Valley Bank CIO Stuart Cook leaves to join start-up True Digital Network as CEO
Cook previously served as chief innovation officer at Valley National Bank for 11 months.
Movers and Shakers
Denmark’s Mazepay taps ex-Mastercard exec Kevin Stanton to lead US drive
Stanton previously spent the best part of two decades in senior roles at Mastercard.
HSBC appoints CEO and COO for new embedded finance JV
HSBC executives Vinay Mendonca and Shehan Silva have been appointed as CEO and COO of the new JV, respectively.
Jack Henry’s president of bank solutions, Stacey Zengel, to retire in 2024
A longstanding company executive, Zengel has worked with Jack Henry for the last 24 years.
FinTech Australia shakes up board with four new appointments
Simone Joyce will remain as chair through 2024 and will hand over her post to another board member sometime next year.
Swedish lender Froda hires former Klarna director Roger Forsberg as CTO
Forsberg is expected to form and execute a strategy for Froda’s loan products and embedded finance operations.
Marqeta SVP and managing director Jeff Parker steps down
Marqeta hired Parker in September 2022 to build out its international go-to-market and operational functions.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 24 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Fexco hires ex-JP Morgan Payments director Sara Savidge as CEO of corporate payments
Savidge previously served in several high profile roles at JP Morgan Payments, most recently as managing director.
Crypto payments firm BCB Group names Oliver Tonkin as new CEO
Tonkin co-founded the firm with Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, who he will succeed as CEO.
Checkout.com appoints Mariano Albera as new chief technology officer
Albera has been with Checkout.com for the last three years, serving as senior vice president of engineering.
US fintech Brex names Karandeep Anand as its first president
Anand first joined Brex in January 2022 as chief product officer.
US digital bank Green Dot appoints SVP Dave Harden as new CTO
Harden has served as the bank’s SVP of product development since February 2022.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Regulators approve ex-UK cabinet minister Gavin Williamson’s appointment to Lanistar advisory board
Williamson is expected to be paid in the company’s shares, and will meet its executive committee once a month.
Q2 Holdings announces leadership changes with new senior hires
Himagiri Mukkamala joins as CDO, Beth-Anne Bygum as CISO and Blair Williams as CRO.
MDT appoints Dan Schneider as CPO and Greg Lanigan as CIO in C-suite shake-up
Tracie Loudermilk has also been appointed to the role of vice president of project and consulting solutions.
FinTech Wales seeks new CEO as Sarah Williams-Gardener transitions to chair
Effective January, Williams-Gardener succeeds former Confused CEO Louise O’Shea as chair of the organisation.
Edwina Johnson joins MoneyGram as general manager
Johnson joins MoneyGram from fintech firm Alloy where she worked for over six years.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 10 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
OakNorth taps Coconut founder Sam O’Connor to lead business banking unit
O’Connor joined the bank five months ago following GoSimpleTax’s acquisition of Coconut.
Travelex names ex-HSBC exec Jackie Uhi as global retail director
Travelex CCO Cameron Hume is also transitioning into the role of global wholesale director.
The Bank of London names Frankie Woodhead as new chief product officer
Woodhead joins from 10x Banking, where he worked for over five years following a decade-long stint at Barclays.
UK paytech Volt brings in former Stripe Europe CEO Matt Henderson as special advisor
Volt says Henderson joins at a “critical inflection point” for the company.
Monzo hires Brolly founder Phoebe Chibuzo Hugh to lead its “charge into insurance”
Hugh founded digital insurance platform Brolly in 2016, which was acquired by Direct Line Group in 2020.
Kentucky-based credit union Park Community names Jana Erny as president and CEO
Erny succeeds outgoing president and CEO Jim Spradlin, who is retiring after 29 years at the credit union.
Regtech Qomply hires former FCA regulator as director of transaction reporting
The company describes Sophia Fulugunya as “a front-line expert in transaction reporting”.
PayPal bolsters leadership team with new CTO and CFO appointments
Archie Deskus has been named as CTO and Jamie Miller joins as CFO.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
TAS appoints former Accenture executive Fabio Benasso as president
A long-standing Accenture employee, Benasso began his career at the software firm in 1984.
Wealthtech platform Allfunds appoints former Citi exec Antonio Varela as new COO
Varela previously spent more than 16 years at Credit Suisse in a number of senior tech-focused positions.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2023 issue out now
Cover story: PHOENIX RISING – How to breathe new life into digital transformation.
Revolut appoints former Molo chief Francesca Carlesi as new UK CEO
Carlesi will lead Revolut NewCo UK, the entity that has applied for the fintech’s UK banking licence.
Abe Kuruvilla joins ACI Worldwide as chief technology officer
Kuruvilla joins the company from CoreLogic, where he served as chief information officer.
South African paytech Stanchion Payments names ex-Synthesis exec Pierre Aurel as new CPO
Aurel previously served as head of payments and cryptography at South Africa-based Synthesis Software Technologies.
Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
Chloé Mayenobe joins paytech Thunes as chief operating officer
Mayenobe’s appointment follows the company’s $72 million Series C funding round.
The Clearing House names Margaret Weichert as new chief product officer
Weichert joins TCH from Accenture, where she served as managing director, North America payments lead.
Ziglu founder Mark Hipperson rejoins company as executive chairman
Kevin Hanley and Mark Jenkinson are also joining Ziglu as co-CEOs.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying conversational interfaces with Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto
Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto, shares his visionary perspective on the emergence of artificial financial intelligence (AFI).
