Billionaire Tom Greenwood, founder of Volt and CEO of Velocity, has faced a very serious ordeal in Greece in recent hours following a road accident.

According to reports, Tom Greenwood was vacationing in Mykonos. Yesterday at noon, while driving a quad bike, he was involved in a serious accident. He survived but suffered multiple fractures from the waist down. He was immediately taken to the Mykonos Health Center where, while being treated by doctors, he also suffered a heart attack. This incident was also described on Thursday morning by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, without naming him.

The woman who was with him initiated the procedures for his private insurance to collect him, and a helicopter was dispatched to Mykonos. However, once the medical staff on board saw him intubated and were informed of his critical condition, they refused to take him, stating that his situation was too serious for air transfer and that the chances of survival were minimal.

Ultimately, an air transfer was organized by EKAB (the National Emergency Aid Center), which transported him to Nikaia General State Hospital. There, he underwent hours of surgery until 2:00 a.m. According to medical sources, his condition was stabilized, but he remains in very serious condition in the ICU.

Who is Tom Greenwood
Tom Greenwood is the founder and CEO of Volt, a rapidly growing European fintech company specializing in instant payments and real-time banking transactions.

Headquartered in London, Volt was founded in 2019 and in just a few years has become one of the leading providers of open banking services in Europe.

Greenwood is considered one of the most prominent figures in digital banking, contributing to the development of solutions that are transforming the way businesses and consumers carry out transactions.

The case described by Adonis Georgiadis
The Health Minister, Adonis Georgiadis, described the case of the 50-year-old—without naming him—while speaking on SKAI television on Thursday morning.

As he said on SKAI: “The billionaire arrived as a polytrauma patient, they stabilized him at the Health Center, and the transfer procedure began. His associates said he had private insurance, ‘a helicopter with our doctors will come.’ The doctors arrived with the private helicopter but refused to take him, saying, ‘this man will die.’”

He further revealed: “During the flight [with EKAB], they had to resuscitate him twice.”

Finally, he added: “I spoke with his son in London, and he told me he was deeply impressed by the care his father received from the doctors of the Greek National Health System (ESY).”