Former Man Group CEO Lord Stanley Fink joins Curve as new board chair
UK-based digital wallet fintech Curve has appointed Lord Stanley Fink as chair of its group board.
Curve names Lord Stanley Fink as new group board chair
Lord Fink, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords since 2011, currently serves on the boards of several fintechs and wealth management firms, including Bud, eToro and Hay Hill Wealth Management, and has previously held leadership positions at financial heavyweights Citibank, Marex Spectron and Man Group, where he served as CEO.
He is currently a Curve shareholder and says he now plans to “support the company through its next, very significant period of growth” as group chair.
Curve predicts that this growth will align with the projected doubling of digital wallet usage in the UK over the next three years, citing Worldpay figures published in March, which may be further fuelled by Apple’s July decision to open up access to ‘tap and go’ technology on iPhones to other digital wallets.
The fintech adds that Lord Fink’s experience will help the company to “broaden its horizons” and “explore new markets” beyond the 32 European markets it currently serves.
Founded in 2015 by CEO Shachar Bialick, Curve operates a digital wallet which combines multiple payment cards into one smart card. Backed by the likes of Outward VC, Cercano Management and IDC Ventures, the company most recently secured £58 million in funding through a Series C equity extension in 2023.
