Barclays today announces the appointment of Christian Wagner as Head of Investment Banking for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH). He will be responsible for the DACH Investment Banking business, working closely with Ingrid Hengster and the Investment Banking team.

Mr Wagner joins Barclays from Morgan Stanley where he was a Managing Director and led the Financial Investors coverage franchise across the German-speaking region. 

Karma Wallet, a fintech company and ecosystem enabling sustainable consumer spending, today announced the appointment of Douglas Sabo, former Visa Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), as a Strategic Advisor to the company. In this role, Sabo will support the company's mission to empower consumers to seamlessly translate their values into impactful shopping choices through the blending of ethical practices with everyday financial choices.

Revolut, the global fintech with over 8 million UK customers and 40 million globally, is today introducing Wealth Protection, an extra layer of in-app identity verification, designed to prevent thieves from accessing customer savings within the Revolut app. Wealth Protection will help protect customers who have had their unlocked phone stolen, or password and face recognition compromised, and stops criminals from withdrawing customers’ hard earned savings out of their accounts.

SmartSave, part of the UK digital bank Chetwood Financial Limited, has launched a two-year market-leading fixed-rate savings product at 5.06% AER.

SmartSave has more than £3.7 billion in direct deposits, and its accounts are fully FSCS protected, with a minimum deposit of £10,000 and a maximum of £85,000. 

The two-year bond will be available for a limited time only. 

Today, Mastercard announced the integration of Deposit Switch and Bill Pay Switch with Mastercard’s Open Banking platform, enabling consumers to automatically switch their direct deposits and update their recurring bill payments, both when opening a digital account or when updating information on an existing account.

NCR Voyix Corporation, a leading global provider of digital commerce solutions, today announced that Sacramento, Calif.-based Golden 1 Credit Union has selected NCR Voyix Digital-First Banking to help drive its digital transformation.