Bank of Ireland COO: “Inside every bank there’s a tech company”
“We’ve reached a tipping point,” says COO.
Movers and Shakers
State Street hires Aman Thind as new global chief architect
Aman Thind will drive the US bank’s technology transformation.
HSBC CEO Colin Bell joins board of AML fintech Quantexa
HSBC has used Quantexa to develop an AI solution to better identify financial crime.
Revolut hires Paroma Chatterjee as CEO India
The UK fintech aims to create 300 new Indian jobs.
Penta co-founder Jessica Holzbach exits fintech after four years
She exits “at her own request to seek a new professional challenge”.
RTGS.global hires industry veteran Dave Sissens as new CEO
The full-service availability of the RTGS.global platform is expected later this year.
The SEC confirms appointment of Gary Gensler as new chair
Gensler joins as the Democrats gain a majority among the commissioners of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Extended deadline announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Recognising excellence and innovation in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry worldwide!
Railsbank reunites Currencycloud founding team with John Hammond hire
John Hammond joins former colleagues at the firm as its new CCO.
Mobiquity hires former BNP Paribas COO Howard Moore
Digital transformation firm plans to expand globally this year and beyond.
Innovate Finance CEO Crosswell steps down
Head of industry body to be replaced by COO Janine Hirt.
Moneycorp continues exec shake-up with new ex-Vocalink vice chairman
Yates previously headed up Vocalink, the fintech Mastercard bought in 2017.
Minna Technologies recruits Tiama Hanson-Drury as new product officer
Hanson-Drury joins the Minna team from Dynata.
Real connections in a virtual world: Dock Digital
Interview with FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan about Dock, the unique roundtable experience.
Nomura hires former Barclays exec Jain as new CIO
Jain spent 13 years at Barclays, leaving as CTO in 2019.
SoundCloud exec BianRosa joins N26 as new CPO
BianRosa will lead all product teams for the challenger globally.
Former HSBC exec Maguire joins UK regtech Napier
Maguire takes up a position as an advisory board member at the firm.
Avaloq CEO Juerg Hunziker to step back
Hunziker is replaced by the co-CEO pairing of Martin Greweldinger and Thomas Beck.
Web browser Opera hires ex-PayPal and Tencent exec to lead new fintech arm
The new EVP likens Dify’s potential to PayPal’s market disruptor status.
Dwolla hires Dave Glaser as new COO
Glaser has worked at Mastercard, Visa, and Worldpay.
N26 loses 300 employees and head of HR in 12 months
The company is now trying to recruit 500 new employees by end of June.
Emirates NBD chief digital officer leaves to pursue entrepreneurship
Evans Munyuki resigns after brush with COVID-19.
Katherine Dziaman joins Sandstone Technology as new CFOO
She replaces Pow-Chuan Lee, who leaves the firm after two and half years.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: Alexandra Boyle – Rising FinTech Star
Alexandra Boyle is OpenFin’s director, head of strategic client group in Europe.
Chip hires former 10x head of product Tom Evans as new CTO
Evans joins as the saving app gears up for new product launches.
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
MFS Africa invests in London with all-new executive team
“London has taken up the mantle of fintech advocate and champion.”
Crealogix boosts executive team with three new hires
Thomas Roth, Michael Radic, and Sebastian Krahe all join.
Trulioo hires new CTO in OpenText’s Hal Lonas
Lonas joins to spearhead the firm’s product development.
Goldman’s consumer head Omer Ismail leaves for Walmart’s fintech venture
Ismail architected the firm’s move into consumer digital banking.
Ben Davey departs from Barclays Ventures CEO role
Davey steps down to focus on independent investing and advisory services.
Thasunda Brown Duckett leaves JP Morgan Chase for TIAA
Duckett replaces the retiring Roger Ferguson.
FCA boosts data strategy with new executive hires
Stephanie Cohen, Jessica Rusu, Sarah Pritchard, and Emily Sheppard all join the watchdog.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 5 | Rising to the top
Featuring Alexandra Boyle, head of strategic client group for Europe at OpenFin.
Moneycorp hires Barclays exec Tarashev as new CFO
His final role at the UK bank was as CFO of its private banking operations.
HSBC explores options for loss-making US arm as profits dip 34%
Asia delivered HSBC a $13 billion adjusted profit before tax in 2020.
Netflix bags Uber’s product head Ebi Atawodi as payments director
Atawodi spent more than six years at Uber.
FDIC appoints Neocova’s Sultan Meghji as first chief innovation officer
The US agency is aiming to boost innovation among banks and credit unions.
Aussie challenger Cape bags ex-Funding Circle CRO Rahul Pakrashi
Pakrashi says his wants “to get back” to his roots at Cape.
Jeremy Balkin calls time on HSBC US innovation role
Balkin leaves his post after six years with the bank.
