Axos Financial, Inc. announced the election of Sara Wardell-Smith as an independent director of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective December 1, 2023. Ms. Wardell-Smith has extensive experience in wholesale banking, global payments, fintech partnerships and board service. Ms. Wardell-Smith is the former head of Visa?s commercial business across North America overseeing product, partnerships, sales and platforms. While at Visa, she led financial institution initiatives that modernized beyond cards into real-time payments, cross-border payments, and new payment flows.

Prior to Visa, Ms. Wardell-Smith was an Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo and served on the Management Committee. Ms. Wardell-Smith has served on several boards, including the U.S. board of Revolut, one of the world?s largest and fastest-growing fintech companies and challenger banks, and the CLS Group, which operates the world?s largest multi-currency cash settlement system designed for financial institutions.