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Scotland reports 24% fintech employment growth

Scotland’s fintech cluster has seen a 24% increase in jobs since 2021, says the organisation tasked with supporting the sector.

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PayPal names Barclays vet Bladon UK CEO

PayPal has hired Barclays managing director of customer and digital, Simon Bladon, as its UK CEO.

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Starling's chief banking officer Helen Bierton departs for Lloyds

Starling Bank's chief banking officer Helen Bierton has left for a new position as director of 'Everyday Banking' at Lloyds Banking Group.

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Circle scores French regulatory registration

USD Coin issuer Circle has secured conditional Digital Asset Service Provider registration from French authorities and appointed JP Morgan and PayPal veteran Coralie Billmann to spearhead its operations in the country.

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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.

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Finextra's year in review

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

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Revolut's Storonsky claims second place in UK ranking of top ten young billionaires

Revolut's Nik Storonsky has claimed second place in a new ranking of the UK's youngest billionaires.

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ClearBank recruits former Barclays and Starling exec Cooper as CPO

ClearBank has recruited former Starling and Barclays high-flyer Megan Cooper as chief product officer.

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Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative nurtures engagement in students

Ripple has partnered with leading universities across Europe for its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) program to catalyse academic research in blockchain development and encourage a new generation to engage in crypto innovation.

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Paymentology hires former Marqeta exec Jeff Parker as CEO

Global card issuer and processor Paymentology has hired Jeff Parker, the former SVP and managing director of Marqueta, as its new CEO.

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FCA hampered by crypto skills shortage

A shortage of crypto skills meant the FCA took longer than planned to register crypto-asset firms under money laundering regulations in 2021, and it still finds it difficult to recruit and retain staff with these skills, acording to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).

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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.