Benjamin Nicoll
Building quietly. Shipping consistently.
I run the Uplinkd Group. I've spent a long time working across many corners of technology - from small businesses finding their feet, through to Tier 1 enterprise navigating complex change.
These days I focus only on the projects I am genuinely invested in - work that can quietly drive meaningful change at scale.
This site is mostly for me. A quiet place to keep track of what I'm working on, what I've shipped and the occasional thought worth writing down.
A short history
A highlights reel rather than a full account - there has been plenty more along the way than I could ever list here.
- Uplinkd Group - building agentic AI and scalable blockchain data integrations.
- ExeQuantum - deploying quantum-resistant cryptography and enhancing corporate compliance posture.
- Helping business owners transition and transform - from paper to digital to thoughtful automation.
- Quiet research work across deep data intelligence and cybersecurity.
- IDP (IELTS), ASX Top 150 - global payments and executive risk advisory. Strategy, Payments, Fraud, Disputes Rates. Pricing and Automation at scale across 72+ countries.
- Victorian Government specialist API team transformation. Define API standards, departmental migrations and initial infrastructure uplift programme.
- eBay / Braintree / PayPal - led APAC solutions and payment integrations for large enterprise and some wonderfully innovative merchants.
- Bookkeeping fintech startup (acq.) - Automating data entry, tagging and reconciliation via Patented OCR technology.
- Developed a HR SaaS platform to help digital agencies find developer talent with less friction.
- Cricket Australia Exec Team - Ground up rebuilding of digital systems, web assets, commerce entities, UX and fan engagement platforms.
- Founded and grew a digital commerce agency - acquired in 2010.
- Founded and grew a digital media and publishing agency - acquired in 2008.
- Sales, Marketing and Solutions for data and intelligence software at Infor.
- Head of Technology at one of APAC's most well-regarded PR agencies.
- Helped develop network node infrastructure for global micro-transactions inside a startup incubator that was, in hindsight, well ahead of its time.
Want to get in touch? hello@uplinkd.com.