Tagged: new appointments

July 28, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, a global Fintech in account-to-account payments, has reportedly appointed Alexandra Chiaramonti as its GM of Southern Europe. Chiaramonti will be responsible for leading GoCardless‘ ongoing growth in the region by continuing to recruit new talent in order to strengthen the firm’s presence in its… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistani online payments Fintech SadaPay reveals that they’ve welcomed Muhammad Khalil who’s joining them as their new Head of Internal Audit. As noted in an update from SadaPay, Khalil brings audit experience from “some of Pakistan’s leading corporates” including U Microfinance Bank, Wi-Tribe as well… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyprus-regulated digital assets hedge fund ARK36 announced that it is appointing Loukas Lagoudis to serve as Executive Director and Socrates Minas as Investor Relations Manager in order to strengthen its Cyprus investment division. According to a note shared with Crowdfund Insider, Loukas Lagoudis will be… Read More

July 25, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Properti, a technology-driven real estate firm focused on modernizing residential properties in Europe, reveals that it remains focused on expanding its operations. They recently welcomed Umut Sentürk as their new Chief Operating Officer at Properti AG. As noted in an update from the… Read More

July 16, 2021 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Geidea, one of the largest Fintechs in Saudi Arabia in terms of market share, has reportedly appointed the global financial services and Fintech-focused professional Nick Ogden to the company’s Board of Directors. Geidea’s management states: “Supporting small businesses to succeed is at the heart of… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mette Ingeman Pedersen will reportedly be joining Saxo Bank as the firm’s newly appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Management and Executive Team. Mette will be reporting directly to Kim Fournais, CEO and Founder at Saxo Bank, a Danish investment… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cirralto Limited (ASX: CRO) has committed to a binding share sale agreement in order to acquire Sydney-headquartered Fintech firm, Invigo Pty Ltd. with a completion date of July 12, 2021. The deal is currently subject to the fulfillment of conditions precedent under the SSA. The… Read More

July 5, 2021 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tesco Bank, a British retail bank that has been wholly-owned by Tesco plc since 2008, has confirmed the appointment of Gary Duggan as the institution’s interim CEO, Tesco Underwriting, and interim Chief Insurance Officer. Tesco Bank, which was formed as part of a venture between… Read More

July 4, 2021 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Hong-based digital banking platform Airstar Bank has confirmed the appointment of Xiaomi’s Chief Financial Officer Alain Lam Sai Wai as its new Chairperson of the Board of Directors (BoD). The previous Chair, Lei Jun, the Chinese billionaire businessman who established Xiaomi, has now stepped… Read More

July 3, 2021 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has confirmed four new appointments to the UK Finance Board – which are all effective as of July 1, 2021. Matt Hammerstein, CEO of Barclays Bank UK; Lucy-Marie Hagues, CEO at Capital One UK; John Hourican, Chief Executive of NewDay Group; and Max… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 6:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DIGITEC, the international standard for carrying out foreign exchange (FX) Swaps and NDF pricing and data, reveals that it has established a new London office, which will be led by Stephan von Massenbach who joins the company as MD, Chief Revenue Officer. Part of DIGITEC’s… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax UK revealed on Monday (June 28, 2021) that they have appointed Phil McGilvray to serve as the new Managing Director for the firm’s Debt Services business, which incorporates TDX Group and Indesser. An experienced commercial leader with a career of over 20 years focused… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analysis firm, is pleased to confirm that they’ve acquired $100 million in capital via a Series E round that was led by Coatue, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.2 billion. Previous investors Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Durable Capital… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) is an established provider of technology solutions and payment processing services mainly for the financial services sector. Today (June 23, 2021), the company confirmed that Chris King has been appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer after the retirement of… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mobiquity, a full-service digital transformation service provider, revealed that it has expanded its operations into the Asia-Pacific. The company’s APAC expansion will be supported by the appointment of ex- Microsoft and IBM Director, Gustavo Quiroga, who will be serving as Vice President of Business Development… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundbox, the financial platform for small businesses, revealed on Tuesday (June 22, 2021) that they’ve appointed Hilliard Terry to their Board of Directors. As mentioned in a note shared with CI, Mr. Terry is an experienced executive leader, corporate board member and advisor to private… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (the Group) recently revealed that it will be appointing Roel Louwhoff who will be serving as the new Group Chief Digital, Technology & Innovation Officer. Louwhoff previously worked as Chief Operations and Transformation Officer at ING since 2014. According to an update from… Read More

June 20, 2021 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, Singapore-headquartered digital wealth management service provider Endowus confirmed that it had appointed Wei Mei Tan as its Chief Advisory Officer. In her role at Endowus, Wei Mei will be expected to lead strategic initiatives in order to accelerate the company’s ongoing growth… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Saeeda Jaffar as Group Country Manager, and SVP for its operations across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Dr. Jaffar will reportedly be joining the digital payments leader to manage and oversee its presence in six… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, revealed on Friday (June 11, 2021) that it has decided to appoint Wafaa Mamilli to its Board of Directors. Wafaa will reportedly be serving on the Technology Risk Committee of the… Read More