers.
He has also led complex FX and derivatives initiatives at major market infrastructure companies, including EBS BrokerTec, CME Group and LSEG, where he was Head of Product for FX and President of Refinitiv US SEF LLC. Today he focuses on helping banks and credit unions bring FX and cross-border payments in-house.
For podcasts, panels and keynotes, contact Jess (Schultz) Poindexter at jess@kooltra.com. Headshots and bios are in the Kooltra media kit.
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