Secure Trust Bank’s head of payments and cards to step down
Chris Higham is preparing to step down as head of payments and cards for Secure Trust Bank, a publicly listed retail bank based in the UK, before the end of the year.
Chris Higham leaves Secure Trust Bank
Having first assumed the position in May 2021, Higham says that “the time is coming very shortly to move on” via a LinkedIn post announcing his departure.
Higham’s statement highlights his experience in “building and leading my own payments function” for Secure Trust Bank, which operates a retail savings business alongside a commercial lending function specialising in motor, real estate and business financing.
“I’ve enjoyed the complexity of making payments work for such a varied organisation, building on my previous experience of PSD2 implementation and direct payment scheme entry,” Higham’s statement continues.
Here he references his previous standing at Virgin Money, where he worked for over six years across various leadership roles, including head of open banking and head of payments strategy and change.
Moving forward, Higham’s statement confirms that he is “now actively looking for my next opportunity to help with Payments, Open Banking and working through the complexity of how financial institutions embrace the opportunities (and manage the change) that these technologies and the wider fintech ecosystem bring either in an industry or consulting role”.
He tells FinTech Futures that he has secured “some great connections” and is “excited to find my next role in this fascinating sector”, although does not disclose exactly where his next steps will take him.
