JP Morgan to bolster community presence with planned hiring spree in US
Chase intends to use the hires to maintain community-level support across 48 of the 50 US states.
Movers and Shakers
Secure Trust Bank’s head of payments and cards to step down
Having joined the bank in 2021, Higham says “the time is coming very shortly to move on”.
Singapore Gulf Bank strengthens C-Suite ahead of launch
SGB is gearing up to launch in November 2024.
HSBC group COO John Hinshaw steps down after five years
Hinshaw has over 30 years of experience, holding key roles at Accenture, Boeing, and HPE.
VaticAI appoints Mitch Eggers as new COO and chief scientist
Eggers will spearhead VaticAI’s data science for AI-driven audience intelligence products.
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Karl Mattson named Endor Labs’ first chief information security officer
Mattson previously held the CISO position at Noname Security.
Redpin strengthens leadership team with key additions
The newest team member is CTO Yoav Flam, formerly in the same role at HelloFresh.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 27 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes BNP Paribas, Visa, Solaris and more.
September 2024: Top five movers and shakers stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top movers and shakers stories in September.
September 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
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India’s Cashfree Payments hires Nitin Pulyani as new head of product
The Bengaluru-based paytech is looking to expand its presence in India and the UAE.
Chetwood Financial’s co-founder and CEO Andy Mielczarek to step down
Former JN Bank CEO Paul Noble has been unveiled as Mielczarek’s successor.
Rimes hires Gus Macfarlane as new chief operating officer
Macfarlane joins Rimes from Barclays, where he spent over six years in various managing director roles.
Uday Bola joins Target Group as new head of solution design
Before joining Target, Bola was a lending transformation consultant at Penrith Building Society.
Egypt’s Commercial International Bank names Tony Prestedge as executive board advisor
CIB Egypt has also announced a new CEO and non-executive chair of the board.
Tuum names former Vocalink head David Yates as new chairman
Yates currently serves as chairman of Nium and vice chairman at Equiniti.
SME app Countingup hires ClearScore’s Dan Elias as head of product
Countingup has also hired a new head of compliance and head of marketing.
Former Capital One VP Fouzi Husaini joins Marqeta as chief AI officer
Before joining Marqeta, Husaini was VP of machine learning at Capital One and led tech teams at Amazon.
TD Bank Group president and CEO Bharat Masrani to retire next year
The group’s current head of Canadian personal banking, Raymond Chun, will succeed Masrani as CEO.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 20 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes JP Morgan, CSI, Revolut and more.
Ex-TSB chief Paul Pester joins UK wealthtech start-up Firenze as chair
Launched in January, Firenze seeks to democratise access to Lombard lending.
HSBC digital chief Ashief Danga leaves for AXA Health
Danga has served as HSBC’s head of digital for global markets since 2016.
Mangopay hires Sergi Herrero as new CEO as Romain Mazeries steps down
Herrero previously served as global director for payments and commerce partnerships at Meta.
Swedish neobank Northmill hires Julie Chatterjee as new group CEO
Chatterjee takes the reins from Tord Topsholm, who stepped down from the position in February.
Dutch neobank Bunq aims to increase headcount by 70% before end of 2024
Bunq will seek to hire over 730 people over the next three months.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 13 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes UniCredit, Westpac, Mastercard and more.
Westpac promotes Anthony Miller to CEO amid Peter King’s departure
Current CEO Peter King is preparing to end his 30-year tenure at the bank.
Payment processor Clowd9 hires former Thredd tech lead Paul Hansford as new CTO
Hansford previously headed technology at Clowd9’s “distinguished competitor” Thredd.
Ignacio Juliá leaves ING to become Santander Spain CEO
Juliá succeeds the position from Ángel Rivera, who will leave Santander at the end of 2024.
Mortgage tech firm Twenty7tec plots UK expansion and acquisitions with £16.5m BGF investment
BGF has appointed Angela Williams and Duncan Wade to the Twenty7tec board.
Ireland-based paytech CleverCards hires former Edenred exec Ray Brash as COO
Ireland-based paytech CleverCards enables corporates to pay their consumers, employees, and vendors with virtual cards.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 6 September 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Mastercard, Paylocity, Tarabut and more.
Alternative investment platform CAIS hires Kan Kotecha as CTO
Kotecha will lead the CAIS engineering team in “building a unified operating system”.
Swiss fintech Yapeal unveils new CEO alongside fresh capital boost
Eidel succeeds Yapeal co-founder Thomas Hilgendorff, who is now transitioning to CCO.
Anthony Watson steps down from role as CEO of The Bank of London
The company’s current chief risk and compliance officer Stephen Bell has been named as its new CEO.
SumUp’s Irish division makes series of senior leadership appointments
SumUp has named a new CEO and CRO of its Irish entity, SumUp Limited.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 30 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes FNZ, Stripe, Visa, and more.
August 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from August.
UK’s Tandem Bank hires former JP Morgan exec Adi Kadle as director of engineering
The bank has also hired a new chief people officer and director of strategic growth.
