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Banking Tech Firm Amount Appoints Len Eschweiler as CRO

Amount, a Fintech powering banking technology for consumer and small business account opening, loan origination and financing, announced Len Eschweiler as Chief Revenue Officer. His appointment coincided with “the launch of Amount’s unified, cloud-based platform, designed to revolutionize account origination and empower institutions of all… Read More

UK’s Starling Bank Appoints Raman Bhatia as Group Chief Executive Officer

Starling Bank announces the appointment of Raman Bhatia as Group Chief Executive Officer. He will take over from John Mountain, who has “been acting as interim CEO since our founder Anne Boden announced she was stepping back from the role last year.” Raman is currently… Read More

Juniper Square Appoints Brandon Sedloff as Chief Real Estate Officer

Juniper Square, the provider of partnership enablement to the private funds industry, announced that Brandon Sedloff has been promoted to Chief Real Estate Officer. In this role, Sedloff will oversee “the continued growth of Juniper Square’s real estate vertical as the firm continues to expand… Read More

Global Regtech Jumio Appoints Igor Beckerman as CFO

Jumio, a provider of end-to-end identity verification and compliance solutions, has announced the addition of Igor Beckerman as Chief Financial Officer. Beckerman has three decades of finance leadership experience, most notably “as leading customer success platform Gainsight’s first-ever CFO, and at Marketo, where he served… Read More

UK’s Zumo, a Digital Assets Infrastructure Provider, Appoints Jason Tucker-Feltham to Key Role

Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure that prioritizes sustainability, has announced the appointment of Jason Tucker-Feltham as the company’s new Head of Sales. Tucker-Feltham is said to be “an experienced crypto sales, business development and capital introduction professional.” Prior to joining Zumo, he had reportedly… Read More

Brazil’s Digital Bank Nubank Appoints Elita Ariaz as Chief Legal Officer

Nubank (NYSE:NU), one of the largest financial services platforms in the world, has appointed Elita Ariaz as the new Chief Legal Officer of the company. With over 20 years of experience in the sector, the executive assumes the position to lead the Legal, Compliance, and Public… Read More

Pepper Advantage, a Credit Intelligence Firm, Appoints Aaron Milburn as UK Managing Director

Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company, announces the appointment of Aaron Milburn as UK Managing Director. Aaron will reportedly “lead Pepper Advantage’s UK business, which manages a portfolio of £20 billion in assets under management, effective immediately.” He is taking over from Gerry McHugh,… Read More

Payments Canada Shares Update on Leadership Transition

The Payments Canada Board of Directors announced that Tracey Black, who joined Payments Canada in 2018, made the decision not to renew her term as President and CEO of Payments Canada. Over the last five years, Black has led “a series of major payment modernization… Read More

Digital Asset Firm Gemini Appoints New Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) Region

Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to announce the appointment of bas Head of Asia Pacific (APAC) at Gemini. Saad Ahmed will now be expected to “lead Gemini’s strategy and business development efforts in the region.” As noted in a blog post, Saad reportedly “joins… Read More

Banco Santander Appoints Petri Nikkilä as CEO of Openbank and Head of Digital Bank’s Consumer Business

Banco Santander has announced the appointment of Petri Nikkilä as the new global CEO of Openbank and head of the Digital Consumer Bank’s non-auto consumer business. Mr. Nikkilä succeeds Ezequiel Szafir, who “was Openbank’s CEO until last year, and will report to Daniel Barriuso, head… Read More

Coinbase Welcomes Former UK Finance Minister As Advisor

A former UK finance minister on Wednesday (January 31, 2024) has reportedly joined crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to serve as the firm’s global advisor. As reported by CNBC, this latest appointment made by Coinbase is expected to strengthen the digital asset firm’s regulatory position at… Read More

Tonik Digital Bank in the Philippines Announces Significant Leadership Transition

Tonik Digital Bank Inc. (TDB), the digital bank in the Philippines, announced a significant leadership transition. Long Pineda, President of TDB, will be retiring from her executive role and will “assume the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of TDB.” In her… Read More

SEON, the Fraud Prevention and AML Platform, Announces Expansion of Executive Team

SEON, the end-to-end fraud prevention and AML platform helping companies mitigate fraud and safeguard against revenue threats, announced the expansion of its executive leadership with the appointment of Björn Heckel as Chief Technology Officer. With more than 20 years of experience as a software engineering… Read More

Digital Asset Firm Kraken Announces Key Appointments to Support Business Growth

Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing and “most secure” crypto platforms, announced it is further strengthening its leadership team with two key appointments that will help position the company for continued growth amid evolving regulatory environments globally. With the appointment of Gilles BianRosa as Chief… Read More

Bank of London Appoints Anne Grim as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Board Risk Committee

The Bank of London announced the appointment of Anne Grim as an independent Non-Executive Director (NED) of The Bank of London Group Limited Board and Chairperson of the Board Risk Committee (BRC), “subject to regulatory approval.” As well as her BRC role, Anne will be… Read More

Fintech ClearBank, the Enabler of Embedded Banking for FIs, Announces Key Appointments

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announced the appointment of Paul Staples as Group Head of Embedded Banking and Nick Ford as Group Head of Channels and Alliances. Paul has reportedly had “a 20-year career in banking, and building… Read More

Morrison Foerster Announces Tammy C. Davies as Partner in Firm’s Finance Group

Morrison Foerster, a global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Tammy C. Davies as a partner in the firm’s Finance Group, based in the New York office. Davies brings to the firm deep experience “representing alternative lenders and investors in complex credit… Read More

Global Fintech Klarna Appoints Matthew Miller to Key Company Role

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced  Matthew Miller will join the boards of Klarna Holding AB and its subsidiary, Klarna Bank AB. Miller is “a long-standing Partner at Sequoia focused on early and growth stage investments in technology companies across… Read More

PayPal Announces Key Management Changes, New Appointments Heading into 2024

Former CEO Dan Schulman has left PayPal’s (NASDAQ: PYPL) Board of Directors. Alex Chriss was announced as his replacement last August. PayPal confirmed this announcement last month. PayPal had officially announced that Dan Schulman will “depart from PayPal Holdings, Inc.’s Board of Directors, effective December 31,… Read More

UK’s OakNorth Bank Appoints Lord (Adair) Turner as Chairman

OakNorth – a UK-based digital bank, has added Lord (Adair) Turner as its Chairman of the Board. Lord Turner reportedly has “an extensive track record in financial services, including as Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, a Board Director of Standard Chartered, Chair of the Financial… Read More

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