Latest People 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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CZ v SBF: crypto titans in Twitter spat

Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried are squabbling on Twitter, with the Binance boss calling the former FTX chief a "fraudster" and "unhinged".

09 December 2022

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Starling to create 1000 jobs at new Manchester office

Starling Bank is promising to create up to 1000 jobs, including many technology positions as it opens its fourth UK office in Manchester.

09 December 2022

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Piers Linney confirmed for Finextra Financial Cloud Summit 2023

Finextra is delighted to announce that Piers Linney, entrepreneur, investor, founder and CEO of Moblox will be the headline speaker for the inaugural Financial Cloud Summit taking place on 2nd March 2023, in London.

09 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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NatWest appoints Mark Brant as chief payments offficer

Former PayPal and American Express executive Mark Brant is joing NatWest as chief payments officer.

08 December 2022

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Wirecard charge sheet will take five hours to read out as CEO Braun gets his day in court

The charge sheet against former Wirecard boss Marcus Braun and two other executives runs to 474 pages and will take five hours to read out, in a Munich court case that opens today and is expected to last for a more than a year.

08 December 2022