FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 3 May 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Microsoft and more.
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Former Thomson Reuters exec David Larson named Feedzai’s new CFO
Larson previously spent over eight years at Canadian multinational information corporation Thomson Reuters.
FloQast hires nCino exec Josh Glover as president and CRO
Glover has served as CRO of nCino since 2019, and became its president in 2021.
Banking Circle appoints Johan Bergqvist as new group CFO
The appointment marks the third time Bergqvist has performed the duties of group CFO.
PPRO names Bronwyn Boyle as new chief information security officer
Boyle has previously held leadership roles at Mambu, IBM, Barclays, and Lloyds Banking Group.
Pierre-Yves Guegan named as new COO of CCF Group in France
Guegan’s two decades of industry experience extends to UniCredit, RN Bank and BNP Paribas.
Vatic AI hires former Mastercard exec Dilip Krishnan as CEO and president
Krishnan will also serve as a member of Vatic AI’s board of directors and will remain situated in Singapore.
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn to step down after five years in the role
Quinn says he will retire “after an intense five years” leading the global bank.
Renasant Corporation promotes president and COO Kevin Chapman to CEO
Kevin Chapman will succeed Renasant’s incumbent CEO Mitchell Waycaster in May 2025.
British Business Bank names top civil servant Kristen McLeod CBE as new chief strategy officer
McLeod will oversee the bank’s policy, strategy, and economics teams.
Traydstream hires Microsoft’s Stephan Hufnagl as new CTO
Hufnagl boasts over 20 years of cloud architecture, business strategy and engineering experience.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 26 April 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, Temenos, Synapse and more.
Revolut aims to boost global workforce to 11,500 by end of 2024
The UK challenger claims its staff headcount already surpassed 10,000 during the first quarter of the year.
Encompass Corporation promotes VP Stuart Barnard to CFO
Barnard is to take “ultimate responsibility” for the UK regtech’s global finance and business operations.
Canadian SaaS fintech Zafin announces strategic leadership transition
Zafin CEO Al Karim Somji will hand the reins over to former IBM Canada exec Charbel Safadi.
Former Tesla exec Tim Newell to spin off Aspiration’s consumer financial services division
The new standalone company will act as an independent neobank offering environmentally sustainable products.
UK paytech myPOS names Mario Shiliashki as new CEO
Shiliashki has previously held leadership roles at industry giants including PayPal and Mastercard.
Temenos concludes CEO search with appointment of Jean-Pierre Brulard
Jean-Pierre Brulard will start his tenure on 1 May 2024, with Andreas Andreades retiring after 25 years.
Luxembourg’s NowCM names Markus Sauerland as new COO and co-CEO
Industry veteran Sauerland will lead the company alongside its founder Robert Koller.
B2B micropayments platform DT One names Claudio Di Zanni as new CEO
Di Zanni’s appointment comes as DT One readies for its “next phase of innovation and growth”.
Nium names Alexandra Johnson as first chief payments officer
The former Bank of America exec is to lead Nium’s strategy in the newly-created role.
Gigs appoints former Stripe exec Rishi Sachdeva as new head of fintech
Sachdeva succeeds Rafael Plantier, who has been promoted to head of go-to-market.
Project Nemo launches in the UK to boost disability inclusion in fintech
The initiative aims to arm the fintech sector with the resources and expertise to help build a more inclusive industry.
BharatPe names Nalin Negi as permanent CEO
Negi has acted as BharatPe’s interim CEO since Suhail Sameer’s departure last year.
UK government launches open finance taskforce chaired by CFIT
The industry-led taskforce will aim to “unlock the full potential of open finance”.
Avaloq co-CEO Thomas Beck to retire, Martin Greweldinger to become sole CEO
Beck will provide support to Greweldinger in a senior advisory capacity during the transition.
Stripe raises $694m through share sale to provide employee liquidity
The company had previously announced the tender offer to provide employee liquidity in February.
Former PayPal chief Dan Schulman joins Valor Capital as managing partner
Schulman departed his role as president and CEO of PayPal at the end of last year.
Pomelo Group names Steve Vickers as new CEO
Vickers succeeds the firm’s co-founder Vincent Choi, who will join Pomelo’s strategic advisory board.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 12 April 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Linqto, HSBC, Santander and more.
Mastercard to realign organisational structure with three new divisions
Mastercard’s three new units are Core Payments, Commercial and New Payment Flows, and Services.
Kneip names ABN Amro Investment Solutions exec Elisa Alonso Sanz as new CEO
Sanz will succeed Enrique Sacau, who has served in the position since 2020.
UK’s FullCircl names Georgio Anastasi as new CFO
The CLI platform has gained a new CFO, COO, CRO and VP of product in two months.
Opus CEO Praveen TM on driving AI transformation in banking and payments
Praveen TM, CEO of Opus Technologies: “Innovation is the only way to survive in this competitive market.”
UAE’s GTN names former Saxo Bank exec Damian Bunce as new Middle East CEO
Bunce brings more than 30 years of experience in forex and online securities trading to his new role.
FinTech Founders Video: retaining female talent and building strategies for success
Three fintech founders discuss how companies can attract and retain the industry’s top female talent.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 5 April 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Nuvei, Westpac, iCapital and more.
Tradeshift names Raphael Bres as new chief product and technology officer
Bres rejoins Tradeshift following a two-year stint at commission management platform Spiff.
ConnexPay names Ben Peters as new CEO, Bob Kaufman to become chair of the board
Peters brings over 20 years of experience leading and scaling global payments companies.
