Synchrony hires former Santander exec Pierre Habis to lead consumer banking
Habis previously served as chief consumer banking and digital transformation officer at Santander.
Habis previously served as chief consumer banking and digital transformation officer at Santander.
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Citi, Sainsbury’s Bank and more.
The fintech unicorn previously gained an EMI licence from the central bank of Lithuania in July.
The prestigious PayTech Awards 2024 invites payments professionals to apply to join the esteemed panel of judges.
The UK retailer has also confirmed the departure of Jim Brown, Sainsbury’s Bank’s CEO of almost five years.
Shearer previously served as group head of compliance product management at HSBC.
Varga says he has made the “pivotal decision to move on” from the Scottish risk and decisioning firm.
The telecom-as-a-service platform has previously tapped talent from Nubank, Klarna and Revolut.
Horak succeeds Dr Mark Goldspink in the role after over 10 years with the UK-based paytech.
Rohrlich previously served as CEO of Top Hat, a US-based higher education engagement platform.
Holbrook takes over from Nez Aquino, who has served as interim CEO since July 2023.
Staples has previously served as global head of HSBC’s BaaS and embedded finance proposition.
Yabuki also currently serves as chairman and founding partner of Motive Partners.
Crager is due to transition into the role of senior advisor upon his departure from the company’s leadership.
Bladon will also serve as vice president of global entity management for the payments giant.
Thunes’ current CEO Peter De Caluwe has been promoted to deputy chairman.
Hynd previously spearheaded the commercial transformation of UK-based Redwood Bank.
Griffin’s CEO and co-founder, David Jarvis, demystifies the complex layers of the UK challenger bank’s proposition.
“Industry veteran” Anup Neogi has also been appointed as the new managing director and CEO of the acquired business.
Gorney joins the company from Seacoast Bank, where he served as EVP CTO and chief innovation officer.
Pai joins PhonePe from TerraPay, where he served as president of product and solutions for three years.
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week, featuring HSBC, Monese, Circle and more.
Co-founder David Luck will assume the role of executive chairman, while CPO Damian Brychcy takes on the role of CEO.
Arun Kumar has joined from Luma Financial Technologies as the company’s new CTO.
Form3 hopes to leverage Arora’s “significant experience” in founding and scaling up fintech companies.
Bierton is to head the group’s everyday banking services across all of its divisions.
Circle has appointed Coralie Billmann as head of French operations, subject to regulatory approval.
Scheduled to arrive in Q2 2024, it will be the first de novo bank to be established in South Florida in 15 years.
The bank plans to leverage Turner’s “extensive track record in financial services” to boost its growth plans.
Louw’s previous experience includes holding senior finance roles at WorldRemit and American Express.
FinTech Futures recaps the year’s top movers and shakers.
Beem Credit Union will launch on 1 January in Canada with the merger of Gulf & Fraser and Interior Savings.
Carter, who has served as COO at the building society since July 2022, will replace outgoing CEO Colin Fyfe.
Poland-based challenger VeloBank won both the Team of the Year and Newcomer Banking Brand at Banking Tech Awards 2023.
With a career spanning more than 25 years, Griffith joins Pockit from Habito, where he also served as COO.
Chang brings 15 years of financial services, fintech and consumer protection experience to her new role.
Moore forms the third addition to the PSR’s executive team this year.
Mustard founded the firm in 2007 with Ryan Graciano and Kenneth Lin.
Reports suggest the appointment of a CFO may be laying the groundwork for a potential IPO in the near future.
The company has appointed Amaresh Mohan, Amanda Ortega and Stephen Cheng to executive roles.