Latest Human resources News: Finextra Research

Starling and Lloyds join Code First Girls

The banking and financial services sector is the industry most keen to attract female coders into their workforce, data reveals today, as Starling Bank and Lloyds Banking Group become the latest major finance companies to actively search for female tech talent with Code First Girls - the largest provider of free coding courses for women in the UK.

13 December 2022

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Stripe adds Louise Smith to UK board of directors

UK Fintech Envoy and chair of Innovate Finance has been appointed as chair of the board of directors for Stripe Payments UK Limited.

09 December 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund to layoff 30% of staff

SoftBank is planning to cut around 30% of staff to their investment arm Vision Fund.

30 September 2022

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Celsius CEO steps down as FTX moves in

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has stepped down amid bankruptcy proceedings and former JPMorgan Chase exec Chris Ferraro has been appointed interim CEO.

28 September 2022

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Truelayer to axe 10% of staff

Truelayer is the latest fintech to send staff to the chopping block, AltFi revealed this morning. CEO of the open banking company, Francesco Simoneschi alerted staff that their headcount would be cut by 10%.

16 September 2022

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Tech founders comprise 25% of Tech Nation’s Global Talent Visa endorsements

Tech Nation’s Global Talent Visa Report 2022 reveals that international tech leaders are rolling into the UK and strengthening the sector.

12 September 2022

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ClearBank hires Andrew Barker as chief revenue officer

ClearBank has announced the appointment of Andrew Barker as its new chief revenue officer.

08 September 2022

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35 startups tapped for Tech Nation’s diversity-driven Libra 2.0 programme

Tech Nation has selected 35 tech startups to join their second Libra programme for underrepresented tech founders. Libra 2.0 is focused on promoting diverse tech leaders in the UK by choosing companies founded by Black, South Asian, East Asian, and Arab leaders in the industry.

07 September 2022