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Climate X hires Monzo's Andrew Ellam as tech VP

London-based climate risk analytics provider Climate X has appointed former Monzo, Amazon and Facebook staffer Andrew Ellam vice president of technology.

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Coinbase to lay off 950 employees

Coinbase is to shrink its workforce by a quarter in response to the bearish headwinds hitting the crypto sector.

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Penta co-founder raises €3 million for Swiss banking startup

Relio, a Swiss SME banking startup founded by Lav Odorovic, the co-founder of German digital bank Penta, has raised €3 million.

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Jack Ma cedes control of Ant Group

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has ceded control of fintech giant Ant Group under a corporate restructuring which sees his stake in the firm reduced to just six percent.

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New York sues Celsius founder Mashinsky

New York's attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against the founder of bankrupt Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, alleging that he defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors out of billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency.

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N26 CFO Kemper leaves

N26 chief financial officer Jan Kemper is leaving the German mobile bank 18 months after he was brought in to help guide it towards a yet-to-be-realised IPO.

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FTX's Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty

Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges related to the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded.

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Zodia Custody appoints former Bitstamp and Starling executive Julian Sawyer as CEO

Zodia Custody, the crypto asset servicing joint venture between Standard Chartered and Northern Trust, has appointed former Bitstamp chief and Starling bank co-founder Julian Sawyer as its new CEO.

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Swift re-hires Grainger to lead Americas and UK business

Financial messaging co-operative Swift has re-hired Stephen Grainger from Mastercard to serve as chief executive for Americas and UK region.

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Finextra's year in review

With 2022 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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The Bank of London recruits Silicon Valley Bank's Gavin Hewitt as CFO

The Bank of London, a global clearing and transaction banking startup, is continuing to sweep up senior executives from across the industry, appointing Silicon Valley Bank's Gavin Hewitt as group chief financial officer.

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Swift chair Yawar Shah steps down after 16 years

The Swift Board of Directors has announced that Yawar Shah has stepped down, retiring after 16 years as Chair.