# Peter Hazlehurst

> Peter Hazlehurst is the Australian entrepreneur and payments executive who co-founded Synctera in 2020. After moving to the United States in 1993 to help build the Phoenix core banking system, he held leadership roles at Yodlee, Nokia, Google, Postmates and Uber. His work at Synctera connects banks with companies building financial products, with an emphasis on compliance and ongoing operations.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Synctera
- **Organizations:** Synctera, Uber, Google, Postmates, Yodlee, Nokia, SignalFire, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** MBA, University of Maryland, Law studies; completed first year, degree not completed, Australian National University
- **Known for:** Helped build the Phoenix core banking system used by community banks., Worked on the Google Wallet team and tap-to-pay experiences., Led Uber Money and its financial services work for the Uber ecosystem.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1993** — Worked for Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services and taught himself programming.
- **1993** — Moved from Australia to the United States to help build Phoenix core banking software.
- **Dates not established** — Held product leadership roles at Nokia and Yodlee, including chief product officer at Yodlee.
- **2012-2014** — Period he highlighted in his account of working on Google Wallet and tap-to-pay.
- **Dates not established** — Served as chief operating officer at Postmates.
- **2018-2020** — Led Uber Money; departed Uber in June 2020.
- **2020** — Co-founded Synctera with Kris Hansen and Dominik Weisserth; publicly launched in December.
- **2026** — Announced the Cable acquisition and the Synctera Labs waitlist.

## Achievements

- Helped build the Phoenix core banking system used by community banks.
- Worked on the Google Wallet team and tap-to-pay experiences.
- Led Uber Money and its financial services work for the Uber ecosystem.
- Co-founded Synctera, connecting banks with fintech builders.
- Led Synctera through its April 2026 acquisition of Cable.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced the Synctera Labs waitlist on October 19, with the full program planned for February 2027.
- **2026-04** — Announced that Synctera acquired compliance control testing company Cable, which would remain a standalone offering.
- **2026-03** — Published a six-year retrospective explaining Synctera’s original compliance focus and former name, Entangle.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synctera.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phazlehurst/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/phazlehurst

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Last updated: 2026-10-26