Tagged: new appointments

January 25, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Baton Systems, the Fintech firm that’s focused on transforming post-trade processing by leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT), has appointed David Ornstein to serve as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. Ornstein joins the company at an important time, as industry demand continues to grow steadily for… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to welcome Pravjit Tiwana as their new  Chief Technology Officer. Pravjit reportedly joins Gemini from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he was working as the GM of Edge Services, which includes Amazon CloudFront, AWS Edge Computing,… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As cryptocurrency grows in popularity and adoption, ensuring businesses and platforms maintain a robust compliance infrastructure is becoming really important to the nascent industry. With Wyre’s compliance infrastructure, the team is pleased to confirm the addition of three new hires to “continue to boost our… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diogo Mónica (Co-founder and President at Anchorage Digital) and Nathan McCauley (Co-Founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital) wrote in a blog post that an OCC veteran is joining America’s first federally-chartered digital asset bank. After a solid year where Anchorage Digital experienced a significant 175%… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mitch Trehan, UK Head of Compliance and MLRO at Banking Circle, has reportedly joined The Payments Association’s Advisory Board alongside other industry professionals from across the payments sector. Meeting as a team of 19 for the first time in January 2022, the Board intends to… Read More

January 19, 2022 @ 1:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, the financial data platform and provider of modern connectivity, reveals that Shane Evans has been appointed as the firm’s interim CEO and member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Evans succeeds MX founder Ryan Caldwell who is transitioning from his role as Chief… Read More

January 18, 2022 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlockFi, a crypto financial services firm, recently announced that Alexander Grigoryan has joined the company as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and will be responsible for overseeing “all global product development and technology strategy moving forward.” Zac Prince, CEO and Founder of BlockFi, stated:… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, has announced the appointment of Jairo Riveros, as MD of the United States and Latin America, “effective 01 January, 2022.” Paysend has maintained an active presence in the US since September 2020 and “helps American residents securely… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

I2C Inc., a provider of virtual payment and banking tech, has reportedly appointed Serena Smith as the firm’s Chief Client Officer. Reporting directly to Amir Wain, Founder and CEO of i2c Inc., Smith will be responsible for overseeing international account management for existing and new… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tier1 Financial Solutions, a provider of capital markets and investment banking client relationship management solutions, and AML compliance and fraud prevention solutions, has appointed Megan Howe as MD, North America Sales. Howe will be responsible for “driving compliance software and buy-side CRM sales in North… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ebury has revealed that it’s accelerating its international growth efforts with the appointment of Louise Chan as company COO. Louise takes on an expanded Chief Operating Officer role “covering Operations as well as Product, Data and Regulatory Reporting,” according to a release. Louise is an… Read More

January 10, 2022 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) says they are pleased to announce Steve Quirk is joining Robinhood Markets as its Chief Brokerage Officer. Robinhood writes in a blog post that Steve Quirk will be responsible for overseeing their broker-dealers, Robinhood Financial and Robinhood Securities, “effective January… Read More

January 10, 2022 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Callie Cox, the US-based Investment Analyst at eToro, notes that she’s always thinking about how market moves and headlines affect your finances. Starting January 7, 2022, Cox confirmed that she’ll be publishing a weekly blog, titled The Bottom Line, which will look into what’s happening… Read More

January 8, 2022 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Great Hill Partners, a private equity company that’s focused on investing in high-growth, disruptive firms, recently announced the promotions of Craig Byrnes to MD and Chris Govey to Principal. Mark Taber, MD at Great Hill Partners, stated: “We are thrilled to recognize the well-deserved promotions… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Raphael Auer as the Head of Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre. Auer is presently a principal economist in the Innovation and the Digital Economy division of the BIS’s Monetary and Economic Department. He has “contributed extensively to BIS… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 3:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, which claims to be the world’s largest platform for working capital serving over 1 million businesses representing $10.5 trillion in annual sales across over 160 countries, recently revealed that Leslie Olsen has joined the firm as their chief marketing officer. In her new role,… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 1:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dropp, which claims to be a cost-effective, digital micropayment transaction platform enabling payments both in fiat currency and cryptocurrency, announced new appointments: Richard Re and Robert Flohr. The duo will join Dropp’s advisory board comprising top Cloud computing and Fintech professionals. Dropp CEO and Founder… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WEX (NYSE: WEX), a financial technology service provider,  announced two additions to its executive leadership team: Karen Stroup as Chief Digital Officer, and Carlos Carriedo as Chief Operating Officer, International. Stroup and Carriedo are responsible for overseeing WEX’s operations in Europe, the EMEA and Asia… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ECI, the managed services and cybersecurity provider for the global financial services industry, announced that Matthew McNulty has joined the firm as Chief Revenue Officer. McNulty reportedly brings over 20 years of professional experience in various sales strategies and execution for cybersecurity, digital transformation, and… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marieke Flament, the Chief Executive at NatWest’s virtual bank for businesses, is reportedly getting ready to leave her role after two and a half years. Flament will be joining Switzerland-headquartered blockchain foundation NEAR as the CEO, she confirmed in statements shared with Reuters. The non-profit… Read More