US Bank’s CDO leaves for Google after a brief stint
Before US Bank, White headed up BBVA’s creation unit.
Movers and Shakers
Citi appoints Jane Fraser as new CEO
Fraser will be the first woman to lead a bulge bracket bank.
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OutSystems hires new CTO and general counsel
The development firm plans new expansion.
Wells Fargo compliance chief Mike Roemer steps down
The major US bank is undergoing a risk restructure.
MUFG Union Bank appoints Devon Bryan as new CISO
Bryan arrives at the bank from a CISO role at KPMG.
Payments group Stripe snatches General Motors’ CFO
The payments company has been building out its senior team in recent months.
Goldman appoints Mathew McDermott as head of digital assets
An old-school banker takes a digital currency role at Goldman.
Canadian neobank Koho seeks new CTO
Kris Hansen heads back to venture capital backers to build “new adventure”.
PayPal nabs Wells Fargo’s Peggy Mangot for venture capital role
Mangot was behind the launch of Wells Fargo’s challenger app Greenhouse.
Wells Fargo hires Ather Williams III from Bank of America
Major US bank says its new head of strategy will drive innovation.
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Capitolis lands former Microsoft Azure director as CPO
Rahul Auradkar spent more than 12 years at Microsoft.
Lucy Hagues steps in as Capital One UK CEO
Hagues takes over from Amy Lenander, who heads stateside.
Fintech start-up Synapse cuts 50% of full-time staff
It also signalled its intention to move more of its workforce to Texas.
LenderClose appoints Martina Schubert as its CTO
She joins LenderClose with more than 25 years in information technology leadership experience.
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TIS raises $20m for its B2B payment platform
TIS will use the investment from Aquiline and 83North for its global expansion.
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.
SoftBank’s Mayoshi Son compares himself to Jesus Christ on investor call
Son noted that Jesus was also misunderstood and criticised.
Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank Group’s board of directors
SoftBank reported an annual operating loss of JPY 1.36 trillion ($13bn).
Former Oracle VP Smedley joins Red Hat
Smedley joins IBM-acquired Red Hat after 18 years at Oracle.
Northern Trust hires Alison Pain as new EMEA CTO
Pain joins from Deutsche Bank and will lead Northern Trust’s EMEA tech ops.
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Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
IBM names former Bank of America exec as new cloud head
Howard Boville steps in as Arvind Krishna takes over from chief Ginni Rometty.
Paul Cormier steps in as new Red Hat CEO
Cormier replaces Jim Whitehurst, who moved to parent company IBM.
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Dwolla appoints Brady Harris as new CEO
Harris says he is looking forward to working with “an incredible team.”
Ben Brabyn steps down as head of Level39
Amy French to take over from Brabyn, who leaves for pastures new.
TransferGo hires former Revolut man as new compliance chief
Francesco Fulcoli will work on KYC, AML and CFT for the remittance firm.
OpenPayd appoints Fidor founder as senior advisor
Matthias Kröner joins the firm to drive its international plans.
Euronext welcomes new COO Georges Lauchard
The role will be based in Paris.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Metro Bank hires new director of technology and engineering
Sailesh Panchal joins the challenger from Orwell Group.
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