ComplyAdvantage appoints ex-WorldRemit head as CTO
Mark Watson brings over 26 years of tech experience into his new role as CTO.
Movers and Shakers
Santander appoints Pierre Habis to lead digital transformation in US
Santander Bank N.A. has appointed Pierre Habis as the new chief consumer and digital transformation officer.
Ohio’s KeyBank appoints new tech executive
Navarro previously worked in a similar role at TD Bank.
Pagaya appoints former Barclays UK CEO as president
Ashok Vaswani, Pagaya’s new president, is a Barclays and Citibank veteran.
UK paytech GPS appoints Jill Docherty as director of global partnerships
Docherty will sit on GPS’ global executive committee overseeing all GPS ecosystem partners.
Stephen Lancaster appointed CEO at GB Bank
Lancaster will be responsible for leading GB Bank as it gears up for launch in Q3 2022.
Dutch fintech Mollie hires Koen Köppen as new CTO to boost tech innovation
Prior to Mollie, Köppen spent over a decade at Klarna.
FinTech Australia’s CEO Andrew Porter steps down after four months
Rehan D’Almeida will replace Porter through his promotion to the role of general manager.
Former Mastercard EVP Kush Saxena appointed as new CEO of PagoNxt Merchant Solutions
Kush Saxena will step into his new role in mid-June.
US-based Payoneer appoints John Caplan as co-CEO
Founded in 2005, Payoneer enables “borderless payments and growth” for digital businesses.
KAF Investment Bank appoints Rafiza Ghazali to lead its upcoming digital bank
Ghazali is currently group CEO of Cradle Fund and has previously worked at RHB Investment Bank.
BNPL giant Klarna to cut 10% of workforce amid “tumultuous year”
Klarna CEO says he remains “relentlessly optimistic” about the firm’s future.
Solarisbank appoints new CIO, CTO dual leadership team as firm scales
Solarisbank says the close-knit dual leadership will “master the challenges of a growing tech organisation”.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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KPMG UK hires Crypto UK exec to bolster digital asset services
KPMG UK says the hires will allow it to offer clients “additional high calibre expertise”.
UK challenger Atom hires Andy Sturrock as CTO
Atom Bank’s new CTO wants to take the bank’s technology “to the next level”.
Finbourne Technology hires Robert Byrne as CTO
The appointment follows the company’s recent expansion into North America and APAC.
MPOWER Financing hires Wall Street exec as new head of capital markets
Zaki will lead strategic partnerships for the fintech firm as part of his new role.
Airwallex hires Pranav Sood to head up EMEA operations
Sood joins from GoCardless, where he was most recently vice president of small business.
UAE neobank Wio hires Salem Al Nuaimi as chair and Jayesh Patel as CEO
The hires at Wio follow the digital bank’s licence approval by the Central Bank of the UAE.
Aussie B2B BNPL fintech BizPay cuts 30% of workforce due to “challenging market” for fintechs
BizPay is undergoing an “operational transformation”, which has seen a number of processes automated.
Deloitte hires Bob Savino to offer new BaaS solution for financial institutions
Savino will head up a fintech start-up team as the consultancy looks to bring a new BaaS solution to market.
Paytech GoCardless hires former Mastercard exec Paul Stoddart as president
In his new role at GoCardless, Stoddart will oversee the strategy, sales, product, marketing and customer teams.
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Malcolm Leach joins SME financing marketplace Funding Options as CTO
The appointment comes after the firm experienced its strongest quarter since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Robinhood announces layoffs, sheds 9% of full-time workforce
CEO Vlad Tenev cites duplicate roles and job functions and “more layers and complexity than are optimal”.
Tom Hamilton joins investment fintech Bite as new chief information officer
Hamilton has more than 20 years worth of experience in senior leadership and information technology roles.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 22 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
SH Payments hires Irmantas Kamienas as new CEO to drive European expansion
Kamienas joins from financial group SEB and will be tasked with expanding the company’s European footprint.
Business financing platform Muse Finance hires Tarek AbdelKader as CTO
The tech veteran has previously worked at firms including The Co-Operative Bank and Think Money Group.
Stripe appoints Microsoft’s James Phillips as new president of financial services
James Phillips joins Stripe after a decade at Microsoft.
The Bank of London hires new deputy CEO for the UK
Tom Wood will also join the firm’s UK Bank Board, reporting to group chief executive and founder Anthony Watson.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Paysafe appoints former FIS president as new CEO
Bruce Lowthers succeeds Philip McHugh, who is stepping down after three years in the role.
Bank of England’s fintech chief Varun Paul leaves for digital asset platform Fireblocks
Paul has been at the central bank for 16 years and spent just over a year as head of the fintech hub.
Stripe-backed one-click checkout fintech Fast folds
Fast CEO Domm Holland says: “Sometimes trailblazers don’t make it all the way to the mountain top.”
Kevin Guy joins UK challenger MoneeMint as COO
Guy has 36 years’ worth of experience across banking and financial services.
Mike Regnier takes the reins as new Santander UK CEO
Regnier joins Santander from Yorkshire Building Society, where he was CEO since 2017.
