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Volt appoints PayPal veteran as CRO

Real-time payments provider Volt has announced the hire of Matt Komorowski, who previously led PayPal’s channel partnership business across APAC, LATAM, and MEA.

08 April 2022

Company update/people

Nium appoints Dylan Lowrey to General Counsel

Nium, the modern platform for global money movement, today announced the appointment of Dylan Lowrey, to General Counsel. Lowrey joined Nium in 2021 as Head of Regulatory Affairs and Product Law and has helped the company launch new services in complex emerging markets, while expanding the company’s global license portfolio. He will continue to report to Prajit Nanu, CEO and Co-Founder of Nium, and is based in the company’s San Francisco co-headquarters.

25 March 2022

News/devops

BNP Paribas to hire 1000 more female coders by 2024

BNP Paribas has set itself a target to have 1,000 more women working in IT professions by the end of 2024, through both internal and external recruitment.

11 March 2022

Research/Human resources

Cloud, the Critical Component to Power New Business Models

11 March 2022 395 downloads

Research/Human resources

ISO 20022: How banks can avoid becoming a cautionary tale

04 March 2022 604 downloads

Company update/Human resources

Employment Hero soars to unicorn status with new funding and acquires KeyPay

All-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform, Employment Hero, today announced it has closed a £96 million funding round, led by return investor SEEK Investments with participation from OneVentures, AirTree Ventures and other shareholders.

16 February 2022

News/retail

Plum prepares US stock investing product launch

European money management app Plum plans to launch a product for users to invest in US stocks in Q1 this year, adding EU and UK stocks, and crypto assets later in 2022.

11 February 2022

Company update/people

Skilling hires former Oanda CMO

Skilling, a high-growth fintech company focused on CFD trading, has announced the appointment of David Hodge as Chief Marketing Officer as part of its global expansion strategy following an incredibly successful trading year.

11 February 2022

News/people

Monzo offers staff three months’ paid leave

Monzo intends to revamp employee work-life balance by ensuring staff that have worked for the digital bank for over four years are eligible for sabbaticals lasting three months.

03 February 2022

Company update/startups

Techstars London welcomes new managing director

Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customised programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, has announced the appointment of Saalim Chowdhury as Managing Director of Techstars London. He follows predecessor Eamonn Carey.

28 January 2022

Company update/people

Wise offers staffers 18 weeks paid parental leave

At Wise, we believe that rewarding people should be simple, transparent and fair for everyone, everywhere. That’s why, from January 2022, we’ve introduced a new minimum standard for global leave policies in all our locations.

19 January 2022

Company update/people

Credit Suisse Group chairman Horta-Osório resigns after breaking Covid-19 rules

Credit Suisse Group today announced that the Board of Directors (Board) has appointed Axel P. Lehmann as the bank’s new Chairman effective immediately. He succeeds António Horta-Osório, who resigned following an investigation commissioned by the Board. Under the leadership of Axel Lehmann, the Board and the Executive Board will continue to execute Credit Suisse’s strategy, driving forward the transformation of the bank.

17 January 2022

News/predictions

Starling pulls Facebook advertising; preps SaaS offering

Starling CEO Anne Boden says the bank has pulled all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram until Meta tackles fraudsters advertising on its platforms. In her annual letter, Boden also confirms the planned launch of a Software as a Service (SaaS) proposition during 2022.

07 January 2022

Company update/people

Tiku Patel joins Tesco Bank board

Tesco Bank has today unveiled its board's new independent non-executive director, Tiku Patel – CEO of private equity owned technology and analytics driven motor finance provider, Blue Motor Finance.

30 December 2021

Company update/retail

ING to exit retail banking in France

ING announced today that it will leave the Retail Banking market in France. This decision is the outcome of the strategic review that was announced in June 2021. As announced in June, ING’s Wholesale Banking activities in France will be continued, with a focus on strengthening our position and the ambition to be the go-to-bank for sustainable finance.

21 December 2021

Company update/people

Wombat appoints ex-Revolut director to advisory board

Chad West joins Micro-investing platform Wombat as it prepares for European expansion and the launch of new products and features in 2022.

20 December 2021

News/startups

UK tech sector enjoys best year on record

In terms of venture capital (VC) investment, the number of jobs, and the rate of unicorns emerging, 2021 has been the UK technology sector’s best year yet, says research from the Digital Economy Council.

20 December 2021

Company update/people

Checkout.com taps Meron Colbeci as new chief product officer

LONDON —DECEMBER 17, 2021—As part of its continued drive to innovate across its global payments processing platform, Checkout.com today announced the appointment of Meron Colbeci as its chief product officer.

17 December 2021

News/people

Wise replaces chair with ex-Netflix CFO

Money transfer app Wise has named David Wells, the former CFO of Netflix, as the chairman of its board of directors.

09 December 2021

News/people

63% of SME leaders feel lonely in role – Starling Bank

Research by Starling Bank has found that despite growth and record investment planned for 2022, small business owners struggle with loneliness, creativity and ideation.

08 December 2021