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United Fintech Appoints Thomas Petersen as Head of Data Partnerships

2 years 2 months ago
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United Fintech, the go-to platform for capital markets digitisation, has announced the appointment of Thomas Petersen as Head of Data Partnerships, bolstering its team of global talent as it continues its growth.

VikingCloud™ Appoints Payments Industry Heavyweight as New President

2 years 2 months ago
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VikingCloud, a leading provider of cyber security and compliance solutions, today announces the appointment of its new President. Dallas-based Ben Peters joined VikingCloud on 1 November from VPay Inc, where he was Chief Operating Officer. Prior to VPay, Peters held executive positions at FleetOne Holdings and IOD Inc. where he was instrumental in the success of both businesses.

Cohesity Expands its Security Advisory Council with Addition of Kelly Bissell, Current Microsoft and Former Accenture Security Executive

2 years 2 months ago
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Cohesity has announced the addition of Kelly Bissell, CVP of Microsoft Security Services, to the Cohesity Security Advisory Council. As the council’s seventh member, Bissell brings nearly 30 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity with former security leadership roles at Accenture and Deloitte.

Change in the Supervisory Board Chair of Commerzbank Initiated

2 years 2 months ago
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Helmut Gottschalk has decided, that after the next Annual General Meeting, due to his age, he will no longer be available for a new term of office as a member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board. For this reason, he initiated an orderly succession process at an early stage.

18/11 – Weekly Fintech Recap

2 years 2 months ago
Artificial Intelligence, Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps, M&A Deals, People Moves

Partnerships HSBC and Wells Fargo Expand DLT Solution to Include Offshore Yuan

Visa Promotes Ryan McInerney to CEO

2 years 2 months ago
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Visa has announced that the current president, Ryan McInerney, will be appointed CEO of the banking giant effective from the 1st of February, 2023. Current CEO, Alfred F. Kelly Jr., who has been serving as CEO since 2016 and chairman since 2019, will become an executive chairman of the board after leaving the role.

TripActions Names Stripe Executive Clara Liang to Board of Directors

2 years 2 months ago
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TripActions, the all-in-one travel, corporate card, and expense management solution, today announced the appointment of Clara Liang to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. A seasoned product leader with experience across the travel and financial sectors, Liang has held senior leadership roles across both consumer and enterprise companies.

Tink Strengthens Payments Team with Four New Key Hires

2 years 2 months ago
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Tink, Europe’s leading open banking platform, has made four strategic hires to bolster its expanding London-based payments team.

OKX Appoints Experienced International Finance Lawyer Nicole Purin as Deputy General Counsel

2 years 2 months ago
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OKX, a world-leading crypto trading app and Web3 ecosystem, today announced the appointment of Nicole Purin as its Deputy General Counsel, based in Dubai, UAE.

Former BNY Mellon Exec Paul Burleton Joins Delio as Chief Operating Officer

2 years 2 months ago
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Paul Burleton has joined fintech Delio as its Chief Operating Officer, making him the latest senior appointment at the company.

Freedom Finance appoints Paul Bevis as Head of Growth

2 years 2 months ago
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Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces and embedded finance providers, has appointed Paul Bevis as Head of Growth. Paul joins from Royal London where he spent five years, latterly as Head of D2C Partnerships.

Hazeltree Appoints Paul Higdon as Chief Technology Officer

2 years 2 months ago
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Hazeltree, a leader in treasury and liquidity management technology for the alternative asset industry, announced today it has appointed Paul Higdon as Chief Technology Officer. Higdon joins Hazeltree with more than 20 years of experience in developing technology solutions and building successful software businesses in the financial services industry.

Global Processing Services Names Sharyn Wilson as Chief People Officer

2 years 2 months ago
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Global Processing Services (“GPS”), a leading global payments technology platform, today announced the appointment of Sharyn Wilson as Chief People Officer. In this newly created role, Sharyn is responsible for leading GPS’s global HR organisation, including Talent Strategy, Recruitment, Culture, Learning and Development, Compensation and Benefits. Sharyn joins GPS’ executive management team and is based in London.

Divido Continues to Bolster C-suite with Appointment of Gaz Lloyd-Owen as CPO

2 years 2 months ago
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Gareth “Gaz” Lloyd-Owen has been appointed Chief Product Officer at UK-based checkout finance platform provider Divido. · Gaz to be tasked with the development of Divido’s highly-configurable, secure and scalable whitelabel platform · Seeks to differentiate Divido platform from others in “Buy Now, Pay Later” vertical