Steve Cook, Chief Technology Officer at Form3 since its inception in 2016, is transitioning from his role after nine years to become a strategic advisor for the UK-based paytech, effective September 2, 2025.

Cook co-founded Form3 with executive chair Michael Mueller and CEO Mike Walters in 2016. Under his technology leadership, Form3 has become a significant player in the UK’s real-time payment sector, currently processing more than one-third of all real-time account-to-account payments in the country. The company has also expanded its operations beyond the UK, establishing a presence in Europe and, since 2022, the United States.

In a statement on LinkedIn, Cook commented on his departure, stating, “Over the past nine years, I’ve had the opportunity to build an amazing business and technology organisation at Form3.” He added, “It feels like the right time to look to the future. As a result, I’m stepping into a new role as strategic advisor to focus on how Form3 can use the platform, technology and skills that we’ve built over the last nine years to help solve these problems for our customers and the wider industry.”