Monzo Hires Visa's Anil to Lead US expansion
- 5 years 10 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
UK digital bank Monzo has hired Visa's global head of payment products and platforms, TS Anil, to lead its push into the US. Anil, a 25-year financial services veteran with stints at Standard Chartered, Citi and Capital One behind him, will join Monzo as US CEO early next year. Monzo launched an initial beta roll-out in the US in August, working with 1000 customers to gather feedback on what it says will be a bespoke product for the American... more
Danske Bank appoints new Group COO
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Danske Bank A/S has appointed Frans Woelders as Group COO and member of the Executive Leadership Team with overall responsibility for Group Services and Group IT. Frans Woelders joins from the position of Chief Digital Officer for Personal Banking of Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, he has experience from positions with ABN AMRO Bank, including as CEO of Retail Banking and as Group Chief Information Officer.
Ingenico announces Panteha Pedram’s appointment to the prestigious MRC European Advisory Board
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Ingenico Group , the global leader in seamless payment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Panteha Pedram, Director of Risk at Ingenico ePayments to Merchant Risk Council’s (MRC) European Advisory Board. The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) is a global trade association providing year-round support and education to fraud and payments professionals globally.
Diginex bolsters European leadership segment
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Diginex, a blockchain technology and digital assets services and advisory company, has appointed Thibault Verbiest as Head of Regulatory Affairs for Europe & Africa. He will oversee the legal and compliance functions of the company in the region while managing its relations with regulators across those continents.
Koine appoints former SDX CEO as Chair of advisory board
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Koine, the institutional custodian and settlement service for digital assets and fiat money, has appointed former CEO of SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), Martin Halblaub, as Chair of its advisory board, effective 1st January 2020. As former CEO of SDX, Switzerland’s digital assets exchange, Martin shaped the business’ strategy, model and core technology, as well as the client and product portfolio, and built the operating company.
ONPEX Appoints Murray Sims as new CEO
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
ONPEX, a leading provider of multi-currency IBAN accounts, has appointed professionally-qualified banking expert, Murray Sims, as CEO of its Luxembourg operations. The appointment represents a further step in strengthening ONPEX’ management team to facilitate the company’s future business strategy.
Lisa Fiondella joins Finastra as Chief Data Officer
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Finastra has hired Lisa Fiondella as Chief Data Officer to lead its comprehensive data strategy, including how data collected through the FusionFabric.cloud platform and various cloud-based solutions, can be best utilized. She will be responsible for developing a data product roadmap and manage the process of bringing new data products to market.
Revolut appoints Pierre Decote as Group Chief Risk Officer as global growth continues
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Today, Revolut has announced the appointment of Pierre Decote as its new Group CRO as the fintech continues to expand worldwide. Pierre Decote joins Revolut at a high growth period for the fintech, with recent global deals signed with Visa and Mastercard, allowing expansion into a number of new markets. Over one million new Revolut accounts were opened in October 2019 and the company now has over eight million customers worldwide.
AxiomSL Appoints Claudia Thurner As EMEA General Manager to Drive Expansion
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
AxiomSL, the industry’s leading provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions today announced the appointment of Claudia Thurner as EMEA general manager.
Revolut appoints as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Revolut has today announced the appointment of Martin Gilbert as its Non-Executive Chairman, as the fast growing fintech continues to strengthen its senior leadership team in line with future growth plans. In recent months, Revolut has signed new global deals with Visa and Mastercard, expanded into Australia and Singapore, and opened one million new accounts in October.
Finantix Appoints Two Senior Hires to European Team, Further Strengthening Presence in Key Swiss Market
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Financial, People Moves
Finantix, the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance and banking industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of two further senior hires as part of the Finantix Swiss-based team.
Alliance between EWPN and Wnet sees increased benefits on both sides of the Atlantic for women in fintech and payments
- 5 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure, People Moves
The European Women Payments Network (EWPN) and the U.S.-based Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet) share a mission to create better opportunities for women and the men that advocate for them in the fintech and payments industries. As a result of their like-minded goals to improve inclusion and diversity, the two organisations today announced they are coming together to allow their respective members to share the benefits of both... more
Wematch appointed Jack Jeffery as Chairman
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Wematch, the global multi-asset-class, web-based matching and negotiation platform, has appointed Jack Jeffery as Chairman of its Board. With more than 35 years’ experience in financial markets, Jack was previously CEO at electronic fixed income platform MTS and also at EBS, the spot FX electronic broking platform. Jack served 11 years at Citigroup, where he was Global Head of FX options.
Flywire Appoints New President and COO
- 5 years 11 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Flywire, a provider of global payment solutions for businesses and institutions, today announced the appointment of Rob Orgel to the newly created position of President and Chief Operating Officer. In the role, Orgel will oversee the company’s global payment network, business operations, finance, legal, compliance, and corporate strategy and development. He will report to CEO Mike Massaro who will now focus his efforts on the company’s long-term... more
Solactive Appoints Head of Product Development and Announces Further Evolution of Management
- 5 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Solactive is pleased to announce the addition of a new senior position to its organization. Peter Diel joined the firm as Head of Product Development on November 1st, 2019, running Solactive’s index development departments. The appointment runs alongside further alignments of responsibilities, while the company keeps evolving its business and organization.
