Building the world's most loved payments company.

Nic Beique is the Founder and CEO of Helcim, driven by a simple yet audacious mission: to build the world’s most loved payments company. A self-taught programmer who started building websites at just 15 years old, Nic quickly noticed a glaring problem facing everyday business owners—navigating an opaque payment processing industry filled with hidden fees, rigid contracts, and robotic customer service. He launched Helcim to turn that norm on its head. By prioritizing radical transparency, affordable pricing, and a genuinely human touch, Nic has spent his career transforming how merchants across North America get paid.

Under his leadership, Helcim evolved from a scrappy, bootstrapped startup in Calgary into a major platform processing billions of dollars for merchants everywhere. As a technical founder who still codes every day, Nic remains fiercely dedicated to hands-on product excellence and cultivating a supportive, values-driven team culture.

Marjorie Junio-Read is the Chief Financial Officer at Helcim. As CFO, she manages the financial operations at Helcim to ensure prudent fiscal management of company finances and strategic planning for future growth.

Before joining Helcim, Marjorie gained over 10 years of experience with a multinational public company, including corporate finance, cash management, budgeting, accounting, and controls. She holds a degree in finance from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) ®Charterholder. Marjorie was recognized for her impact in the payments industry with the 2020 Women in Payments Inspiration Award and was also recognized as one of the Peak's 2022 Emerging Leaders.

Brett Popkey is the Chief Technology Officer at Helcim, responsible for Helcim's technology and development vision, including the scaling needs of the company's development, infrastructure, and security.

He has been a long-standing member of Helcim's Development Team. In addition to creating the foundation for how Helcim builds its user interface and development framework. Brett was instrumental in the development of Helcim's ecommerce, billing, and authentication systems. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and an IT diploma with a major in Software Development.

Miranda Russell is the Vice President of Operations at Helcim, where she oversees the intersection of regulatory compliance, supply chain logistics, and organizational scale. Joining Helcim during its early phases, she previously served as Chief of Staff to the CEO for four years, managing cross-functional initiatives and high-level corporate strategy.

With a Bachelor of Management in Marketing and five years of experience in the multinational oil and gas sector, Miranda specializes in navigating complex, highly regulated systems. Her current portfolio includes supply chain, special projects, legal and compliance, and people and culture. She works directly with fraud, risk, and product teams to integrate evolving card brand rules into operational workflows.

Seamus is the VP of Product at Helcim, a payments company that delivers an easier, smarter, and more affordable payment experience with a human touch. He thrives on digging into the challenges that businesses are facing and finding ways to utilize technology to reduce costs, time and frustration for users.

As VP of Product at Helcim, Seamus is responsible for leading the product organization to deliver first-in-class payment experiences to business owners across Canada and the US.

Prior to joining Helcim, Seamus led product efforts at Neo Financial and InEight. He was named one of the Peak's 2024 Emerging Leaders for his contributions to building scalable products that support high growth startups in Canada.