Intelligent payments that help your business thrive
We're focused on building the payments stack and financial management tools that fuel growing gaming businesses and do right by their customers. Let's do better together!
Our story
Vivamo was born from necessity. As social gaming publishers at Ruby Play Network, we faced significant challenges operating in a high-risk ecosystem, hamstrung by the lack of modern payment and financial tools that companies in other industries take for granted. After years of navigating US payment processing complexities, we couldn't find an optimal solution. So, we decided to create one – and Vivamo came to life.
We're building a best-of-breed payments orchestration platform that superchargers net gaming revenues and ensures business continuity for igaming companies.
Our initial focus is on sweepstakes social games. We strive to become an indispensable payments partner to social game operators – guiding them through every nuance and complexity. Our platform supports various popular payment methods, enables cost-effective processing, slashes declines and chargebacks, and ensures accurate transaction reconciliation. This comprehensive approach allows our clients to effectively track revenue throughout the payment lifecycle, streamline operations, and concentrate on growth.
Vivamo is headquartered in Christchurch, with team members throughout New Zealand and in the US.
Our guiding principles
Customer-centric innovation
We innovate with our customers' needs at the forefront. By focusing on providing meaningful solutions, we continuously strive to improve and adapt to deliver the best possible experience.
Be the change
We lead by example, fostering a culture of innovation and integrity. Our technology empowers players and operators alike, driving positive change in the gaming industry. By prioritizing trust, transparency and kindness, we create a ripple effect of positive impact.
Quality over quantity
We prioritize excellence in everything we do. Our commitment is to deliver high-quality solutions that truly add value to our customers, ensuring that every product and service we offer meets the highest standards.
Sustainable growth
We believe in growing responsibly, ensuring that our success is built on a strong foundation of ethical practices and long-term thinking. Our aim is to create lasting value for our customers, employees, and the broader community.
Our Leadership Team
Vivamo is powered by a team of digital entertainment, payments, and gaming industry insiders.
Maria Johnston
Maria is a visionary leader driven by a passion for innovation and sustainable growth in the tech industry. She co-founded Vivamo after experiencing the need for a reliable and modern payments technology as the CEO of Ruby Play Network, a publisher of multimillion dollar social games and technology platform provider. Under her leadership, the company's gaming revenue grew over 300% in just 24 months. Maria's experience spans product development and technology commercialization across private and public sectors including business advisory at Callaghan Innovation, and founding and scaling New Zealand’s first cellular, GPS-enabled medical alarm system, Clevercare.
Ben Dellaca
Ben is an experienced business leader in the field of digital engagement and retention. He is the co-founder and current CEO of Gaming Rewards Group Limited, which is the parent company of Ruby Play Network - a social gaming platform with "do no harm" ethos. He has also built companies like Battlelink, Stickmen Studios, and CerebralFix, and overseen the development of digital engagement products for BBC Worldwide, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate, and others. Additionally, Ben regularly consults in the Healthcare, Education, and Casino industries.
Jenna Wyer
Jenna is a seasoned Fintech executive and payments strategist. As a General Manager, she led Thunes through its North and South Americas expansion. Prior to that, Jenna was instrumental in building and scaling Lemon, Spreedly, and Recurly, ushering them through highly lucrative acquisitions. She started her Fintech career as a founding team member at Braintree, fueling the company's meteoric growth which resulted in its $800m acquisition by PayPal.