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FCA poured £5 million into laptops for hybrid working

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has spent over £5 million on new laptops and mobile phones to support remote working, according to official figures. The data, which was obtained using Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation, and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, gives an insight into how the financial watchdog is assisting staff with hybrid working.

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Thunes ramps up expansion with senior appointments

Thunes, a global cross-border payments company, today announced that it has appointed four new senior executives to lead its business in strategic regions: Asia Pacific, the Americas, Middle East and North Africa, and Greater China. These key hires come as part of Thunes’ global strategy to further expand its global presence, deepen relations with local markets and localise its sales, product, and network capabilities.

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Alkami names Alex Shootman as CEO

Alkami Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKT) ("Alkami"), announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Alex Shootman to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective November 5, 2021.

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Revolut appoints RappiPay's Guerra as Mexico CEO

Revolut, the UK-head-quartered financial superapp valued at $33 billion in September 2021, today announced the appointment of Juan Miguel Guerra as its CEO in Mexico, following the launch of its US-Mexico remittance corridor in July 2021.

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Mettle hire 'culture and people' lead

Mettle, the NatWest-backed business account, has appointed Andrea Himmelbaeur as the company's first Culture and People Lead.

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PensionBee signs Tech Talent Charter

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has signed the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), a non-profit organisation leading a movement to address inequality in the UK tech sector and drive inclusion and diversity in a practical and uniquely measurable way.

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HPS appoints two new independent directors to Board

HPS’ Board of Directors met on July 28th, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohamed HORANI and co-opted as independent directors Mrs. Meryem CHAMI and Mrs. Nathalie ROUVET LAZARE, replacing the two resigning directors, Mrs. Anne COBB and Mrs. Isabelle AGUILLERA. This co-option will be submitted to the shareholders for ratification at the next Annual General Assemblee.

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Dawn Capital's Evgenia Plotnikova promoted to general partner

Dawn Capital (‘Dawn’), Europe’s leading specialist B2B software investor, is pleased to announce the promotion of Evgenia Plotnikova to General Partner, making her the youngest woman promoted internally to General Partner in Europe.

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Andrew Smith appointed group CTO of Nucleus and James Hay

It’s been announced that current Nucleus CTO Andrew Smith will be Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the combined Nucleus and James Hay platform group.

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Barclays Eagle Labs launches second dedicated startup accelerator for black founders

Barclays Eagle Labs is launching its second 12-week virtual accelerator programme, designed to help early-stage tech businesses founded by one or more black entrepreneurs, in order to continue to help boost diversity in entrepreneurship.

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Chargebacks911 appoints Mastercard VP Brad Dillahunty as chief product officer

Leading dispute technology specialist, Chargebacks911, today announces the exciting appointment of technology management leader, Brad Dillahunty, as Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Chargebacks911 and sister brand Fi911.

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Standard Chartered Women in Tech Bahrain Programme winners revealed

The SC Women In Tech Bahrain Program announces the 5 winning teams receiving $10,000 each and 3 months of incubation at Bahrain FinTech Bay, one of MENA’s leading FinTech Hub. The winners will be able to further develop their startups, scale up, and venture into new markets. The program is an initiative by Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), and Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB).

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ING hires Stiphout as COO, CTO and Management Board Banking member

ING today announced the appointment of Marnix van Stiphout as chief operations officer and chief transformation officer (COO/CTO) and member of the Management Board Banking. Marnix takes up his position on 1 September 2021, succeeding Roel Louwhoff, who stepped down from the Management Board Banking on 1 August 2021.

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KPMG and Microsoft launch learning platform

KPMG has launched a digital platform and portfolio of services to help businesses respond to rapid technological disruption and new ways of working. With a focus on enabling productivity improvement, KPMG Learning Services integrates learning into the everyday flow of work, accelerates the upskilling process, and allows organizations to offer relevant resources and training at the time of need.

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PensionBee joins the Workforce Disclosure Initiative Investor Coalition

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has today announced it has become both an investor signatory and disclosing survey participant of the Workforce Disclosure Initiative.

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SEB introduces hybrid working model

The pandemic has during the past year changed both how we work and where we work, and in turn accelerated the development of new ways of working and digital solutions, both at SEB and in society at large.

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PensionBee develops mini-MBA course for staff

Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has launched a mini-MBA course as part of its ongoing commitment to staff development.

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Coinbase bans salary and equity negotiations

Coinbase is always evolving. In the last year, we’ve grown our headcount by 100%, hired in 6 new countries; committed to being a remote-first company; established Coinbase as a mission focused company; and recently completed our direct listing and became a publicly-traded company.

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BBVA uses gamification techniques to reskill employees

The Camp is the new reskilling and upskilling proposal for BBVA employees.

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Skipton Building Society takes call centre workforce management to the Cloud with Nice

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) announced today that Skipton Building Society has selected its cloud-based Workforce Management (WFM) and Employee Engagement Manager (EEM) offerings as a bundled solution for its contact centers.