FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 26 April 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, Temenos, Synapse and more.
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as movers and shakers.
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, Temenos, Synapse and more.
The UK challenger claims its staff headcount already surpassed 10,000 during the first quarter of the year.
Barnard is to take “ultimate responsibility” for the UK regtech’s global finance and business operations.
Zafin CEO Al Karim Somji will hand the reins over to former IBM Canada exec Charbel Safadi.
The new standalone company will act as an independent neobank offering environmentally sustainable products.
Shiliashki has previously held leadership roles at industry giants including PayPal and Mastercard.
Jean-Pierre Brulard will start his tenure on 1 May 2024, with Andreas Andreades retiring after 25 years.
Industry veteran Sauerland will lead the company alongside its founder Robert Koller.
Di Zanni’s appointment comes as DT One readies for its “next phase of innovation and growth”.
The former Bank of America exec is to lead Nium’s strategy in the newly-created role.
Sachdeva succeeds Rafael Plantier, who has been promoted to head of go-to-market.
The initiative aims to arm the fintech sector with the resources and expertise to help build a more inclusive industry.
Negi has acted as BharatPe’s interim CEO since Suhail Sameer’s departure last year.
The industry-led taskforce will aim to “unlock the full potential of open finance”.
Beck will provide support to Greweldinger in a senior advisory capacity during the transition.
The company had previously announced the tender offer to provide employee liquidity in February.
Schulman departed his role as president and CEO of PayPal at the end of last year.
Vickers succeeds the firm’s co-founder Vincent Choi, who will join Pomelo’s strategic advisory board.
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Linqto, HSBC, Santander and more.
Mastercard’s three new units are Core Payments, Commercial and New Payment Flows, and Services.
Sanz will succeed Enrique Sacau, who has served in the position since 2020.
The CLI platform has gained a new CFO, COO, CRO and VP of product in two months.
Praveen TM, CEO of Opus Technologies: “Innovation is the only way to survive in this competitive market.”
Bunce brings more than 30 years of experience in forex and online securities trading to his new role.
Three fintech founders discuss how companies can attract and retain the industry’s top female talent.
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Nuvei, Westpac, iCapital and more.
Bres rejoins Tradeshift following a two-year stint at commission management platform Spiff.
Peters brings over 20 years of experience leading and scaling global payments companies.
Core story: GOLD GETTERS – The Olympics and fintech make the perfect team.
The new CEO has been tasked with leading the start-up’s “next phase of growth and innovation”.
Bhatia counts the likes of Stripe, PayPal and Capital One among her previous employers.
Rakuten is discussing plans to integrate all its fintech units, including Rakuten Bank, into one unified entity.
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, Mastercard, Visa, Ant Group and more.
Ally Financial has been on the hunt for a new CEO since the departure of Jeffrey Brown in January.
Santos will replace current group CEO Marika Lulay, who is due to leave the company at the end of the year.
Kuruvilla served as Bolt’s CEO for over two years following founder Ryan Breslow’s transition to chairman.
The companies have until now operated as three separate divisions led by CEO Jerry Young, who is set to retire.
Acworth’s appointment follows Encompass’ recent acquisitions of CoorpID and Blacksmith KYC.
Schmidt will be responsible for leading Tide’s recently announced expansion into the German market.
Kennedy has previously held leadership positions at Lloyds, Barclays, Shawbrook Bank and Masthaven Bank.