Merrco Payments rebrands to KORT Payments with new managing team led by Paysafe founders
The rebranding comes after Merrco’s successful capital raise in June.
Movers and Shakers
Former KeyBank digital chief Jamie Warder joins Alliant Credit Union as CIO and business strategy lead
Before his corporate career, Warder served as an armour and cavalry officer in the US Army.
HSBC concludes search for new Group CEO with Georges Elhedery appointment
The appointment follows Noel Quinn’s announcement in April that he was stepping down after five years as CEO.
Thunes hires former Worldpay exec Sigrid Hulsebosch as new CFO
Hulsebosch will take charge of Thunes’ financial strategies and global finance function.
Digital challenger Inter promotes SVP Alexandre Riccio to Brazil CEO
Riccio has been tasked with overseeing “an even more intense drive to deliver results”.
Starling Bank founder Anne Boden reportedly steps down from board to focus on new AI venture
Boden had been a non-executive director on the bank’s board since stepping down as CEO last year.
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Skipify names former Airbnb Payments chief Sam Shrauger as new COO
Shrauger previously served as CEO and chairman of Airbnb’s US payments arm for over four years.
Clear Street names former CBOE chief Edward Tilly as new president
Tilly previously served as CEO and chairman of CBOE Capital Markets for over 10 years.
UAE’s Mashreq Bank appoints Tushar Vikram as new India head
Vikram previously served as Citibank India’s head of commercial banking for over nine years.
TymeBank promotes former Retail Capital chief Karl Westvig to CEO
Westvig first joined TymeBank in 2023 through its acquisition of Retail Capital.
Spanish wealthtech Allfunds names two new senior executives
Paola Rengifo and Miguel Ángel Treceño are the latest additions to Allfunds’ leadership team.
Stephen Bowe named Paymentology’s new chief product officer
Rowe brings more than 15 years of experience in the banking and payments sector to the role.
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SaaS start-up Summit launches spend management platform
Summit claims it can cut the accounts payable processing time by up to 75%.
Leadership change at Phoebus Software as long-standing exec Paul Hunt steps down
Chief revenue officer Adam Oldfield has been promoted to the managing director role.
Erin Platts named new Octopus Ventures CEO, steps down from HSBC Innovation Banking UK
Platts most recently acted as CEO at HSBC Innovation Banking UK.
Innovation Federal Credit Union names Jason Cinq-Mars as new CIO
Cinq-Mars will oversee the credit union’s information, technology and security functions.
Payments Canada concludes search for new CEO with Susan Hawkins appointment
Hawkins has served as a member of Payments Canada’s board since 2020.
Bank of Ireland seeks to fill 100 technology roles to support new digital projects
The bank is seeking to expand its workforce in cybersecurity, delivery management, data, engineering and resilience.
Tribe Payments promotes CSO Andrew Hocking to CEO position
Before his promotion, Hocking served as Tribe’s chief security officer for one year.
UK challenger Atom Bank hires Gareth Jones as new chief risk officer
Jones is to replace Chris Sparks, who is set to retire after nine years at the company.
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Angel investor Anne de Kerckhove joins UK’s Moneyhub as board chair
De Kerckhove is to succeed Rael Gordon as Moneyhub chair.
June 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
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UK fintech Pozitive Payments names Alex Daly as new CFO
Daly will oversee Pozitive Payments’ finance team, including reconciliation and settlement functions.
PayPal hires Srini Venkatesan as new CTO
Venkatesan succeeds Archie Deskus, who has served as CTO for the past eight months.
Fiserv appoints former JP Morgan Payments head Takis Georgakopoulos as new senior advisor
Georgakopoulos left his role as global head of JP Morgan Payments earlier this month.
Backbase hires Chris Shayan to lead integration of AI into Engagement Banking platform
Shayan will head the integration of LLMs into the fintech’s Engagement Banking platform.
Tradeweb unveils leadership changes in wake of president departure
President Thomas Pluta served on Tradeweb’s board for over six years.
Encompass Corporation names Andrew Dunn as new VP of engineering
Dunn will guide the “strategic delivery” of Encompass’ CDI platform.
TrueLayer names former Banked exec Lisa Scott as new chief strategy officer
Scott previously served as Banked’s CEO for Europe.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying data centres with Bruce Owen, Equinix
Demystifying the essential functions of data centres, including housing critical IT infrastructure.
US fintech Momnt names Chris Bracken as new CEO
Bracken succeeds co-founder Barclay Keith, who is stepping down after over five years.
Payzli in search of new CEO amid leadership restructuring
Arash Izadpanah will transition from CEO to chief risk officer.
Bill Huffman named new CEO at US asset manager Nuveen
Huffman succeeds Jose Minaya, who held the position for over four years.
First Abu Dhabi Bank appoints two banking veterans to leadership team
Simon Thorn and Neil Barrable join the group as chief compliance officer and chief credit officer.
Earl Shilton Building Society hires Natalie Balderson as transformation change manager
Balderson will work to “strengthen digital options” for the building society’s 14,000-plus members.
MoneyGram names Gary Ferrera as new CFO
Ferrera succeeds the retiring Larry Angelilli, who has served for nearly a year in the role.
