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).
Movers and Shakers
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.
iBanFirst appoints former SocGen strategist Julien Molez as COO
Molez previously served as head of data and AI strategy for Société Générale from 2019 to 2023.
Banking Technology Magazine September 2023 issue out now
Cover story: WINDS OF CHANGE – Squaring the circle on climate change.
Nasdaq appoints former UBS executive Sarah Youngwood as CFO
Youngwood will take over from Ann Dennison, who has held the role since 2021.
Heather Gantt-Evans joins Marqeta as chief information security officer
US Army Reserves veteran Gantt-Evans will lead the firm’s global corporate and product security strategies.
The Clearing House appoints Sheffali Welch as COO
Welch brings more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial services to her new role.
FinTech Founders Video: Lawrence Lin Murata, Slope
Lawrence Lin Murata reflects on what he learnt from starting his first company and the impact on starting Slope.
FinTech Founders Video: Wade Arnold, Moov Financial
Wade Arnold, founder and CEO of paytech Moov, talks about his experience of starting a fintech.
Core banking tech provider Mambu names Fernando Zandona as permanent CEO
Zandona has served as Mambu’s interim CEO since June after Eugene Danilkis stepped down from the role.
Silicon Valley Bank makes two senior appointments to lead payment products and digital strategy
Martin Murrell has been named as head of global payments and Milton Santiago as head of global digital solutions.
FinTech Founders Video: Rado Kotorov, Storied Data
Rado Korotov, founder and CEO of Storied Data, shares advice for founders looking for venture capital funding.
FinTech Founders Video: Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA Finance
Elizabeth Rossiello reveals the one person she couldn’t run AZA Finance without!
FinTech Founders Video: Jason Voss, Deception and Truth Analysis
Jason Voss gets candid on why you need to think hard about any VC dollars coming your way.
MSUFCU veteran Benjamin Maxim named as Reseda Group’s new COO
Maxim has been a central figure at MSUFCU for over 16 years, having first joined back in 2007.
