FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 22 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, CaixaBank, Nationwide and more.
Movers and Shakers
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SEC chair Gary Gensler to step down on 20 January
Gensler’s departure date coincides with US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Thunes hires Peter Cohen to lead compliance
Cohen’s resume includes roles at Triodos Bank, European Merchant Services, and Xplor Technologies.
UK paytech Cardstream names Gurinder Sumra as new CFO
Sumra previously spent over six years as CFO of Elavon’s European payment-acquiring division.
Trust Payments appoints Laurence Booth as new CEO
Booth has been interim CEO at Trust Payments since September 2024 and first joined the company in 2021.
Brian Harkin named new head of tech and innovation at Centrus
Harkin moves from London-based fintech Kynec, where he has been serving as CTO since 2022.
US presidential election: What’s next for US fintech under Trump?
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Simmons First National Corporation CEO Bob Fehlman to retire this year
George Makris Jr is returning as chairman and CEO of Simmons First National Corporation.
Jeremy Nicholds steps down as CEO of UK paytech Judopay
Judopay was acquired by Italian banking group Banca Sella’s open finance subsidiary, Fabrick, last year.
Embedded investment platform Seccl hires Prerna Goel as new COO
Goel brings over 20 years of experience in fintech and banking to Seccl.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2024 issue out now
Cover story: GOING GREEN – Why sustainable finance is vital.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Groov, Fundcraft, VibePay, and more
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Scottish paytech BR-DGE names Chun Ong as new COO
Ong moves from Dubai-based fintech Tarabut Gateway, where he was COO for under a year.
Alliant Credit Union names Ken Schaafsma as interim CEO as Dennis Devine departs
Schaafsma has served as Alliant Credit Union’s CRO for the past seven years.
Banking-Platform-as-a-Service provider Monument Technology makes senior tech and sales hires
The new CTO joins from SC Ventures, while the CCO comes directly from Mambu.
Netherlands-based Intersolve names Five Degrees co-founder Martijn Hohmann as provisional CEO
Hohmann takes the reins of the payment processor from managing director André Moen.
Ripjar names industry veteran Tom Obermaier as new CEO
Alongside its leadership change, Ripjar has also bagged a majority growth investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners.
Trustly names former Sinch exec Henrik Wallström as new CTO
Trustly appointed former Deliveroo exec Adam Miller as its new group CFO last month.
UK’s Recognise Bank lands £25m investment amid leadership transition
CEO Jean Murphy will step down after two years, succeeded by Nomo Fintech’s Simon Bateman.
Suzanne Rudnitzki named new Ixopay president and COO
Rudnitzki is credited with playing a key role in Ixopay’s April merger with TokenEx.
MoneyGram appoints former Walmart EVP Anthony Soohoo as new CEO
Soohoo succeeds Alex Holmes, who has served as CEO of MoneyGram for eight years.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Spotify reaffirms its work from anywhere rule for employees
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Triodos Bank’s UK CEO Bevis Watts to step down in 2025
Watts has worked at Triodos Bank for nearly 15 years across two separate tenures.
Alexandra MacMahon named new ING UK country manager
MacMahon has led Santander UK Corporate and Investment Bank since January 2023.
Interview with Seamus Smith, FIS Automated Finance, winner of PayTech Leadership – At the Helm award
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TransUnion appoints HSBC’s Madhusudan Kejriwal as new CEO for UK and Europe
Kejriwal will succeed Mark Horsey, who has acted as TransUnion’s interim regional CEO for the past year.
EquiLend names former ION head Rich Grossi as new CEO
Grossi has previously served as CEO of Openlink Financial and ION Corporates.
Pockit bolsters Monese acquisition with new board appointments
The fintech previously acquired mobile banking services provider Monese earlier this month.
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Augmentum Fintech appoints tech entrepreneur William Reeve as new chairman
Reeve’s 35-year career includes roles at IBM, NatWest, McKinsey, and Nutmeg.
Standard Chartered’s India and South Asia CEO Zarin Daruwala to retire
Standard Chartered says it will provide an update on Daruwala’s successor “in due course”.
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Toss Securities promotes Gyubin Kim to CEO
Kim succeeds Seungyeon Kim, who has served as CEO of Toss Securities since April last year.
FusionIQ hires Eric Noll as new CEO upon completion of “significant new fundraising round”
Erik Oros, Timothy Powers, and Scott Ganeles will join chairman Noll as FusionIQ’s new directors.
Spendesk’s CEO to step down, replaced by Jellysmack’s Axel Demazy
Outgoing CEO Rodolphe Ardant is shifting into an advisory role.
CellPoint Digital promotes Michael Sørensen to CTO
CellPoint Digital has also promoted Steven Osei, its global head of marketing communication, to CMO.
RTGS.global co-founder Nick Ogden resigns
Ogden’s departure comes shortly after the resignation of his fellow co-founder, Andrew Smith.
Former Deliveroo executive Adam Miller joins Swedish paytech Trustly as group CFO
Miller succeeds Jonas Palmquist, who has acted as Trustly’s group CFO since October last year.
