MTN hires Hermann Tischendorf as CTIO for digital and fintech
Tischendorf joins from 4Finance Group, where he served as CTO.
Movers and Shakers
Curve appoints new CTO, Eric Molitor
Molitor replaces Matt Collinge, who left Curve after almost four years.
Paytech Recharge.com hires David Lindheimer as CPTO
The appointment will bolster the paytech’s global expansion plans, CEO says.
APIs, open banking and the changing face of financial services
The pandemic played a substantial role in boosting the adoption of open banking and APIs.
Novi chief and co-creator of Diem David Marcus to leave Meta
Marcus is stepping down to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities after seven years at the firm.
AMP appoints new CTO, Felicia Trewin
Felicia Trewin will start her tenure in March 2022 and join AMP’s executive committee.
Shinhan Bank readies stablecoin remittance PoC on Hedera network
This is the latest in a number of distributed ledger innovations by the South Korean bank.
Wise to add 1,000 staff across the globe in 2022
The recruitment drive would take its total headcount to 4,000.
ING CIO Annerie Vreugdenhil leaves to join ABN Amro
Vreugdenhil is leaving after almost two decades with ING.
CIBC recruits Danske Bank’s Søren Rode Jain Andreasen for digital leadership role
Andreasen’s departure follows 15 years at the Danish bank.
Olivier Vigneron to become Deutsche Bank’s group CRO
Vigneron is rejoining the bank, moving from Natixis, and will take up the role from next June.
Black-owned Adelphi Bank files for licence in the US
The new bank is intended to provide African Americans with better access to financial services.
Social investing app Shares hires former Revolut product lead as CPO
Harjas Singh will be based in the company’s London office.
ING’s Evelien Witlox recruited to head ECB’s digital euro project
Witlox will analyse pros and cons of a digital euro to reside with cash.
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Barclays shuffles executive team as new group CEO settles into role
C.S. Venkatakrishnan stepped into the top job following the departure of former chief Jes Staley.
Appway hires Mark Holenstein as new chief operating officer
Onboarding and customer management firm picks up new C-suite hire.
Russian neobank Tinkoff appoints ex-Morgan Stanley exec as co-CEO
Pavel Fedorov joins Oliver Hughes from the company’s board of directors.
Zopa hires former Monzo executive Robinson as new chief risk officer
Robinson spent two years with Monzo, and 15 years at Capital One.
Lloyds hires former HSBC man Boteju as new group chief data officer
Boteju says he is “super motivated” by his new employer’s message about building back.
Metro Bank director of technology departs after less than two years
Sailesh Panchal announced his departure on social media.
Westpac chief platform exec Meindl leaves as 10x BaaS project nears completion
Meindl says he plans to relocate to Asia, and calls the 10x project the “pinnacle” of his career.
Standard Chartered nabs ING COO Louwhoff as new group CTO
Roel Louwhoff joins up with StanChart in Singapore after seven years at ING.
PayTech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
Nominations close 11 March 2022, with winners revealed at a ceremony on 1 July 2022.
Joshua Barraclough moves from JP Morgan to crypto trading platform Bitpanda
The new recruit takes the CEO role at Bitpanda’s crypto exchange, Bitpanda Pro.
Revolut hires new Mexico CEO as US exec announces departure
Ronald Oliveira is expected to leave the fintech, while Juan Miguel Guerra joins.
RTGS.global hires Mike Koss as new cybersecurity head
Koss joins from investment firm Rathbone Brothers.
Pedro Sousa Cardoso returns to Emirates NBD as new chief digital officer
Cardoso joins from Standard Chartered, where he worked as a senior managing director.
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Monese appoints Revolut and JP Morgan veterans to leadership roles
Steve Tryner joins as CFO and fintech veteran Stephen Chang joins as VP of operations.
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HSBC hires Google veteran to lead commercial banking platforms
Aman Narain joins the banking giant after four years at Google and helping to launch Google Pay in Singapore.
Coventry Building Society seeks first chief data officer
The savings and mortgage lender has more than 2,700 employees and 1.8 million members.
Aspiring neobank Vergo aims to serve US architecture SMEs
Vergo will be a vertical neobank for the US construction and interior design industry.
Nationwide searches for new chief executive as Garner steps down
The building society is looking internally for new candidates.
PrimaryBid names City veteran Donald Brydon as first chair
Brydon will step down as chairman of financial software company Sage on 30 September.
Marcus chairman Harit Talwar set to retire in October
Talwar leaves his role after six years and the launch of his consumer project.
Challenger bank Mox appoints former ING exec Barbaros Uygun as CEO
Current CEO Deniz Güven will step down with effect from 27 September.
Exclusive: Santander’s PagoNxt to discontinue PagoFX app to refocus on trade services
Users will no longer be able to use the service to send payments after 30 November.
