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.
Movers and Shakers
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Banking Technology Magazine April 2024 issue out now
Core story: GOLD GETTERS – The Olympics and fintech make the perfect team.
Former Goldman Sachs director Swati Bhatia joins Santander Bank as head of retail banking and transformation
Bhatia counts the likes of Stripe, PayPal and Capital One among her previous employers.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 29 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, Mastercard, Visa, Ant Group and more.
Discover Financial Services exec Michael Rhodes to take the lead at Ally Financial as new CEO
Ally Financial has been on the hunt for a new CEO since the departure of Jeffrey Brown in January.
GFT Technologies promotes Marco Santos to group CEO
Santos will replace current group CEO Marika Lulay, who is due to leave the company at the end of the year.
Bolt appoints interim CEO as Maju Kuruvilla departs
Kuruvilla served as Bolt’s CEO for over two years following founder Ryan Breslow’s transition to chairman.
ieDigital, Connect FSS and Abaka to integrate under single identity with Rami Cassis named new CEO
The companies have until now operated as three separate divisions led by CEO Jerry Young, who is set to retire.
Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt departs to “pursue other entrepreneurial interests”
Bhatt will step down as chief creative officer but will remain on Robinhood’s board of directors.
US start-up Frich Money enters pilot partnership with MSU Federal Credit Union
MSUFCU believes Frich Money can help bridge the “awareness gap” between Gen Z and credit unions.
Flutterwave names ex-CBN director Dipo Fatokun as new board chair
Fatokun currently chairs the Board Audit and Governance Committee of United Capital.
Tifin hires ex-BlackRock MD Brooke Juniper as CEO of its AI investment platform Sage
Juniper joins the firm directly from BlackRock, where she has worked since 2007.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 15 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes the US Federal Reserve, Starling Bank and more.
US digital bank Green Dot hires Melissa Douros as new CPO
The new CPO will head product design and team development for the Texas-based fintech.
New York Community Bancorp secures $1bn equity boost following Q4 2023 losses
NYCB has also made several high-profile appointments to its board of directors.
US paytech Spreedly appoints Peter Dougherty as new president
Dougherty will oversee the firm’s go-to-market operations, including sales, marketing, and partnerships.
Banking Technology Magazine March 2024 issue out now
Cover story: CREATIVE THINKING – How a borefest could lead to the best ideas.
BaaS vendor Synctera lands additional $18.6m Series A cash injection
Going forward into 2024, Synctera plans to launch its new payment product SyncteraPay.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Embat, Slice, NayaOne, MoneyHash and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 1 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Webull, Citi, Blackstone, Enfuce and more.
Stax Payments announces Mark Sundt as new chief technology officer
Sundt succeeds Chris Staymates, who will return to his role as Stax’s chief innovation officer.
Citi names former JP Morgan exec Viswas Raghavan as new head of banking
Raghavan is due to take charge of the group’s investment, corporate and commercial banking unit.
BNY Mellon names Gary Delaney as new international CISO
Delaney will report to Matthew McCormack, who leads the bank’s Information Security Division.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 23 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Capital One, Toast, Xalts and more.
Erica Gee appointed new COO of US payment solutions vendor NXTMoves
Gee has previously held senior manager positions at Moov Financial, Dime Bank and Geezo.
Personetics appoints Udi Ziv as new CEO as co-founder David Sosna steps down
Ziv has previously been CEO at Kissterra, Earnix and Pontis in recent years.
Mission Lane appoints former board member Brandon Black as new CEO
Previous CEO Shane Holdaway will guide the firm’s transition as special advisor to Black.
US-based Primary Bank appoints Crystal Dionne as new CEO
Dionne first joined the bank eight years ago and has spent the last six years as its CFO.
Payments Canada in search of new CEO after Tracey Black announces departure
Payments Canada’s board has now initiated a “comprehensive search” for Black’s successor.
Jennifer Taylor joins Plaid as the company’s first president
Taylor joins the fintech from Cloudflare, where she served as CPO for the past seven years.
Canoe Intelligence appoints former CIA analyst Noel Calhoun as new CTO
Calhoun joins the fintech from Onsights.io, where he held the role of CTO for just under two years.
Banking Technology Magazine February 2024 issue out now
Cover story: PLANT LIFE – Talking flora and quantum computing.
