Tagged: new appointments

July 15, 2023 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayIt, the leader in digital customer experience solutions with integrated payments for local and provincial governments, has appointed Jon Telch as Vice President, Canada. Telch joins the growing team at PayIt’s Canada headquarters and will “focus on partnering with government leaders to enable them to… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 6:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, is pleased to announce the appointment of their own Eleanor Hughes as Binance’s General Counsel. In her new role, Eleanor will “oversee the company’s global legal affairs alongside a team of… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 5:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tarabut Gateway, MENA’s open banking platform, announces the appointment of Tariq Sanad as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Tariq, a Bahraini national, is “one of MENA’s renowned start-up veterans, boasting over 20 years of experience in the finance field.” During this time, he has… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, the bank payment company, has appointed Franck Cohen as the Chair of its Board of Directors to accelerate its path to profitability. The industry veteran and entrepreneur reportedly “brings a wealth of experience in the technology and software space, including stints as the EMEA… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 5:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NYMBUS, a provider of banking technology solutions, today announced the appointment of notable financial services advisor Glenn Kim to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kim is reportedly “a senior executive with over 35 years of experience as a capital markets investment banker, fund manager, financial… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian-born payments company Airwallex has appointed Luke Latham as General Manager for its Australia and New Zealand business. Latham joins Airwallex following senior roles “with Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Groupon and most recently as Chief Operating Officer for MILKRUN.” Airwallex CEO and Co-founder Jack Zhang… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech SumUp has announced the appointment of Anna Kuriakose as Chief Product Officer. She joined SumUp in mid-June 2023 and will be “based in London.” Anna was formerly at Meta, “where she was the product director for Messenger on Windows and Mac and web-based… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 5:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Palisades Group, an alternative asset manager in the global residential credit and real estate markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Julia Coronado as Senior Advisor. Dr. Coronado will join the company’s advisory board, “bringing her wealth of expertise and insights into the… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently announced that Maha El Dimachki will join the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) team as “the new head of the Singapore Centre, starting on 1 October 2023.” Ms El Dimachki is currently Head of Early and High Growth Oversight… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrea Isola, former General Manager for Italy & South East Europe at N26, has been appointed as the new VP of European Markets and Business Operations at the German digital bank effective immediately. In his new role as VP of European Markets and Business Operations,… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider (and is being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues), is pleased “to announce the appointment of Min Lin as Head of Latin America.” In this new role, Lin… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 5:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shawbrook has announced the appointment of Sarah Woolf as the new Senior Regional Development Manager in its Real Estate team. Sarah originally joined Shawbrook in 2012 “as a Business Development Manager, and in 2016 took on the role of Head of Sales.” Sarah left Shawbrook… Read More

July 2, 2023 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto, a self-directed IRA platform that enables individuals to invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds, announced the appointment of Scott Harrigan as CEO of Alto Securities and Oliver Plattner as Chief Product and Technology Officer. Before joining Alto, Harrigan was previously “the CEO… Read More

July 2, 2023 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square announced that former SS&C executive Christine Egbert has joined Juniper Square as their General Manager, Fund Administration. As General Manager, Christine will be “the senior executive responsible for scaling our fund administration offerings to meet the needs of the world’s most sophisticated and… Read More

June 30, 2023 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SavvyMoney, a company powering innovative, market-leading credit score solutions, today announced that Chris Fraenza has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. As mentioned in the update, Chris had previously “served as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Partnerships, tasked with leading the company’s growth… Read More

June 30, 2023 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, a provider of banking services to global fintechs and SME lending solutions to UK businesses, announces the appointment of Rachelle Frewer “as its incoming Chief Financial Officer.” Subject to regulatory approval, Rachelle will “start her position on 2 January 2024 and will also… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, a global Fintech company and creators of a unified Engagement Banking Platform that improves every aspect of the customer and member experience, announced multiple new hires to its Enterprise team in North America. The addition of these skilled professionals shows Backbase’s dedication “to the… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RockX, a firm focused on institutional-grade staking solutions throughout Asia, announced the appointment of Paul Mischenko as Head of Americas. This move is part of its commitment “to broaden its presence in the Americas, leveraging its well-established Asian base to drive this expansion.” RockX views… Read More

June 24, 2023 @ 6:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stone Ridge Holdings Group announced today that former New York Life Chairman and CEO Ted Mathas has joined as Senior Advisor. With his leadership and product development track record, Mathas will “help Stone Ridge scale its innovative suite of products purpose-built for financial advisors and… Read More

June 24, 2023 @ 6:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Street, an independent, non-bank prime broker, has reportedly hired Kevin McCarthy as the firm’s first Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Clearing. McCarthy will “report to Clear Street Co-Founder and CEO Chris Pento and oversee the firm’s clearing services for Market Makers, while increasing… Read More