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Company update/people

UK regtech docStribute appoints non-exec director

London-based RegTech company, docStribute, today announces the appointment of Manila McLean to the board of the Company as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 April 2024.

15 April 2024

Company update/payments

Token.io makes executive appointments

Leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider Token.io has announced the appointment of three executives to its senior leadership team, positioning the company for further growth.

11 April 2024

Company update/people

Xceptor appoints chief client success officer

Xceptor, the intelligent automation platform for financial markets, today announced the appointment of Strath Lanyon as its new Chief Client Success Officer (CCSO), effective April 15.

11 April 2024

News/people

Lloyds Bank cuts risk dept headcount

UK high street bank Lloyds Bank is reducing the size of its risk management department because it is seen as a “blocker” to the bank’s “strategic transformation”.

10 April 2024

Company update/people

AMF revamps Financial Skills Certification Board

The system for verifying the skills and knowledge of the employees of investment services providers and of financial investment advisors relies on the services of the AMF and the Financial Skills Certification Board (HCCP).

08 April 2024

Company update/people

AmplifyME launches banking simulator

AmplifyME, the world’s leading provider of simulation-based experiences in finance, announces today the launch of its innovative Investment Banking Pathway, signalling a major stride in reshaping entry into the financial industry for graduates.

08 April 2024

Company update/people

South African fintech Lula appoints chair

Lula, a local leader in digital finance solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has announced the appointment of Buhle Goslar as the new Chairperson of its Board.

04 April 2024

News/people

Robinhood co-founder steps down

Baiju Bhatt, the co-founder and chief creative officer of online stock trading firm Robinhood, has resigned from the company to "pursue other entrepreneurial interests".

26 March 2024

News/cloud

Danske Bank signs cloud deal with AWS

Denmark’s Danske Bank has signed a multiyear agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of a strategy to invest more in cloud technology.

25 March 2024

Company update/payments

Payments firm Navro appoints chief revenue officer

Navro, the pioneering fintech firm that simplifies global payments for high-growth businesses, today announces the appointment of Colin Moss-Davies as Chief Revenue Officer.

21 March 2024

News/people

Refinitiv veteran Minutella appointed CEO of Data Zoo

Global identity provider Data Zoo has appointed former London Stock Exchange executive Charlie Minutella as CEO.

12 February 2024

News/people

Alba Bank CEO steps down

Rod Ashley has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Alba Bank after six years.

09 February 2024

News/payments

Worldline cuts 1400 jobs

French payments giant Worldline is axing around 1400 jobs - eight per cent of its workforce - as part of a cost reduction programme.

07 February 2024

News/people

DBS chief Gupta docked millions of dollars in annual salary over outages

DBS chief executive officer Piyush Gupta is to take a 30% pay cut as punishment for a series of disruptive outages that hit the bank's payments and ATM services last year.

07 February 2024

News/people

Ainsworth departs from Open Banking Limited

Alan Ainsworth, policy and strategy director of Open Banking Limited (OBL), is moving on after six years in the role.

07 February 2024

News/people

Virgin Money warns of more job cuts after culling 150 staff in Q1

Virgin Money is to make more job cuts after dropping the axe on 150 positions in the first quarter.

06 February 2024

Company update/markets

Universal Partners opens applications for FX Academy

Universal Partners, a leading provider of financial services to businesses, today announced that applications are now open for a new intake of cohorts for its FX Academy, a comprehensive twelve-month training scheme designed to identify, cultivate and recruit exceptional diverse talent looking to launch a career in financial markets.

25 January 2024

News/retail

Metro Bank CFO James Hopkinson to step down

Metro Bank has announced its CFO James Hopkinson will leave his role after joining in September 2022.

12 January 2024

News/people

OakNorth appoints Lord Adair Turner as chairman

House of Lords member Lord Turner of Ecchinswell - Jonathan Adair Turner - has experience across Standard Chartered Bank, Siemens UK, Merrill Lynch Europe, and McKinsey.

27 December 2023

News/devops

Fujitsu partners with Palantir Technologies to boost business transformation

Sustainable digital transformation company Fujitsu has allied with Palantir Technologies to boost business transformation in Japan and solve societal challenges.

08 December 2023