LenderClose appoints Martina Schubert as its CTO
She joins LenderClose with more than 25 years in information technology leadership experience.
Movers and Shakers
Amaiz appoints Francesca Dowling as their new head of compliance
Dowling has more than 20 years’ experience working in the regulatory field.
Fintech pirkx lands £960,000 and gains former Google exec
The UK company is expanding to Australia, South Africa and the US.
British Business Bank appoints interim CEO, accredits 10 more firms
Catherine Lewis La Torre starts on 1 September.
Revolut’s vice president of growth set to leave
Soon to be former VP joined the start-up a year ago.
COVID-19: Highlight of the week
We focus on one particular coronavirus news item affecting the fintech industry.
Wealthify CEO steps down as Aviva seals acquisition
All three co-founders have taken exit options from Aviva’s investment.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
TIS raises $20m for its B2B payment platform
TIS will use the investment from Aquiline and 83North for its global expansion.
Metro Bank appoints new CTO from Nationwide
The high street challenger bank wants Martin Boyle to help lead it back to growth.
Mambu snaps up MD for North America arm from Finastra
Johanna Pugh spent four years at core banking provider Finastra.
Connect First Credit Union appoints former ATB exec as new COO
Wellington Holbrook promised earlier this year he wouldn’t be moving far.
Remote work start-up Deel scores $14m series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen general partner, Anish Acharya, is joining the San Francisco-based company’s board.
Monzo’s Tom Blomfield swaps CEO title for president role
US CEO TS Anil will also be the bank’s UK CEO.
SoftBank’s Mayoshi Son compares himself to Jesus Christ on investor call
Son noted that Jesus was also misunderstood and criticised.
Silicon Valley Bank bags Santander chief exec as new UK COO
Prior to Santander, Patrick Flynn spent six years at Barclays as COO of its capital arm.
Rimilia appoints new board chairman as part of wider exec shake-up
The fintech has also appointed a new CTO and CPO.
Money Dashboard appoints ex-PayPal CEO as new chair
Edinburgh-based fintech prepares for next growth phase.
Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank Group’s board of directors
SoftBank reported an annual operating loss of JPY 1.36 trillion ($13bn).
Green Dot bags Walmart exec as part of bigger strategic overhaul
The firm also appointed a new CEO in March.
Deutsche Bank appoints Kamran Khan as head of ESG for Asia Pacific
He also served as head of global investments and operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Monzo bags banking veteran as its new head of global financial crime
Laramy comes from Barclays, Santander and US bank Capital One.
Paysafe snaps up Standard Chartered director for chief banking role
Sharp will be in charge of the firm’s payment partner networks.
Newcastle Building Society names Manila McLean as new CIO
Manila joined the firm from Tesco Bank in 2019.
Masthaven Bank shakes up leadership with new CEO
Leigh Bartlett moves into the CEO position as founder Andrew Bloom steps back.
UK challenger 220 lands former Standard Chartered COO as adviser
Angela Knight worked at Standard Chartered for an uninterrupted 22 years.
BNP Paribas head of digital Jean Devambez steps down
Devambez had spent 12 years at the French banking group.
ANZ promotes Emma Gray to new group executive data role
Gray is rewarded for her work as chief digital officer.
Mastercard promotes UK president Barnett to EU role
Barnett is expected to join the management committee on 1 June.
Monzo appoints Sujata Bhatia as its new COO
Prior to Monzo, Bhatia spent almost 16 years at American Express.
Revolut seeks help applying for UK banking licence & loses four more execs
Revolut’s goals remain the same, despite coronavirus.
Former Oracle VP Smedley joins Red Hat
Smedley joins IBM-acquired Red Hat after 18 years at Oracle.
NatWest taps Lloyds exec Jen Tippin for chief transformation role
The new hire is set to go through in late 2020 following regulatory approval.
Northern Trust hires Alison Pain as new EMEA CTO
Pain joins from Deutsche Bank and will lead Northern Trust’s EMEA tech ops.
Revolut loses two more financial execs a month after losing CFO
Both leave the bank after 12-month tenures.
Phoebus Software appoints Unisys’ Mehran Radfar as COO
Radfar joins to “make a difference” at Phoebus.
Curve bags former PSR CEO as advisor on regulation strategy
Nixon managed the PSR for five years until last year.
Klarna exec jumps back into banking as CIO of Bluestep Bank
Klarna’s former VP of Engineering says he can’t wait to build “a mortgage bank for all”.
Spendesk co-founder departs after 12 month-long discussions
The remaining co-founders Ardant and Guilhem are gearing up to double the team again.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
