FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 10 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Movers and Shakers
Canada’s Versapay names Carey O’Connor Kolaja as new CEO
O’Connor Kolaja replaces former CEO Craig O’Neill, who is set to move to an advisory role within the firm.
Nubank appoints former Meta crypto head David Marcus to board
Marcus previously spent seven years at Meta and co-created the firm’s cryptocurrency Diem (formerly Libra).
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TrueNorth appoints Doug Woolridge as new chief growth officer
Woolridge joins from EPAM Systems and brings over 25 years of experience to his new role.
Thought Machine plans to boost headcount by 20% in 2023
Thought Machine intends to hire across India, Japan and South Africa for the first time.
Xero appoints former Google exec Diya Jolly as chief product officer
Jolly joins Xero from Okta, where she served as CPO.
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MoonPay names former Coinbase exec Asiff Hirji as new president
According to Bloomberg, Hirji assumed the role earlier this month, joining from Figure Technologies.
Varo Bank appoints Wook Chung as chief product officer
Chung most recently served as vice president of product, design and engineering at SoFi.
Global paytech GPS appoints three new non-exec directors
The new additions are: Paulette Rowe, Shane Happach and Lynn McCreary.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 24 February 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US president Joe Biden nominates former Mastercard CEO to lead World Bank
Ajay Banga has been nominated to lead the World Bank following the resignation of David Malpass.
American Fintech Council appoints Phil Goldfeder as CEO
Goldfeder brings more than two decades of experience working in the private and public sectors.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 February 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
AI regtech WorkFusion names Arthur Mueller VP of financial crime
Mueller joins from Rabobank North America where he served as AML and sanctions officer for more than six years.
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Dragonfly makes C-level hires as firm expands partnerships and portfolio
Alongside the senior appointments, the firm says it has also expanded its development and product teams.
Global ID verification platform ID-Pal names Tim Murphy as board chair
Murphy will be tasked with developing ID-Pal’s growth strategy and overseeing its governance requirements.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to retire by end of 2023
PayPal says it will begin its search for Schulman’s successor imminently.
Global Technology Partners names Olaseni Alabede as new CTO
Alabede was previously vice president of product development in Mastercard’s installments business.
Pipe Technologies appoints Luke Voiles as its new CEO
Voiles joins Pipe from Square, where he served as general manager of Square Banking.
US neobank Oxygen bags $20m Series B, appoints new CEO
Former Sber CTO David Rafalovsky joins Oxygen as CEO, replacing founder Hussein Ahmed.
US fintech Stash appoints Liza Landsman as new CEO
Prior to joining Stash, Landsman served as general partner at NEA, a global venture capital firm.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 February 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Paytech Highline names Rebecca Mowat director of partnerships
Mowat brings over 20 years’ worth of experience in international trade and business to Highline, the firm says.
Valor PayTech hires Riaz Ladha and Eric Kirk to lead new business unit
Valor CEO Eric Bernstein says the pair will help the firm build new partnerships.
Marqeta appoints Simon Khalaf as new CEO
Khalaf joined in June as chief product officer and will replace founder, chair and current CEO Jason Gardner.
Departing Coinbase CPO Surojit Chatterjee reportedly made $115m at firm
Chatterjee joined Coinbase in 2020 on a five-year contract but is leaving due to family illness and bereavement.
US fintech Marygold & Co names Timothy Rooney as new president
Rooney will be tasked with ensuring the successful launch of the firm’s new financial services app.
Kueski names ex-Stripe exec Fausto Ibarra as chief product officer
Ibarra brings over 20 years of experience, most recently serving as Stripe’s head of product for Latin America.
PayTech Awards call for nominations
The PayTech Awards 2023 will take place on 30 June at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
The BaaS Association names first CEO, Bill Briggs
Founded last year, the association says it represents over 80% of current BaaS sponsor banks in the US.
US fintech nCino appoints Greg Orenstein as new CFO
Orenstein joined nCino in 2015 and most recently served as chief corporate development and strategy officer.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US fintech Arcus Partners appoints new CTO, Saurabh Bhole
Bhole will be tasked with leading the further development of the company’s Finity360 product suite.
Payoneer names former Webster Bank exec Bea Ordonez as next CFO
Ordonez will assume the role of CFO once current CFO Michael Levine steps down in March.
Clearco lays off 30% of workforce, CEO Michele Romanow resigns
Romanow will reportedly transition to the role of executive co-chair and remain on the company’s board.
Cognizant names former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as new CEO
Kumar succeeds Brian Humphries, who will remain at the firm until 15 March to facilitate a “smooth transition”.
Temenos in leadership shake-up as CEO and chairman step down
Under the new leadership, Temenos says it will focus on SaaS opportunities, including in the US.
