Open banking fintech Tarabut Gateway appoints new VP of engineering
Derek Lakin has more than 20 years’ worth of experience in the software industry.
Movers and Shakers
Paytech Highline names Rebecca Mowat director of partnerships
Mowat brings over 20 years’ worth of experience in international trade and business to Highline, the firm says.
Valor PayTech hires Riaz Ladha and Eric Kirk to lead new business unit
Valor CEO Eric Bernstein says the pair will help the firm build new partnerships.
Marqeta appoints Simon Khalaf as new CEO
Khalaf joined in June as chief product officer and will replace founder, chair and current CEO Jason Gardner.
Departing Coinbase CPO Surojit Chatterjee reportedly made $115m at firm
Chatterjee joined Coinbase in 2020 on a five-year contract but is leaving due to family illness and bereavement.
German challenger N26 names Arnd Schwierholz as CFO
Schwierholz, who will assume the role of CFO on 1 February 2023, replaces Jan Kemper.
Copper.co names former UK chancellor Lord Hammond as chair
Lord Hammond has provided “strategic advice” to the firm as a senior advisor since October 2021.
UK personal finance app HyperJar appoints Rob Rooney as CEO
Prior to HyperJar, Rooney spent 32 years at Morgan Stanley, including as CEO of Morgan Stanley International.
US fintech Marygold & Co names Timothy Rooney as new president
Rooney will be tasked with ensuring the successful launch of the firm’s new financial services app.
Wealthtech start-up Nucoro reshapes its business
“Last year, we decided to reshape the business to be in line with our new strategic imperative,” says CEO.
Dutch paytech Mollie promotes CTO Koen Köppen to CEO
Köppen was hired as Mollie’s CTO last year from Klarna.
Kueski names ex-Stripe exec Fausto Ibarra as chief product officer
Ibarra brings over 20 years of experience, most recently serving as Stripe’s head of product for Latin America.
PayTech Awards call for nominations
The PayTech Awards 2023 will take place on 30 June at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
The BaaS Association names first CEO, Bill Briggs
Founded last year, the association says it represents over 80% of current BaaS sponsor banks in the US.
Australian banking tech provider Sandstone appoints CTO
Anthony McKew has over 35 years of experience within banking and retail technology.
Freedom Finance names Richard Parfitt head of data science
Parfitt will be tasked with leading Freedom Finance’s data products initiative.
OBIE names Marion King as new chair and trustee
King will succeed Charlotte Crosswell, the current chair and trustee, who will step down on 31 January.
US fintech nCino appoints Greg Orenstein as new CFO
Orenstein joined nCino in 2015 and most recently served as chief corporate development and strategy officer.
Wealthtech start-up Equipped appoints Edward Green as CEO
Equipped is a UK-based provider of analytics solutions for alternative asset management firms.
Capital markets fintech PrimaryBid names Fiona Richards as COO
Fiona Richards joins PrimaryBid from Rowan Dartington, the discretionary investment arm of St. James’s Place.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Data automation platform Xceptor names Michiel Verhoeven as new CEO
Verhoeven, currently managing director of SAP UK and Ireland, will assume the role on 3 April 2023.
US fintech Arcus Partners appoints new CTO, Saurabh Bhole
Bhole will be tasked with leading the further development of the company’s Finity360 product suite.
Payoneer names former Webster Bank exec Bea Ordonez as next CFO
Ordonez will assume the role of CFO once current CFO Michael Levine steps down in March.
The Nottingham names Gareth Hagger-Johnson as its first director of data strategy
Hagger-Johnson will be tasked with developing a new data and insights framework for the firm.
Clearco lays off 30% of workforce, CEO Michele Romanow resigns
Romanow will reportedly transition to the role of executive co-chair and remain on the company’s board.
Chief strategy and digital officer of Banque Saudi Fransi departs
He describes his tenure at BSF as an “amazing four years” in a LinkedIn post about his departure.
ClearBank names new CFO, Mark Fairless
Fairless joins ClearBank from savings and investment firm M&G.
Callsign’s chief commercial and strategy officer Amir Nooriala leaves
Nooriala says he is “taking a step back from day-to-day operational roles in tech start-up land”.
Cognizant names former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as new CEO
Kumar succeeds Brian Humphries, who will remain at the firm until 15 March to facilitate a “smooth transition”.
Temenos in leadership shake-up as CEO and chairman step down
Under the new leadership, Temenos says it will focus on SaaS opportunities, including in the US.
Aussie paytech Till Payments cuts 120 staff
AFR reports the firm has also appointed three new board members and plans to go public.
Wall Street heavyweights BlackRock and Goldman Sachs cut jobs
The cuts amount to around 6.5% of the total staff headcount at Goldman and less than 3% at BlackRock.
Tide names Meta’s Vinay Ramani as new chief product officer
Ramani says he is joining Tide at a “critical juncture in its plans to globalise”.
PayQuicker appoints Nazuk Jain to lead product development
Jain will build out the firm’s product team and manage its expanding product roadmap.
UK specialist lender Connect makes new senior hires for “ambitious growth”
Founder and CEO Liz Syms says the new hires will help deliver on Connect’s “ambitious plans”.
Allied Payment Network appoints Kathi Klawitter as COO
Kathi Klawitter joins Allied Payment Network from banking and payments tech heavyweight Fiserv.
PayTech Awards 2023 now open for nominations
PayTech Awards are open to banks, financial institutions, paytech software & services providers worldwide.
Ex-Nordea exec Erik Zingmark joins Loomis Pay as CEO
Zingmark joins Loomis Pay from Nordea, where he worked for over eight years in various roles.
The Nottingham appoints Anthony Murphy as CFO
Murphy will join NBS in March, leading the firm’s finance team and tasked with driving its strategic growth.
