15/08 – Weekly Fintech Recap
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Open Banking, Payments, Banking, M&A Deals, People Moves, Jobs Listings
Partnerships BT and Barclaycard Payments Announce Partnership Offering Exclusive Benefits for UK Micro-businesses
Geraint Rogers Joins Credas as Chief Strategy Officer
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Geraint Rogers has joined Identity Service providers Credas as their new Chief Strategy Officer having previously been the Product Director for Identity, Fraud and Financial Crime at Equifax UK. In his new role, Geraint will help Credas achieve its growth and expansion plans by identifying new opportunities and helping to enhance its existing proposition.
Marqeta CEO to Step Down
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Open API card issuing and processing platform Marqeta is on the hunt for a CEO after founder Jason Gardner decided to make the move to executive chairman. Gardner founded Marqeta in 2010, building it into a multi-billion dollar outfit disrupting the multi-trillion dollar card issuing market before taking the firm public last year. A hunt is now underway for his replacement.
Transact Payments Malta Appoints Sergio Gandolfo as CEO
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Transact Payments Malta Limited (TPML) today announces the appointment of Sergio Gandolfo as its new CEO.
AstroPay Appoints Sofía Lanza as Chief Banking Officer
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
AstroPay, the payment solution of choice for millions of users globally, has appointed Sofía Lanza as Chief Banking Officer, as the company moves forward with its expansion plans into new markets and verticals.
United Fintech Expands New York Team with Two New Appointments
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
United Fintech, the fintech one-stop shop for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, has expanded its team in New York with two new appointments. Mitch Vine joins the rapidly growing firm as Head of New Business Sales in the Americas and Danny Finnerty has been appointed as a Sales Executive.
AQRU Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Appointment of Crypto and Fintech Veterans
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
AQRU plc, a company specialising in decentralised finance (“DeFi”), announces today that Digby Try, Executive Director and Co-founder of AQRU, has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of the Company.
Neo-bank Major Niyo Appoints Ex-PayPal’s Kiran Kulkarni as their Head of Design
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
India’s leading consumer neo-banking platform, Niyo, announces the appointment of Kiran Kulkarni as its Head of Design. Kiran brings with him over 18 years of leadership experience in product and interfaces design. At Niyo, Kiran will take a lead in enhancing Niyo’s banking app’s experience for Niyo’s 5 million strong customer base.
Serrala Appoints New CEO to Drive Further Global Growth
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Serrala, a global financial automation and B2B payments software company, has appointed senior industry leader Hartmut Wagner as its new CEO. His appointment formally takes effect from August 15, 2022. The transition comes as part of the company’s mission to continue accelerating its ongoing global growth and innovation program, which has seen Serrala transform from a regional to a global player with over 100M USD ARR under current CEO Sven... more
SunTec Appoints Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer (CSTO)
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
SunTec Business Solutions, the world’s #1 relationship-based pricing and billing company, today announced the appointment of Pramod Perumparambil as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer (CSTO).
Digido Country Manager Kirill Kalashnikov Promoted to Regional Director for APAC at Robocash Group
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Philippine fintech company Digido is pleased to announce the promotion of Country Manager Kirill Kalashnikov as the Regional Director for APAC of Singapore-headquartered parent company Robocash Group.
Robinhood Chief Product Officer Quits
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
In the same week, it announced plans to axe nearly a quarter of its staff, and trading app Robinhood has lost chief product officer Aparna Chennapragada. Chennapragada joined the company from Google a little over a year ago as its first chief product officer to oversee all product, design and research.
Recognise Bank Appoints Jean Murphy as CEO
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Digital SME banking startup Recognise Bank has appointed Jean Murphy, a former senior banker at Credit Suisse, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, as CEO. Alongside her background in banking, Murphy has spent the past seven years running her own wealth management startup, FSG.
Accelerated Payments Appoints Dermot Nutley as Chief Operating Officer
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
SME funding provider Accelerated Payments announced today that it has made another strategic appointment with Dermot Nutley stepping into the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Detected Appoints Fintech and Payments Leader as Chief Revenue Officer
- 2 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Detected, the London-based fintech that provides frictionless global business onboarding, today announces that it has hired Top 100 Women in Fintech, Rebecca Duckworth, as Chief Revenue Officer.
