Tagged: new appointments

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

December 19, 2021 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its drive to innovate across its payments processing platform, Checkout.com  announced the appointment of Meron Colbeci as its new Chief Product Officer. As the former head of consumer product management at Novi—Meta‘s Fintech product group—and an ex- senior product leader at SoFi… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taavet Hinriku, the Co-founder of UK-based Fintech Wise (LSE:WISE) (formerly doing business as TransferWise), has reportedly stepped down from his position as company chairperson and Director. The former CFO at Netflix, David Wells, will be replacing Hinriku with immediate effect (as reported on December 10,… Read More

December 11, 2021 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Edfundo, the transformative smart money management app for kids and teens living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has appointed industry specialists to its advisory board. Joining the board are Saudi-headquartered Fintech & Business Development specialist Saleh AlHammad, UK‘s Finance & Emerging Payments professional David… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAX Technology, a major provider of point-of-sale terminal solutions, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Andrea Zucchiatti as Chief Product and Services Officer for the EMEA region. As mentioned in the announcement, Andrea will leverage his extensive knowledge of the payments sector, his expertise… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bob Lee, ex- Chief Technical Officer at Square (now doing business as Block), has reportedly joined MobileCoin as its Chief Product Officer. As an early investor in and advisor to the crypto and virtual payments startup, Bob helped “shape product and technology strategy.” He now… Read More

December 2, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has reportedly announced several appointments within its Sustainability Centre in order to accelerate and strengthen its sustainable investment offering. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “At the core of BNPP AM’s approach to sustainability, the Sustainability Centre… Read More

December 2, 2021 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized application platform Moralis welcomes Craig Hammel to its team as a senior technical advisor. Appointing Craig Hammel, the first engineering hire of Coinbase, should bring his expertise to the Moralis project and improve the initiative’s capacity to “scale and encompass more blockchains.” Hammel will… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 7:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DNA Payments Group, an independent, vertically-integrated omnichannel payments platform operating in the United Kingdom and the EU, is pleased to confirm the appointments of Lloyd Hutchinson as the Group’s Chief Commercial Officer and Andras Mecser as Chief Financial Officer. A graduate of the University of… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canstar, one of Australia’s largest financial comparison sites, which claims to compare more brands than any other service provider, has confirmed the appointment of Angelo Demasi as Chief Product and Technology Officer. Demasi will be responsible for leading the firm’s digital transformation/innovation strategy, enhancing Canstar’s tech… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Drip Capital, Inc., a digital cross-border trade finance platform providing financing solutions to small and medium businesses, is pleased to confirm that Rahul Nath has joined the firm’s leadership team as the Product Head. With head offices in Palo Alto, California, Rahul brings more than… Read More

November 23, 2021 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Fintech Banking Circle, the tech-focused payments bank, has appointed an experienced banker as its new Head of Institutional Banking for the DACH region. Timo Florian Zwez has reportedly joined Banking Circle from commercial wholesale bank, Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB), where he spent around 6 years… Read More

November 20, 2021 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken notes that in the fast-paced world of virtual currencies, every second counts when you’re moving funds around. Kraken writes in a blog post that establishing the bridges that enable seamless transactions from legacy banking platforms to the “ever-growing” number of blockchain… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Fintech mx51 has reportedly hired ex- Mastercard Australia VP Varghese Mathew to serve as its Chief Customer Officer. Varghese brings around 10 years of industry experience in financial services and tech to the role, occupying key roles at Mastercard, The Boston Consulting Group and… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 6:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TP ICAP Group, a provider of market infrastructure, reveals that it has appointed Sebastien Rozes to serve as Regional CEO for the EMEA region, currently subject to approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Sebastien, based out of London offices, is an experienced financial… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 5:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capco, the international tech and management consultancy, has appointed Glenn Kurban as a new Partner in its US Data & Analytics practice, based out of the firm’s Atlanta offices. A senior business professional with more than 25 years of industry experience in data and analytics,… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Featurespace, the provider of Enterprise Crime Prevention software, has reportedly appointed Todd Raque as its leading anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crimes expert for the Americas. As mentioned in the announcement, Raque brings almost 30 years of professional experience and extensive industry knowledge in financial… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BEQUANT, the digital asset prime brokerage and exchange, has reportedly appointed Huong Hauduc as General Counsel. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, Huong will be helping BEQUANT to “expedite the growth of the business across new jurisdictions and products.” Huong has almost 2… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Santner has reportedly joined European payments platform, Nets, part of Nexi Group, as Head of PSP DACH. In this new role, Michael is responsible for digital commerce payment services being offered in the DACH region. His key focus is on the ongoing development and… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) has confirmed the appointment of Mags Moore as Chairperson of the OIX Board. Within the role, Moore will be responsible for leading the OIX Executive Committee and Board, in order to set the OIX strategy, “driving forward the OIX position… Read More