Tagged: appointment

July 9, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions announced on Thursday  Jim Young, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his role to pursue an opportunity with Indigo Ag, Inc., a private company operating at the intersection of technology, markets, and sustainability.  According to Broadridge,… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, announced on Thursday it has appointed Afshin Yazdian as CEO of its newly formed U.S. Acquiring division. According to Paysafe, Yazdian will for bringing to life Paysafe’s vision of being the U.S.’s leading payments solutions provider. Paysafe reported that… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced on Monday it has appointed Back Young Heo as its new CEO. According to Bithumb, Heo joined Bithumb in 2017 as the head of compliance and prior to Bithumb, worked in traditional finance for 14 years at Citibank, CitiCapital,… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency payments processor CoinPayments announced on Wednesday it has appointed Jason Butcher as its new CEO. CoinPayment reported that Butcher has been its Chief Operating Officer since 2017, and previously as an advisor starting in 2015, helped boost CoinPayments’ monthly transactions to more than $100… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ownera, an emerging digital securities network, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Anthony Woolley as Europe’s Head of Business Development. Prior to joining the network, Woolley was the UK Chief Innovation Officer for the publicly traded French multinational investment bank and financial services firm Societe… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has reportedly appointment former Head of Digital at Barclays, Brett Tejpaul as its new Head of Institutional Coverage. According to Coinbase, Tejpaul spent 17 years in global leadership roles in both the UK and U.S., including Global Head of Sales (across all… Read More

April 10, 2020 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoonPay, a U.S. fintech company that builds develop tools for fiat-to-crypto connectivity, announced on Thursday it has appointed Nils Puhlmann as its new security advisor. According to his Linkedin profile, Puhlmann has held various positions in the cybersecurity industry, including being named Chief Trust and … Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Chip announced on Monday it has appointed Philip Wright as its new CFO. Chip reported that prior to joining its team, Philip was the CFO at Auto Service Finance and Babylon Health. He also leadership roles at Funding Circle (Interim Financial Operations Director)… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Dwolla announced on Tuesday it has appointed former PayScape President, Brady Harris, as its new CEO. According to Dwolla, Harris brings nearly 20 years of leadership in the payments and fintech space. Dwolla claims that during his time at PayScape, Harris had a… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty announced on Monday it has appointed former ESF Capital and ThinCats CEO, John Mould, as Non-Executive Director of its board. CrowdProperty reported that Mould oversaw the acquisition of ThinCats by ESF Capital and subsequently took the funding business from £150 million… Read More

March 18, 2020 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Finastra announced on Wednesday it has appointed Gary Bischoping as its new CFO. According to Finastra, Bischoping brings a wealth of technology experience to the team, with recently holding the role as CFO of Varian, a mid-cap medical technology U.S. multinational. Bischoping will… Read More

March 6, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin, along with OK Group, announced on Friday its CEO Tim Byun has been appointed as Global Government Relations Officer (GGRO) of OKGroup. The OKCoin Board has appointed the company’s current Chairman, Hong Fang, to the position of CEO, effective March 31st. According to OKCoin,… Read More

March 4, 2020 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinMkt, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of technology and infrastructure for the online lending industry, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Todd Aronoff as its new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. According to FinMkt Aronoff has held positions at PayPal, China UnionPay, and Citi, with his… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online mortgage broker, Trussle, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Ian Larkin as its new CEO. The appointment comes just two months after the sudden departure of Trussle’s founding CEO Ishaan Malhi.  According to Trussle, Larkin has held senior roles at Lloyds, Virgin Money, McKinsey… Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Monday it has appointed Dena Glaeser as its new Chief Legal Officer.  College Ave reported that prior to joining the marketplace’s team, Glaeser served as the Fintech and Digital Banking attorney for Fifth Third Bank, N.A.,… Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Simple, a U.S. fintech and subsidiary of BBVA USA, announced on Monday it has appointed Moin Moinuddin as its new Head of Engineering. According to Simple, Moinuddin will lead all of Engineering, which includes product engineering and infrastructure. Moinuddin reportedly brings decades of experience in… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ShapeShift AG, an instant exchange for Bitcoin digital currency and other blockchain assets, has reportedly appointed Lisa Loud as its new COO as it reportedly prepares its expansion. As previously reported, ShapeShift helps customers convert between them, for example exchanging a token on the Bitcoin… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Billtrust, a fintech firm focused on B2B payment cycle management, announced on Thursday it has appointed Mark Shifke as its new CFO. According to Billtrust, Shifke has more than 35 years of financial and legal experience, with his recent position being CFO of Green Dot,… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Northmill, a banking group based in Sweden, announced on Wednesday it has appointed former Klarna product manager, Arash Eftekhari, as its new Chief Product Officer. According to Northmill, Eftekhari will lead product development aiming to strengthen the connection between the product and the user. Northmill… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered, a UK-based multinational banking and financial services company with $688 billion in assets, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Kahina van Dyke as its new Global Head of Digital Channels and Client Data Analytics. According to Standard Chartered, Kahina joins from Ripple where… Read More