Galileo hires former Google Cloud exec Derek White as new CEO
White replaces Galileo founder Clay Wilkes who will switch to vice chair.
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Payfare expands leadership team with new CTO and CPO
Kamran Haidari joins as CTO and Braulio Lam will lead product innovation as CPO.
Pleo appoints new CRO as it prepares for $100m funding round
Arun Mani joins Pleo after a successful spell at software company Freshworks.
2021 PayTech Awards hosted by Darren Harriott
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United Fintech hires 14-year Goldman veteran to lead North American expansion
Mark Lawrence joins the scale-up to grow its business in the US and beyond.
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Innovate Finance hires Adam Jackson as new policy director
Industry body preps to push the sector’s regulatory interests.
AccessFintech hires Thought Machine’s Bujakowski as new CFO
New York fintech says new hire will support growth of its platform.
Tandem switches CEO as Susie Aliker replaces departing Ricky Knox
Against a backdrop of losses and a business u-turn, Tandem switches out its top job.
Dear Luc: Does my fintech firm need ex-bankers to succeed?
This week our writer wonders if they should really be hiring ex-bankers for their executive committee.
Barclays hires Standard Chartered’s Demery to support fintech clients
Demery takes over fintech partnerships in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Shortlist announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Register for the digital gala and networking on 8 July 2021 – it’s free to attend and open to everyone.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Banking Technology May 2021 issue out now
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ClearBank appoints Tom Harris as new CTO
UK clearing bank promoted from within to fill technology role.
Nordea core banking chief Joseph Edwin leaves after six years
Joseph Edwin steps away from Nordic giant after many years leading major change.
Bank of Ireland COO: “Inside every bank there’s a tech company”
“We’ve reached a tipping point,” says COO.
State Street hires Aman Thind as new global chief architect
Aman Thind will drive the US bank’s technology transformation.
HSBC CEO Colin Bell joins board of AML fintech Quantexa
HSBC has used Quantexa to develop an AI solution to better identify financial crime.
Revolut hires Paroma Chatterjee as CEO India
The UK fintech aims to create 300 new Indian jobs.
Penta co-founder Jessica Holzbach exits fintech after four years
She exits “at her own request to seek a new professional challenge”.
RTGS.global hires industry veteran Dave Sissens as new CEO
The full-service availability of the RTGS.global platform is expected later this year.
The SEC confirms appointment of Gary Gensler as new chair
Gensler joins as the Democrats gain a majority among the commissioners of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Extended deadline announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Recognising excellence and innovation in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry worldwide!
Railsbank reunites Currencycloud founding team with John Hammond hire
John Hammond joins former colleagues at the firm as its new CCO.
Mobiquity hires former BNP Paribas COO Howard Moore
Digital transformation firm plans to expand globally this year and beyond.
Innovate Finance CEO Crosswell steps down
Head of industry body to be replaced by COO Janine Hirt.
Moneycorp continues exec shake-up with new ex-Vocalink vice chairman
Yates previously headed up Vocalink, the fintech Mastercard bought in 2017.
Minna Technologies recruits Tiama Hanson-Drury as new product officer
Hanson-Drury joins the Minna team from Dynata.
Real connections in a virtual world: Dock Digital
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Nomura hires former Barclays exec Jain as new CIO
Jain spent 13 years at Barclays, leaving as CTO in 2019.
SoundCloud exec BianRosa joins N26 as new CPO
BianRosa will lead all product teams for the challenger globally.
Former HSBC exec Maguire joins UK regtech Napier
Maguire takes up a position as an advisory board member at the firm.
Avaloq CEO Juerg Hunziker to step back
Hunziker is replaced by the co-CEO pairing of Martin Greweldinger and Thomas Beck.
Web browser Opera hires ex-PayPal and Tencent exec to lead new fintech arm
The new EVP likens Dify’s potential to PayPal’s market disruptor status.
Dwolla hires Dave Glaser as new COO
Glaser has worked at Mastercard, Visa, and Worldpay.
N26 loses 300 employees and head of HR in 12 months
The company is now trying to recruit 500 new employees by end of June.
Emirates NBD chief digital officer leaves to pursue entrepreneurship
Evans Munyuki resigns after brush with COVID-19.
Katherine Dziaman joins Sandstone Technology as new CFOO
She replaces Pow-Chuan Lee, who leaves the firm after two and half years.
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