FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 26 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Movers and Shakers
Core banking tech challenger Tuum hires global partnerships VP
Jean Souto moves from Feedzai, where he led the fintech’s global partnerships for a year.
Anne Boden to step down as CEO of Starling Bank
Boden will remain on the board as a non-execu director, with COO John Mountain taking over as interim CEO.
UK challenger bank Atom appoints new chairman, Lee Rochford
He will replace Bridget Rosewell when she steps down in September this year.
New CEO of Pipe builds “fintech dream team”
Pipe makes new hires across technology, innovation, product, risk, and operations.
Visa to hire 1,500 staff for new global tech and product hub in Poland
The hires will come from Poland, Ukraine and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
Ex-NatWest exec Julie Ashmore joins lendtech Muse Finance as COO
Julie Ashmore moves to Muse Finance from NatWest Rapid Cash where she was CEO.
Swedish paytech Trustly strengthens risk management with new hires
Anna Bjurefeldt joins Trustly as head of internal audit and Mia Bjurkell as director of risk and compliance.
UK payments regulator PSR unveils new-look executive team
Oliver Hanmer joins as head of supervision and compliance monitoring, completing the PSR exec team hires.
Wise CFO Matt Briers to leave money transfer firm next year
Wise will start the search for its next CFO immediately.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Low-code AI integration platform AI Squared names Michelle Bonat as new CTO
Bonat will be responsible for software engineering, data science, AI research, IT and product management.
Financial health app VeraScore names Scott Waldron as new president
In his new role, Waldron will lead VeraScore’s business development and customer acquisition strategies.
Core banking tech challenger Tuum appoints new CEO, eyes global expansion
Myles Bertrand was previously managing director, APAC, at Tuum’s rival, Mambu.
Norwegian paytech EedenBull names Eilin Schjetne as CEO
As CEO, Schjetne aims to scale the firm in a bid to make EedenBull Norway’s first fintech unicorn.
Copper.co names Stephen Strickland as chief compliance officer
Strickland joins Copper from Elements Digital where he was chief compliance officer.
ZestMoney founders step down following failed acquisition by PhonePe
Lizzie Chapman, Ashish Anantharaman, and Priya Sharma are all set to leave the company.
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Redwood Bank appoints Ashraf Piranie as chief financial officer
Piranie brings more than 25 years of financial services experience to his new role.
PPRO CEO Simon Black to step down at the end of the year
Black will step down as CEO on 31 December 2023, having led the company for almost nine years.
Crypto and banking app Tap Global names Kriyakant Patel as new CEO
Patel joins from Transact Payments, where he has served as CEO for the last nine years.
US paytech Sionic names ex-PayPal exec Susan Currey as chief compliance officer
Currey brings more than 15 years of risk and compliance management experience to the role.
RTGS.global appoints Jarrad Hubble as permanent CEO
Hubble was named interim CEO in February this year, taking over from Dave Sissens.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 12 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Revolut’s chief financial officer Mikko Salovaara departs
Salovaara’s departure follows the exit of James Radford in March, who served as chief executive of banking.
NCR names new chairman and CEO-designates as company separation gathers pace
Joseph Reece joins as chairman of the board with Tim Oliver and David Wilkinson named CEO-designates.
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Heritage and People’s Choice appoints Penny Iverach as head of technology integration
Iverach will develop and lead the newly merged organisation’s tech integration roadmap.
PayU names Shiri Schneider as new chief technology officer
Schneider replaces Ronen Morecki, who has left the company to join Monday.com as VP of payments.
UBS announces leadership team shake-up following Credit Suisse takeover
Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Körner will join UBS’s executive board upon completion of the acquisition.
Konsentus taps Jim Wadsworth to lead international open banking expansion
Konsentus hopes to leverage Wadsworth’s international connections to realise its next stage of growth.
Global Payments promotes COO Cameron Bready to CEO
Bready succeeds Jeffrey Sloan, who is stepping down as CEO and member of the board from 1 June.
PSR names civil service veteran Natalie Golding as chief operating officer
Golding joins from the Cabinet Office where she was director of the leadership, government skills and curriculum unit.
Shieldpay names Andrew Hawkins as CEO for UK & Europe
Hawkins joined Shieldpay in August 2022 as chief product and technology officer.
Fintech Lanistar names Ed Blankson as chief financial officer
Blankson, who spent several years at Tide, brings “a wealth of experience” to the role, Lanistar says.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
UK regtech GSS names Ruth Fletcher as joint COO and CFO
Fletcher previously served in a similar capacity as COO/CFO at international money transfer firm CurrencyFair.
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UK regtech Facctum appoints two senior executives
Onkar Inamdar joins as head of engineering and Syam Chintapenta as chief development officer.
Mastercard’s SVP of open banking Jim Wadsworth departs
Wadsworth joined Mastercard via its acquisition of Vocalink in 2017.
