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Company update/people

City of London bids to break the class barriers

Providing government, regulators, sector bodies and employers with a 5-point pathway intended to boost socio-economic diversity at senior levels in UK financial and professional services.

06 December 2022

News/people

European Women Payments Network awards nominees announced

The European Women Payments Network (EWPN), a community for women in fintech, cards, payments, banking and financial services, has revealed the shortlist of nominees for their annual awards.

25 November 2022

News/people

Barclays hopes to scoop up laid off tech workers

Recent major job cuts in the industry has spurred Barclays into extending the application period for its Rise Start-Up Academy.

18 November 2022

News/people

Visa names Ryan McInerney as incoming CEO

Visa has announced that current president, Ryan McInerney, will be appointed CEO of the banking giant effective from the 1st of February, 2023.

18 November 2022

News/people

GoTo Group cuts 12% of staff

Indonesian tech group, PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk, has announced that it will layoff 12% of its staff, amounting to 1,300 employees.

18 November 2022

Company update/payments

John Anderson announced as Plaid's head of payments

Plaid today announces the appointment of Facebook veteran John Anderson as its new head of payments. The company posted a blog written by Anderson on the news as below:

17 November 2022

News/devops

Isle of Man launches Fintech Innovation Challenge

Digital Isle of Man (an executive branch of the Isle’s government) has announced the launch of the Fintech Innovation Challenge, an opportunity to engage with international stakeholders and industries in their digital ecosystem.

11 November 2022

Company update/people

Saxo names Simon Camilleri as COO

Saxo, the leading fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, today announces the appointment of Simon Camilleri as Chief Operating Officer and board member of its subsidiary, Saxo UK Limited, effective immediately.

11 November 2022

News/crypto

Philanthropy is facing a ‘triple squeeze’ and digital assets can help - Citi

Citibank’s recent report ‘Philanthropy and the Global Economy’ has found that digital assets can be the future of philanthropy in wake of the cost of living crisis. Amy Thompson, report author, and Ronit Ghose, global head of future of finance at Citi, sat down with Finextra to discuss the significance of this report in light of the cost of living crisis.

07 November 2022

Company update/security

Cyber security consultant S-RM appoints chief revenue officer

Leading global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM, has today announced the appointment of professional services sales expert John Kemp as its new Chief Revenue Officer.

07 November 2022

Company update/people

Nigerian banks names CEO

Dalu Ajene has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria (www.RMB.co.za) from the 1st of November 2022 and aims to facilitate greater foreign capital flows, while working to deliver constructive solutions to leading businesses across critical sectors in Nigeria.

04 November 2022

News/people

AFP 2022: Bank and corporate DEI advocates dare firms to be different

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) annual conference featured a session Monday called 'Dare to be Different'. During the hour-long programme, a panel featuring diversity, equity, and inclusion experts from Goldman Sachs, Loop Capital, and Dropbox emphasised the financial and organisational advantages of increasing access and career advancement opportunities for women and minorities.

25 October 2022

News/people

Report highlights tech skills shortage

The financial services sector faces a potential shortage of skilled technologists and data analysts over the next five years, according to as recently published report.

20 October 2022

Company update/regulation

Regtech Kaizen Reporting recruits managing director

Leading regulatory technology firm, Kaizen Reporting today announced that Matthew Vincent is the latest senior hire to join the team.

18 October 2022

Company update/payments

Spice Money makes compliance appointment

Spice Money (subsidiary of DiGiSPICE Technologies), India’s leading rural fintech, which is revolutionizing the way Bharat banks, announced the appointment of Usha Murali as Chief Compliance & Risk Officer (CCRO).

18 October 2022

News/crypto

Coinbase plans for European expansion

Crypto exchange Coinbase has raided German digital assets firm Solaris to appoint its chief operating officer Daniel Seifert as regional managing director for Europe.

17 October 2022

News/payments

JP Morgan names Apac head of payments

Madhav Kalyan has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific payments for JP Morgan as part of a reshuffle of the bank's senior management in the region.

17 October 2022

News/people

Stripe taps Meta's Sharma to lead new revenue and financial management team

Stripe has appointed Microsoft and Meta veteran Vivek Sharma as its first head of revenue and financial management.

17 October 2022

News/sustainable

Sibos 2022: ‘The biggest problem with ESG is its complexity’ – Brown Brothers Harriman

At Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam, we spoke to Adrian Whelan, global head of regulatory intelligence, Brown Brothers Harriman, ahead of his panel session, ‘Green, clean, and ESG: Rewiring capital markets for a new generation of responsible investors.’

13 October 2022

Company update/people

MonetaGo appoints Neil Shonhard as new CEO

Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo today announced that its co-founder and CEO Jesse Chenard will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, and that Neil Shonhard, currently President, will become Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

07 October 2022

Human resources