UK wealthtech Wealthify makes three senior appointments
Wealthify has announced the appointments of three women on its senior leadership team.
Movers and Shakers
FIS reportedly looking to cut thousands of jobs under new CEO
Bloomberg reports that the cuts to the workforce are expected to be staggered.
Pipe seeks veteran CEO amid leadership shake-up
Pipe’s three co-founders are all set to move into new positions at the firm.
Nationwide Building Society appoints new COO, Suresh Viswanathan
Nationwide says it is moving to “the next chapter in its digital ambitions” with Viswanathan’s appointment.
The Bank of London hires new group CTO and group CISO, Phil Knight
Knight will oversee the firm’s technology, IT operations and information security.
Corporate payments fintech Onbe hires new CTO, CFO to drive growth
Brent Coles joins as chief financial officer while Suresh Kumar is Onbe’s new chief technology officer.
UK challenger Tandem appoints new CFO and CRO to bolster its leadership team
David McCarthy has been named as the firm’s new CFO with Wahid Ali joining as CRO.
Credit card financial inclusion fintech Mercury hires Jason Whiting as CFO
Whiting will join Mercury Financial from Barclays where he served as head of strategy for the Americas.
Visa appoints Ryan McInerney as new CEO
From February 2023, current CEO Alfred Kelly will become executive chairman of the board.
Banque Saudi Fransi digital head Grant Niven departs
Niven was responsible for developing and executing the bank’s company-wide “digital vision”.
Delio appoints former BNY Mellon exec Paul Burleton as COO
At Delio, Burleton will help shape the fintech’s operating model as it looks to expand internationally.
Tech leadership change at US Bank
Jeff von Gillern, US Bank’s vice chair of technology and operations services, will retire next year.
Investment app Freetrade appoints Shahid Naveed as CTO
Naveed has 20+ years of experience in the tech space and joins from Auction Technology Group.
Divido appoints new chief product officer, Gareth Lloyd-Owen
Lloyd-Owen joins from home lending platform Roostify, where he was most recently VP of product.
Myles O’Grady named new CEO at Bank of Ireland
O’Grady succeeds Gavin Kelly, who was appointed as interim CEO in September this year.
Sohar International’s chief transformation officer Ewan MacLeod resigns
MacLeod joined the bank in February 2020 following a three-year stint at Nordea.
Trading and investment fintech Saxo appoints Simon Camilleri as COO
Camilleri brings “significant expertise and a wealth of front-office experience” to his new role.
Travel BNPL fintech Fly Now Pay Later hires Georgios Gionis as CPO
AT FNPL, Gionis will be tasked with expanding the product offering at the firm, building out its R&D arm.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 11 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology launches to support UK fintech
The CFIT will be chaired by Charlotte Crosswell, a former CEO of both Innovate Finance and Nasdaq NLX.
ACI Worldwide appoints interim CEO as Odilon Almeida departs
Thomas Warsop, former non-executive chair of ACI’s board of directors, has been named interim CEO.
Mangopay names Ronen Benchetrit as new CTO
Mangopay’s CEO says Benchetrit’s appointment will be “game changing” for the company’s growth.
DTCC hires new chief security officer, Nashira Spencer
Spencer most recently served as chief technology officer (CTO) at Anywhere Real Estate (formerly Realogy).
Low-code platform Genesis Global hires Tej Sidhu as CTO
Sidhu will be responsible for the firm’s tech strategy, leading more than 200 developers and technologists.
Lendtech Ezra appoints Erwan Gelebart as new CEO
Gelebart has spent the past 14 years working for digital financial services firms across Africa and Asia.
RMB Nigeria names Dalu Ajene as new CEO
In his new role, Ajene has been tasked with facilitating greater foreign capital flows.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 4 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Spendesk hires Richard Rosenberg as chief technology officer
Rosenberg will be tasked with leading Spendesk’s engineering team as the firm continues its European expansion.
Revolut India appoints Arjun Mehta as new CFO
Mehta will lead channel development, expense management and revenue planning for the company.
Solaris CEO to step down in 2023, Carsten Höltkemeyer set to take over
As CEO designate, Höltkemeyer will work alongside current CEO Roland Folz to “orchestrate a smooth transition”.
Swift appoints Max Mamondez as chief financial officer
Mamondez, who joins from the London Stock Exchange Group, will serve on Swift’s executive committee.
Hodge appoints Tim Thompson as new chief information officer
Thompson joins from Cumberland Building Society, where he served as head of technology.
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Coremont names Balaji Krishnamurthy as new CTO
Krishnamurthy most recently served as a managing director at JP Morgan Chase.
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Mexican B2B paytech Yaydoo acquires Oyster Financial
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will also see Oyster CEO Vilash Poovala become Yaydoo’s new CTO.
Nottingham Building Society hires first chief technology and transformation officer
Paul Howley joins from Yorkshire Building Society, where he was interim chief operating officer.
Target Group hires compliance veteran Kathy Griffin as chief risk officer
Griffin joins from UK challenger Monzo, where she held the position of director of compliance.
Global paytech GPS hires Kim Ohlrogge as chief product officer
Ohlrogge, who joins from Germany’s Nexi/Nets Group, has assumed the role with immediate effect.
Danske Bank UK appoints Martin Stewart as new board chair
Stewart will replace current chair Gerald Gregory, who will leave the bank after nine years on the board.
