FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 4 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Movers and Shakers
Spendesk hires Richard Rosenberg as chief technology officer
Rosenberg will be tasked with leading Spendesk’s engineering team as the firm continues its European expansion.
Revolut India appoints Arjun Mehta as new CFO
Mehta will lead channel development, expense management and revenue planning for the company.
Solaris CEO to step down in 2023, Carsten Höltkemeyer set to take over
As CEO designate, Höltkemeyer will work alongside current CEO Roland Folz to “orchestrate a smooth transition”.
Swift appoints Max Mamondez as chief financial officer
Mamondez, who joins from the London Stock Exchange Group, will serve on Swift’s executive committee.
Hodge appoints Tim Thompson as new chief information officer
Thompson joins from Cumberland Building Society, where he served as head of technology.
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Coremont names Balaji Krishnamurthy as new CTO
Krishnamurthy most recently served as a managing director at JP Morgan Chase.
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Mexican B2B paytech Yaydoo acquires Oyster Financial
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will also see Oyster CEO Vilash Poovala become Yaydoo’s new CTO.
Nottingham Building Society hires first chief technology and transformation officer
Paul Howley joins from Yorkshire Building Society, where he was interim chief operating officer.
Target Group hires compliance veteran Kathy Griffin as chief risk officer
Griffin joins from UK challenger Monzo, where she held the position of director of compliance.
Global paytech GPS hires Kim Ohlrogge as chief product officer
Ohlrogge, who joins from Germany’s Nexi/Nets Group, has assumed the role with immediate effect.
Danske Bank UK appoints Martin Stewart as new board chair
Stewart will replace current chair Gerald Gregory, who will leave the bank after nine years on the board.
HSBC names Georges Elhedery as new group CFO
Elhedery will take on his new role from 1 January 2023, replacing Ewen Stevenson.
UK lender Fluro hires new CTO and data science head
Fluro’s new CTO Jason de Carvalho joins from online supermarket Ocado.
FIS names current president Stephanie Ferris as new CEO, replacing Gary Norcross
Ferris will take on the joint role of president and CEO at the firm from 1 January 2023.
Pay.UK exec Simon Lyons joins obconnect as chief strategy officer
Simon Lyons has left Pay.UK to join open banking company obconnect as its CSO.
Atom Bank appoints new CFO, Andrew Marshall
Marshall replaces previous CFO and co-founder David McCarthy, who is leaving the firm for personal reasons.
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Wellington Holbrook steps down as CEO of Connect First Credit Union
Holbrook first joined the firm as COO in 2020 and was made CEO in February this year.
Temenos cuts 2022 guidance, CRO leaves after just seven months
CRO Erich Gerber, who only joined the company in March, has left the business “effective immediately”.
US digital bank Green Dot fires CEO, appoints George Gresham as replacement
Dan Henry has been terminated as CEO and president of the company and resigned from the board as of 14 October.
Funding Circle names Greig McEwan as new CTO
McEwan most recently served as CTO at European freight-forwarding firm Sennder.
Cleo names Anita Woods as new VP of product
In her new role, Woods will be responsible for leading Cleo’s product strategy.
MonetaGo appoints Neil Shonhard as new CEO
Shonhard will take over from co-founder and CEO Jesse Chenard, who will transition to executive chairman.
European fintech start-up Rauva appoints new CTO
Maxence Cornet was previously CTO and co-founder of Vybe, a French challenger that closed earlier this year.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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ING head of transaction banking Mark Buitenhek steps down
Buitenhek first joined the bank in 1988 and has been head of transactions services since 2014.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 30 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Tandem CEO Susie Aliker to step down, Alex Mollart to take over
Mollart is currently deputy CEO at the bank, having joined through the acquisition of Oplo.
Celsius appoints interim CEO as founder Alex Mashinsky resigns
The firm filed for bankruptcy protection in July and is currently restructuring.
UAE’s Fintech Galaxy announces new COO and CFO hires
Former Salt Edge CEO and co-founder Dmitrii Barbasura joins as COO while Iaroslav Babenco joins as CFO.
Zepz appoints Robert Mitchell as new group CFO
Headquartered in London, Zepz powers remittances for WorldRemit and SendWave.
ABN Amro appoints Carsten Bittner as chief innovation and technology officer
Bittner, who is currently CTO at Commerzbank, is set to fill the vacancy left by Christian Bornfeld.
Banking start-up Fiinu readies for launch with new leadership hires
Fiinu has hired a new CFO, CPO and head of technology.
Virgin Money names Sarah Wilkinson as new COO
Wilkinson joins from Thomson Reuters, where she currently serves as CIO and head of TR Labs.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 23 September 2022
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