Kurt Schmid has been responsible for the Digital Payment Division of Netcetera since the beginning of 2017. This resulted from the takeover of Nexperts GmbH, an Austrian mobile payment and NFC specialist founded by Kurt Schmid, who was CEO. Previously, he was the CEO of Omnikey and Ultimaco Safeware, and has been active in the fields of smartcards and security in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for over 25 years. Kurt Schmid studied Business and Management Computer Science at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, and spends his rare free time in his house and garden.