Tagged: new appointments

April 19, 2022 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UOB Malaysia confirmed that it will be appointing Ng Wei Wei as their very first female Chief Executive Officer, effective from May 1, 2022 and onwards. Ng Wei Wei will reportedly be succeeding Wong Kim Choong, who will leave the role after leading the banking… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CatapultX, the creator of the AI-powered On-Stream advertising and monetization platform, recently announced a “multimillion” dollar raise by the company and 1083 YoY% increase in revenue has “led to the ability to bring in top tier talent across the organization, including the appointment of four… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, the next-gen tech firm and the “world’s first” purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, recently announced the appointment of Tom Wood as Deputy-Chief Executive Officer United Kingdom (UK) and Member of its UK Bank Board, “reporting directly to Group Chief… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 1:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Three years ahead of the 2025 deadline for completion, Banking Circle has reportedly  “adopted the ISO20022 messaging standard.” A single common format for all financial communications, ISO20022 “allows participants and systems in different markets to communicate in a consistent message format, using agreed terminology.” Laust… Read More

April 17, 2022 @ 10:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of “orchestrated” end-to-end identity proofing, eKYC and AML solutions, recently announced the appointment of Stuart Wells as the firm’s new chief technology officer. In addition, Jumio unveiled its new Innovation Lab in San Diego. Wells “joins Jumio’s executive team after nearly a… Read More

April 14, 2022 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Upvest, the Berlin-based infrastructure Fintech, has expanded its management team and appointed Markus Maier as the new Chief Operating Officer. Maier has previously “worked at UBS and Deutsche Bank and brings more than 25 years of management experience in the securities services and derivatives business.”… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IG Group (LON: IGG), an international Fintech which claims to be “at the forefront of online trading,” has announced that Joe (JJ) Kinahan has “been appointed to the newly created roles of VP and Chief Market Strategist of tastytrade.” As noted in an update shared… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elwood Technologies, an established Fintech offering market access and workflow solutions to digital assets for institutional clients, recently announced the appointment of capital markets veteran, Brian Pomraning, “as its Global Head of Business Development.” In his role, Pomraning will be “responsible for leading Elwood’s global… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forter, the “Trust Platform” for e-commerce, has announced the appointment of two new board members, Sharda Caro Del Castillo and Scott Schenkel. Caro Del Castillo and Schenkel “bring digital commerce, financial, operational, legal and compliance expertise to Forter.” The news comes during “a period of… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 6:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Southeast Asia’s digital wealth management platform StashAway recently revealed that John Tsang Chun-wah, Hong Kong’s former Financial Secretary, has officially joined StashAway’s advisory committee. Tsang was reportedly the longest-serving Financial Secretary as he had occupied the position from 2007 until 2017. As mentioned in the… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, the international data and analytics software company “pioneering” Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI), recently announced that Dan Higgins has been “appointed as Quantexa’s new chief product officer, joining the rapidly growing global technology company’s executive leadership team.” In this role, Higgins will have executive responsibility… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Skyflow recently announced that Robin Andruss, previously Twilio’s Data Protection Officer and Director, Global Privacy Governance, has joined Skyflow as Chief Privacy Officer. In this role, she will “oversee the company’s privacy and data protection commitments for Skyflow’s Data Privacy Vaults for enterprise, fintech and… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volt, which claims to be the leading Open payments gateway, has recruited payments veteran Matt Komorowski as its Chief Revenue Officer . Matt joins Volt after nearly a decade with PayPal, where for the past three years he has “been leading the payments giant’s channel… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WeLab, a pan-Asian fintech platform, announced the appointment of Bruno Lee as Advisor. Bruno held various management positions “in various large-scale multinational banks and financial institutions, in which he led the development of wealth management and asset management businesses across Asia.” With his extensive experience… Read More

April 7, 2022 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JST Capital, an international financial services company specializing in digital assets, has announced the hiring of Martin C. Grant as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs & Integrity. In his new role, Grant will be responsible for “navigating the evolving digital asset regulatory environment on behalf of… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plinqit, the “only” savings platform of its kind that pays users for learning about personal finances, has appointed Peter Petras as VP, Sales & Partnerships. Petras’ addition “follows the company’s significant growth as consumer demand accelerates.” Petras joins Plinqit with more than 20 years of… Read More

April 6, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus Systems, Inc., an international provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has announced that Nick Wallis has just joined as MD for the Europe, EMEA region – “leading the fast-growing company’s sales efforts in the region.” Wallis has extensive experience “in… Read More

April 2, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NTT DATA UK has announced that it has appointed Fernando Apezteguia as the new CEO for NTT DATA UK and Ireland. Apezteguia will now lead the business after having been part of the organization for over 20 years, with the aim of “accelerating its growth… Read More

April 1, 2022 @ 6:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA)  has announced that Chad Wallace has joined the firm’s Global Product and Engineering organization as Executive Vice President of B2B Solutions and “a member of the company’s Management Committee.” He will oversee the firm’s commercial product offering, including its corporate travel and… Read More

April 1, 2022 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, the provider of cryptocurrency anti-money laundering (AML) and investigations software, announced that former IRS-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) Special Agent Chris Janczewski has joined TRM “as Head of Global Investigations, bringing extraordinary investigative expertise to the next generation blockchain intelligence company.” While at IRS-CI, in… Read More