Credit Suisse names new CFO and group COO
The Swiss banking group has announced a flurry of new appointments.
Movers and Shakers
Paytech firm Elavon hires Hemlata Narasimhan as president of European operations
Narasimhan previously served as senior vice president of Visa’s merchant and acquiring business in Europe.
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price resigns, Tammi Kroll to take over
Gravity’s new CEO thanked Price for “his time forming and leading” the company.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
OpenFin appoints new chief digital officer, Vicky Sanders
Sanders will drive OpenFin’s digital transformation efforts for end-users across its ecosystem.
Proptech IMMO hires Hima Mandali as new CTO
Mandali will be responsible for scaling and developing the firm’s platform and products.
M&T Bank hires Ishet Dhar as chief digital officer
Dhar will lead the strategy, integration and development of M&T’s digital platforms.
Former Wells Fargo, BoA private bankers launch wealth management firm Fidelis Capital
The firm brings together financial specialists with more than 200 years of collective experience.
Paytech Nium appoints Ramana Satyavarapu as new CTO
In his new role, Satyavarapu will be responsible for managing Nium’s global engineering and technology strategy.
Zopa founder Giles Andrews joins Hoares as non-exec director
Andrews founded Zopa in 2004 and is currently a member of the fintech unicorn’s board.
Cornerstone FS appoints payments veteran James Hickman as CEO
Hickman has more than 19 years’ worth of experience within the payments industry.
AstroPay promotes Sofia Lanza to chief banking officer, appoints new CFO
Founded in 2009, AstroPay provides payment solutions and digital wallet services across the globe.
Marqeta founder and CEO Jason Gardner to step down
Gardner plans to take on the role of executive chairman once the firm hires his replacement.
Klasha names former PayPal exec Ayman Jawhar as new CPO
Jawhar’s appointment follows the recent hiring of Nile Younis as Klasha’s new chief commercial officer.
German fintech Serrala hires Hartmut Wagner as CEO
Wagner will take over from current CEO Sven Lindemann on 15 August 2022.
Payments veteran Steve Ledford retires, leaves The Clearing House
The self-described “payments nerd” says he is leaving the payments industry after 41 years.
UK challenger Recognise Bank appoints new CEO, Jean Murphy
Murphy brings more than 25 years’ worth of banking and capital markets experience to the role.
NatWest’s director of payments leaves to join Bibby Financial Services
Marion King spent over seven years in her role at NatWest.
Singapore-based Robocash Group appoints Natalya Ischenko as new CEO
Ischenko will take over from founder Sergey Sedov, who will remain in the position of chairman of the board.
Arvest Bank hires Ninish Ukkan as new CTO
At Arvest, Ukkan will support its digital transformation by leading the new core banking technology initiative.
Data and payments fintech Moneyhub appoints David Firth as product director
Firth joins from Mastercard, where he helped build out the firm’s open banking solutions.
TAS hires Andrew Quartermaine as COO as it looks to boost international growth
Quartermaine joins from ACI, where he was director of merchant retail for Europe.
Mollie appoints former Worldpay exec Michaela Weber as VP of partnerships
Mollie is looking to boost its global partner network.
Open finance firm MX hires former PayPal exec Jim Magats as CEO
Magats will start his new role on 17 August and will also join the firm’s board of directors.
New group CEO and comprehensive strategic review at Credit Suisse
Ulrich Körner replaces Thomas Gottstein, who is leaving Credit Suisse after 23 years.
Mastercard appoints former HP exec Ellen Jackowski as new chief sustainability officer
Jackowski will work to “further integrate” Mastercard’s ESG strategy into the organisation.
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX appoints Gaurav Arora as senior VP
In his new role, Arora will lead product, business and growth for the firm’s DeFi initiatives.
Curve appoints new CPO Eyal Galina to build out product offering
Galina will be responsible for Curve’s product roadmap and strategy as it looks to boost its presence in the US.
FX firm Monex Europe hires former Mastercard exec as new CTO
John Gallagher joins as one of three new leadership hires at the firm.
Heritage Bank appoints Mikhail Lopushanski as CISO
Lopushanski will work to strengthen the bank’s IT, digital and data security defences.
SunTec hires ex-IBM exec as new chief strategy and transformation officer
Pramod Perumparambil will drive the company’s strategy to accelerate business growth.
Funding Circle hires Bruno Tavares as new VP of engineering
Tavares has more than 20 years worth of experience across technology and engineering.
Banking tech start-up Zeta hires Karla Booe as chief compliance officer
Booe previously spent over 27 years at FIS as the firm’s deputy chief compliance officer.
Saleem Arshad appointed as new CTO for Revolut India
Arshad will help shape Revolut’s product offerings and technology for the Indian market.
A2A paytech Volt hires Stuart Barclay as new VP of strategy
Barclay joins from Swedish open banking unicorn Trustly.
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Coremont hires Akbar Sheriff as new global COO and partner
Sheriff joins Coremont from State Street, where he held multiple global and regional leadership roles.
Consumer finance provider Home Credit appoints Jan Cenkr as group CIO
Home Credit is working towards the launch of its new Global Mobile App.
Aussie paytech EML Payments appoints Emma Shand as new CEO
Shand has been an EML board of directors member since September 2021.
FCA appoints six new directors as it embarks on “ambitious” new strategy
The appointments sit alongside the nearly 500 new staff hired this year.
