Tagged: appointment

April 13, 2021 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LenderClose, a U.S.-based proprietary, real estate and home equity-focused lending platform, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Stefanie Rupert to its Board of Directors. LenderClose reported that Rupert will serve on LenderClose’s board of directors alongside Jordan and Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer at CO-OP Financial Services; Nick… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital-only bank platform N26 announced on Tuesday it has appointed Gilles BianRosa as its new Chief Product Officer. N26 reported that in his upcoming role, BianRosa will lead all product teams based across the company’s main offices and technology hubs in Berlin, Barcelona, Vienna, and New York. N26 also… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Friday it has expanded its executive team by appointing Rodney Sunada-Wong as Chief Risk Officer and Vijay Konduru as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Analytics. The new hires come just days after Celsius Network announced it has… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlueVine, an online lender and fintech bank, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Steve Allocca as its first-ever Chief Operating Officer. BlueVine reported that in his new role, Allocca will generate strong operational efficiency across the organization and drive growth across all products. According to BlueVine,… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), a Norway-based browser provider, announced on Tuesday it has appointed PayPal and WeChat Pay veteran Allen Hu as the new Executive Vice President of Dify, Opera’s fintech arm. According to Opera, Dify takes advantage of the company’s expertise in delivering cutting-edge… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingUSA, a U.S.-based fintech lender that provides loans to small businesses ranging from $1000 to $35,000, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Michael Brown as its new Vice President of Credit Risk and Pricing. The latest appointment comes just weeks after LendingUSA appointed Adam Contino… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brane Capital., a digital asset custodian based in Canada, recently announced it has appointed former BNY Mellon President and CEO, Jerome Dwight, as its new President. According to Brane, Dwight led the BNY Mellon’s international expansion of corporate and institutional global custody and wealth management… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a U.S.-based digital lending platform, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Roger Fendelman as its first ever Chief Compliance Officer. According to Roosify, Fendelman has nearly 25 years of experience at the intersection of compliance and technology.  He will oversee the company’s governance, risk,… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S.-based fintech Dwolla announced on Tuesday it has appointed former Mastercard Senior Vice President of Global Acceptance Solution, David Glaser, as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. According to Dwolla, Glaser has more than 20 years of experience in the enterprise payments… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Chip, a UK-based automatic savings app, announced on Monday it has appointed Tom Evans as its new Chief Technology Officer. According to Chip, Evans joins the fintech from 10X Banking and brings more than 24 years of experience in software development and engineering. Prior… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingUSA, a U.S.-based fintech lender that provides loans to small businesses ranging from $1000 to $35,000, announced on Thursday it has appointed Adam Contino as its new CFO. According to LendingUSA, Contino has more than 30 years of experience in leading transformation and growth initiates… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Linkly, an Australia-based fintech, announced on Wednesday it has appointed former Global COO of Afterpay, Frerk-Malte Feller, as its new CEO. According to Linkly, Feller previously held senior exceutive positions at eBay and PayPal.  “The company’s solutions and the recent move into online payments,… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT), a fintech and registered bank holding company, announced on Monday it has appointed Amit Parikh as new Executive Vice President of its Banking as a Service division. According to Green Dot, Parikh will lead the organization responsible for delivering end-to-end… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Anju Patwardhan as a non-executive director to the Board. According to Curve, Anju brings decades of expertise and leadership in financial… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySimple, a U.S.-based payment management and subsidiary of EverCommerce, announced on Monday it has appointed  Jamie Chomas has joined the company as Vice President of Integrated Partnerships.Prior to joining PaySimple, Chomas was Vice President of Growth Strategy at FIS and Vice President of Digital Strategy… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Prime Trust, a blockchain-driven trust company, has made some changes in its team. According to Scott Purcell, Founder of Prime Trust, Tom Pageler has been promoted from President and COO to become Prime Trust’s new CEO.  As previously reported, Pageler was appointed President and… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Galileo announced on  Wednesday it has appointed Archana (Archie) Puri as its new Chief Product Officer. According to Galileo, Puri has more than 20 years of experience in technology products with a “strong domain” context in payments.  Prior to joining Galileo, Puri spent… Read More

January 25, 2021 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Monday it has appointed Alexander Nicolaus as its new Chief People Officer. According to Paysend, Nicolaus has an “impressive” global and international career to date in Europe, China, and across Asia. He previously helped large corporates (Willis,… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Billtrust, a fintech firm focused on B2B payment cycle management, announced on Thursday it has appointed Gwenn Lazar as new Senior Vice President of Channel Development. Billtrust reported that through the role, Lazar will drive the company’s business development and channel management initiatives. Billtrust further… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2B fintech-as-a-service provider Rapyd announced on Thursday it has expanded its American leadership team by appointing LeAnne Hoang as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and Robert MacColl as Head of Network Partnerships. According to Rapyd, Hoang brings a wealth of regulatory and compliance knowledge to… Read More