RTGS.global hires Mike Koss as new cybersecurity head
Koss joins from investment firm Rathbone Brothers.
Movers and Shakers
Pedro Sousa Cardoso returns to Emirates NBD as new chief digital officer
Cardoso joins from Standard Chartered, where he worked as a senior managing director.
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Monese appoints Revolut and JP Morgan veterans to leadership roles
Steve Tryner joins as CFO and fintech veteran Stephen Chang joins as VP of operations.
Sibos 2021: The future of money starts now
The future of money is the main discussion point at this year’s Sibos conference.
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HSBC hires Google veteran to lead commercial banking platforms
Aman Narain joins the banking giant after four years at Google and helping to launch Google Pay in Singapore.
Coventry Building Society seeks first chief data officer
The savings and mortgage lender has more than 2,700 employees and 1.8 million members.
Aspiring neobank Vergo aims to serve US architecture SMEs
Vergo will be a vertical neobank for the US construction and interior design industry.
Nationwide searches for new chief executive as Garner steps down
The building society is looking internally for new candidates.
PrimaryBid names City veteran Donald Brydon as first chair
Brydon will step down as chairman of financial software company Sage on 30 September.
Marcus chairman Harit Talwar set to retire in October
Talwar leaves his role after six years and the launch of his consumer project.
Challenger bank Mox appoints former ING exec Barbaros Uygun as CEO
Current CEO Deniz Güven will step down with effect from 27 September.
Exclusive: Santander’s PagoNxt to discontinue PagoFX app to refocus on trade services
Users will no longer be able to use the service to send payments after 30 November.
Barclays hires payments veteran Antony Stephen to boost BNPL solution
Stephen joins from Amazon and will work on scaling Barclays’ BNPL platform.
TSB lines up Scottish Widows’ Prettlejohn for chairman role
TSB seeks a new chair as its Sabadell departure remains up in the air.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
Morgan Stanley poaches UBS managing director Gerson
Gerson joins after two and a half years at the Swiss investment bank.
Curve CTO to leave the fintech after four years
Matt Collinge is headed to unknown pastures new.
Hoddle hires former FCA man Gidla as new COO
John Gidla joins the fintech after three years at the Financial Conduct Authority.
Railsbank hires Stuart Gregory as new chief product officer
Gregory joins from fintech firm Wise, having previously worked for Paysafe and Visa.
Dock: meet in person on 24 November 2021 in London
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Swift appoints JP Morgan exec as new chief for Americas and UK
John Hunter will develop strategic customer relationships in both markets.
Former HSBC boss to head up UK green infrastructure bank
The state-owned policy bank aims to level up UK infrastructure through targeted green investments.
Divido CEO steps back after seven years at the helm
Christer Holloman departs to take up advisor role.
PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Maria Nottingham, Compass Plus – Woman In PayTech
Overcoming the complexities of building a successful, modern-day payments processing business.
Bryan Thompson joins AffiniPay as CTO
Thompson was previously CTO at business services provider Beyond.
Currencycloud hires Mark Ledsham as new COO and 10x’s Neil Drennan as CTO
Currencycloud adds some new faces to its C-suite.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Eight important things to consider before accepting a job offer
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LHV UK appoints three new execs to support UK banking push
Gary Sher, Assad Kazi and Rebecca Wright join as CFO, CRO and CPO, respectively.
Goldman Sachs hires AWS exec to boost asset management division
Kamlesh Talreja joins to improve client experience for Goldman clients.
Change at the top for SimCorp as Christian Kromann appointed new CEO
Kromann takes over from incumbent Klaus Holse, who held the role for nine years.
Dutch challenger Bunq hires Jon Fath as new COO
Fath joins from AI logistics firm Transmetrics, where he worked as CEO.
Tulipshare launches as world’s first “activist investment platform”
Start-up aims to give investors the chance to push for positive change at corporates.
Circle announces plans to become a national digital currency bank
The firm says it will operate under the supervision of US financial regulators.
Open banking platform finleap connect overhauls management team
Uwe Sandner, Katja Hunstock and Ignacio Garcia named as CTO, CPO and CSO.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
The new nomination deadline for the Banking Tech Awards 2021 is 20 August.
Credit Suisse nabs 16-year HSBC veteran for global fintech role
Orazio Tarda joins the Swiss bank after a long spell with HSBC.
Swift hires new CTO in former Standard Chartered CISO Cheri McGuire
McGuire says she joins at a time of “pivotal” transformation.
FinTech Australia searching for new CEO as Schot-Guppy announces departure
Departing CEO will take up a new role in October.
