June 22, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech company OpenFin announced on Wednesday that former Goldman Sachs CTO Paul Walker as been appointed to its board of directors. This news comes just a couple months after the firm secured $15 million during its Series B funding round, which was led by J.P. Morgan, Euclid Opportunities,… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it has added eight new hires to support its rapid expansion. According to the online lender, the hires included five seasoned commercial real estate executives and three industry specialists. Speaking about the hires, Money360 founder… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced on Thursday it has appointed Maly Ly as its first Chief Marketing Officer. According to the funding portal, Ly is set to lead its global marketing organization and scale brand awareness along with revenue. Prior to joining YouCaring, Maly held positions… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday that Edward Forst, former president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, was named the newest member of the company’s board of directors. According to RealtyShares, Forst oversaw 16,000 real estate professionals in 60 countries at Cushman & Wakefield. He joined… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swiss fintech firm Lykke announced on Thursday it has appointed Nick Gogerty as its new chief strategist. According to Lykke,  Gogerty is the founder of SolarCoin, a token that represents kilowatt-hours of solar energy that can be traded on the Lykke exchange. He also co-founded and… Read More

May 8, 2017 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance announced on Monday it has appointed Natalie Ceeney as Non-Executive Chair, taking over from Alastair Lukies. According to the organization, Ceeney has extensive senior leadership experience across a range of sectors, including her time as the CEO of the UK’s Financial Ombudsman.  She previously held three… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingUSA announced on Friday it has appointed former consumer enforcement unit attorney, Jenann Shemisa, to its executive team as both General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Shemisa will assume her new role immediately, reporting directly to Camilo Concha, CEO and Founder. According to LendingUSA, Shemisa previously served… Read More

April 26, 2017 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinMason, a Boston-based fintech and investment analytics firm, announced on Tuesday it appointed three new staff members to its growing staff. The appointees were added to the data science, marketing, and sales departments. According to FinMason, Mark Carroll was appointed as director of data science, Bob Leaper… Read More

April 22, 2017 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nevada-based Fintech startup Prime Trust announced on Friday it has appointed former Hambrecht Partner and CTO, Whitney White as its new COO and CTO.  According to Prime Trust, during his 17 years at Hambrecht White assisted in the design and execution of the company’s capital… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform, Dianrong, announced on Tuesday the following financial leadership changes, effective immediately: Xuxia Kuang, the lender’s CFO, has been named COO. Yawen Cui has joined Dianrong as the new CFO. Kuang and Cui will report to Dianrong founder and CEO Soul Htite…. Read More

April 12, 2017 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco fintech company, Ripple, announced on Wednesday it has appointed former business director at SWIFT gpi, Marjan Delatinne, as its new sales director for Europe. The company reports that Delatinne will lead its sales efforts for financial institutions in Europe and will sell its commercial blockchain… Read More

April 11, 2017 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender focusing on SME loans, Growth Street, announced on Tuesday it has appointed April Nardulli as its new General Counsel and Chris Weller as its new Commercial Director.  According to Growth Street, Nardulli has previous experience in London’s fintech industry and most recently held the senior regulatory counsel position… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LoanHero, a retail fintech and loan origination platform for automated lending to consumers at the point of need, announced on Monday it appointed Zalman Vitenson, Olaf Janke, and Mikel Sides, to its executive management team. Vitenson is now the company’s CEO, Janke is the new CFO, and Sides is… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial service software provider Misys announced on Wednesday it has appointed Natalie Gammon as its new Chief Information Officer. The company stated that Gammon will be taking on the responsibility of managing its global infrastructure and technology operations, which includes all business applications and support services, as well as… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer invoice finance platform, MarketInvoice, announced on Monday it has appointed Shaun Alexander as it’s new Head of Risk. This news comes less than a month after the online lender appointed Zopa’s co-founder, Giles Andrews, as a new chairman. Sharing details about Alexander’s appointment, MarketInvoice revealed: “We… Read More

March 31, 2017 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundraising platform MobileCause announced on Thursday it is continuing to expand its management team by appointing Kristal Bogle as its new Chief Marketing Officer. She has close to 20 years of experience in marketing. According to MobileCause, Bogle was the Executive Vice President of Marketing at… Read More

March 30, 2017 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online fundraising platform MobileCause announced on Thursday it has expanded its executive management team by appointing Tim Kane its new senior vice president of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) sales. Kane brings more than twenty years of industry experience. Before joining MobileCause, he was a key… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer invoice finance platform, MarketInvoice, announced on Monday it has appointed Zopa’s co-founder, Giles Andrews, as a new chairman. The company confirmed that Andrews will be working directly with co-founders Anil Stocker and Ilya Kondrashov to drive scale in the business as well as chairing and managing… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese marketplace lending platform Yirendai announced on Thursday it has appointed Dr. Yichuan Pei as its new Chief Credit Officer. According to the lender, Dr. Pei will be responsible for the over management of its credit department to ensure that the credit risk of loan… Read More

March 15, 2017 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SmartBiz Loans, an online SBA marketplace, and bank-enabling technology platform, announced on Wednesday it appointed former SBA Head of Capital Access, Ann Marie Mehlum, as a new member of its board of directors. During her time at SBA, Mehlum directed the government agency’s credit programs, which includes… Read More