Ove Kreison

Ove Kreison is Co-Founder and Interim CEO at Tuum, a cloud-native core banking platform transforming financial services infrastructure across Europe. He combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision to help banks modernize legacy systems.
Ove studied at Tallinn University of Technology and began his IT career at Ernst & Young before becoming Head of Research and Development at Icefire, an Estonian software company acquired by Checkout.com in 2021.
In 2018, Ove won the Fintech Futures Banking Technology Award for Best Use of IT in Corporate Banking for a project with OP Bank in Finland. He has extensive experience developing future-looking services for Nordic banks and financial institutions.
Tuum raised $49.8M across 5 funding rounds, including a $27M Series B led by CommerzVentures and strategic investment from Citi Ventures. The company won Best of Show at FinovateEurope 2024 and serves clients including Banking Circle, LHV UK, and Veriff.
Tuum's API-first, modular platform enables banks to implement cloud migrations within months rather than years. The platform covers end-to-end banking processes including accounts, lending, payments, and cards, serving mid-tier financial institutions across Europe with expansion into DACH, Southern Europe, and the Middle East.