Q2 Holdings announces leadership changes with new senior hires
Himagiri Mukkamala joins as CDO, Beth-Anne Bygum as CISO and Blair Williams as CRO.
Movers and Shakers
MDT appoints Dan Schneider as CPO and Greg Lanigan as CIO in C-suite shake-up
Tracie Loudermilk has also been appointed to the role of vice president of project and consulting solutions.
Edwina Johnson joins MoneyGram as general manager
Johnson joins MoneyGram from fintech firm Alloy where she worked for over six years.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 10 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Kentucky-based credit union Park Community names Jana Erny as president and CEO
Erny succeeds outgoing president and CEO Jim Spradlin, who is retiring after 29 years at the credit union.
PayPal bolsters leadership team with new CTO and CFO appointments
Archie Deskus has been named as CTO and Jamie Miller joins as CFO.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Wealthtech platform Allfunds appoints former Citi exec Antonio Varela as new COO
Varela previously spent more than 16 years at Credit Suisse in a number of senior tech-focused positions.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2023 issue out now
Cover story: PHOENIX RISING – How to breathe new life into digital transformation.
Abe Kuruvilla joins ACI Worldwide as chief technology officer
Kuruvilla joins the company from CoreLogic, where he served as chief information officer.
Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
Chloé Mayenobe joins paytech Thunes as chief operating officer
Mayenobe’s appointment follows the company’s $72 million Series C funding round.
The Clearing House names Margaret Weichert as new chief product officer
Weichert joins TCH from Accenture, where she served as managing director, North America payments lead.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying conversational interfaces with Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto
Zor Gorelov, founder of Kasisto, shares his visionary perspective on the emergence of artificial financial intelligence (AFI).
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 27 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Morgan Stanley appoints Ted Pick as new CEO
James Gorman will transition to the role of executive chairman after serving as CEO for the last 14 years.
Brookfield appoints Ron Kalifa as vice chair and head of financial infrastructure
Brookfield says Kalifa’s appointment allows it to “increase our footprint” in the payments arena.
UK paytech Thredd appoints Jim McCarthy as new CEO
McCarthy joined Thredd in January this year as executive vice president – global head of product and sales.
Open banking fintech Plaid names Eric Hart as first chief financial officer
Hart joins Plaid from Expedia where he served for more than 13 years, most recently as CFO.
Ally Financial CEO Jeffrey Brown to step down
Brown is due to depart the Michigan-based online bank on 31 January 2024.
US fintech Stash lands $40m in funding and appoints Amy Butte as independent audit chair
The company has now raised more than $500 million since its inception in 2015.
Puerto Rico’s Arival Bank names Nishi Gupta as chief compliance officer and general counsel
Gupta joins Arival Bank from US-based consumer fintech company Eco, where he served as head of compliance.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 6 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Monzo hires former Cash App exec Conor Walsh to lead renewed US expansion push
Walsh previously spent over six years as head of global product at Square’s mobile payment service Cash App.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
DigitalAPICraft signs as Google Cloud vendor and appoints Marco Tedone as CTO
Marco Tedone, the firm’s new CTO, spent almost 12 years leading API strategy for HSBC.
PayTech Awards USA 2023 winners announced
Celebrating exceptional achievements and talent in the US payments industry.
Switch2Zero appoints Galileo CEO Derek White as chairman
White is currently serving as CEO at Galileo Financial Technologies, a US-based payments and banking platform.
Raisin appoints former UBS chair Axel Weber as advisor and board member
Raisin claims to have experienced a “steep growth curve” amid interest rate hikes and a “savings rush”.
US Bank seeks AI specialist in call for automation and process transformation leader
The bank says a “significant component” of the role will be to “leverage new technologies in the AI arena”.
Santander reorganises structure to streamline operations
The bank has merged its retail and commercial businesses and created a new digital consumer banking business.
Rimes names Theo Bell as head of newly created AI product division
With a career spanning more than 15 years, Bell brings a “rare wealth of experience” to her new role, Rimes says.
Onfido appoints Daniel Keller as chief technology officer
Keller joins Onfido from Europe’s Visable Group, where he served as CTO for over six years.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying core banking with Prema Varadhan, Temenos
Demystifying the intricate world of core banking and offering a comprehensive perspective on its evolution.
Clear Street bolsters technology leadership with two new hires
Jon Daplyn joins as chief information officer and Hari Godbole as vice president of engineering.
Chatham Financial names Sam Graziano as managing director
Graziano joins from enterprise SaaS company Amount, where he was CCO for just over a year.
David Weber named as new COO of Volante Technologies
Weber brings over 25 years of experience in B2B enterprise software and SaaS to the role.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 8 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Gilles BianRosa steps down as CPO of N26 to pursue career in the US
BianRosa is to assume a position on the bank’s supervisory board from this month.
Scotiabank shakes up senior leadership team with new appointments
Aris Bogdaneris joins from ING to oversee Scotiabank’s digital banking business Tangerine.
