# Ivan Zhiznevsky

> Ivan Zhiznevsky is the London-based co-founder and CEO of 3S Money, an international business payments company founded in 2018 with Eugene Dugaev and Andrei Dikouchine. A former BBC World Service journalist, he moved into finance before building a service for internationally operating businesses, drawing on his own difficulty opening a Dutch business account. His public commentary focuses on financial access, relationship management and reliable cross-border payments.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at 3S Money
- **Organizations:** 3S Money, BBC World Service, Business FM, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Ascent Europe Ltd, 3Sygma, 3S Capital Partners B.V., Relendex
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Sociology, mathematical methods in sociology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded 3S Money in 2018., Built a business serving international payment needs across more than 190 countries., 3S Money reports processing over €7 billion in client payments in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began work as a BBC reporter.
- **2005** — Lectured at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
- **2006** — Became a Business FM news anchor.
- **2008** — Identifies the financial crisis as the period when he decided to change career.
- **2009** — Became a director of Ascent Europe Ltd.
- **2010–2016** — Partner at financial consultancy and M&A boutique 3Sygma.
- **2016–2018** — Director at 3S Capital Partners B.V. and non-executive director at Relendex.
- **2016** — Experienced a four-month wait to obtain a Dutch business bank account.
- **2018** — Co-founded 3S Money with Eugene Dugaev and Andrei Dikouchine; appointed a director of 3S Money Club Limited on 2 July.
- **2026** — Announced a personal investment with Eugene Dugaev in Botswana VASP Express Minds.

## Achievements

- Co-founded 3S Money in 2018.
- Built a business serving international payment needs across more than 190 countries.
- 3S Money reports processing over €7 billion in client payments in 2025.
- 3S Money’s current company history lists more than 200 people and seven global offices.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discussed trust, payment reliability, compliance and business spending with Linas Beliūnas in a LinkedIn Live conversation summarised by 3S Money on 15 July.
- **2026-06** — 3S Money announced that Zhiznevsky and Eugene Dugaev invested personally in Express Minds in Botswana; the investment is separate from 3S Money’s regulated EMI activities.

## Links

- Website: https://3s.money/authors/ivan-zhiznevsky
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-zhiznevsky-a0074190/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivantheceo/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21