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Aurora Payments Appoints Dominic Litten as Chief Commercial Officer

Leadership appointment positions Aurora to further scale commercial operations and deepen partner and customer value

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurora Payments, a full-service payment technology provider, today announced the appointment of Dominic Litten as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Litten will lead the company’s commercial strategy, overseeing sales, partnerships, and marketing to expand Aurora’s reach and accelerate growth across key verticals.

Litten joined Aurora in February 2025 and has quickly played a central role in strengthening go-to-market execution, advancing Aurora’s ISV and embedded commerce strategy, and aligning commercial operations with the company’s product-led growth model.

“Dominic has been instrumental in Aurora’s evolution this year,” said Derek Dean, Chief Executive Officer of Aurora Payments. “His experience building high-performing teams, forging strategic partnerships, and driving payments adoption uniquely position him to lead our commercial organization into its next phase of growth as we continue scaling as a modern, product-led fintech platform.”

Prior to Aurora, Litten held senior leadership roles at EverCommerce, where he oversaw marketing, third-party partnerships, and payments activation. There, he drove growth initiatives across multiple vertical SaaS and MarTech platforms, developing deep expertise in partner ecosystems and merchant enablement. He brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in digital marketing, demand generation, SaaS, and financial services, with a proven track record of accelerating revenue and expanding market presence.

“Aurora has established itself as a leader with a strong culture, innovative products, and a growing partner ecosystem,” said Dominic Litten. “I’m excited to build on this foundation by deepening customer relationships and driving the next phase of commercial growth for both merchants and ISVs.”

This key appointment underscores Aurora’s continued investment in executive leadership, following the addition of Avin Arumugam as Chief Product and Technology Officer in April and Ryan Cross as Chief Financial Officer in July.

About Aurora Payments

Aurora Payments is a full-service payments provider delivering the financial infrastructure that powers embedded commerce for small and medium-sized businesses and the software platforms that serve them. Aurora’s platform combines payments, instant settlement, capital access, and risk management tools into a single, ready-to-use solution. Supporting more than 27,000 merchants and $12 billion in annual processing volume, Aurora is headquartered in Tempe, Ariz. and backed by Corsair, a leading private equity firm focused on payments, software, and financial services.

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Mallory Halley
Sr. Director, Marketing
(614) 450-0421
Mallory.Halley@risewithaurora.com

Aurora Payments

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Headquarters: Tempe, Ariz.
CEO: Derek Dean
Employees: 200
Organization: PRI

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Contacts

Media Contacts:
Mallory Halley
Sr. Director, Marketing
(614) 450-0421
Mallory.Halley@risewithaurora.com

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