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Novo hires Brad Paterson as EVP of business development

Novo, a provider of digital-only banking services for US small businesses, has hired Brad Paterson, Visa's former director of consumer and emerging products, and PayPal's former head of new ventures, as the company's EVP of business development.

14 July 2022

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Goldman Sachs hires Google's Jared Cohen for new innovation unit

Goldman Sachs has hired senior Google executive Jared Cohen to co-lead a new applied innovation office.

12 July 2022

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Revolut loses another compliance exec as firm tangles with FCA

Deirdre Halligan, head of global affairs, wealth and trading at Revolut has stepped down from her role just weeks after CEO Nikolay Storonsky rounded on the Financial Conduct Authority for its tardiness in dishing out a UK banking licence for the firm.

11 July 2022

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Brazilian digital bank Neon appoints Coinbase vet Madeira CTO

Brazilian digital bank Neon has appointed Google, Snap and Coinbase veteran André Madeira chief technology officer.

08 July 2022

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Bank of Ireland launches 11 hybrid working hubs

Leo Varadkar TD, the Tánaiste and minister for enterprise, trade and employment in the Irish government, has launched 11 remote working hubs in Ballycoolin, Dublin as part of the Bank of Ireland’s Hybrid working model which was developed in partnership with Bank of Ireland staff.

04 July 2022

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Ex-Mollie CEO Gaston Aussems takes the helm at TPAY MOBILE

Leading mobile payments provider across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, TPAY MOBILE, has announced that Gaston Aussems, previously CEO of Mollie, will take the reins as CEO.

04 July 2022

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Ireland's Money Jar to create 100 jobs

Money Jar, an Irish fintech that offers a digital current account and financial planning tools, is planning to create 100 jobs over the next two years.

04 July 2022

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Lloyds seeks head of data ethics

Lloyds Banking Group is advertising for its first group head of data ethics to help it navigate the complexities around the ever-growing use of data and AI.

01 July 2022

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Flutterwave names Goldman Sachs MD Gurbhej Dhillon CTO

African payments technology unicorn Flutterwave has appointment former Goldman Sachs managing director Gurbhej Dhillon as chief technology officer.

01 July 2022

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Revolut appoints Sid Jajodia as US CEO

Revolut's chief banking officer Sid Jajodia has picked up a new role as US CEO, overseeing the financial super app's extension into the US market.

30 June 2022

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Wise’s Taavet Hinrikus launches €250m fund for tech founders

Taavet Hinrikus, Ian Hogarth, Khaled Helioui and Sten Tamkivi have unveiled Plural, an investment platform for the next generation of tech founders with global potential.

28 June 2022

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Amount lays off 18% of staff

Digital banking technology provider Amount is the latest fintech to trim its workforce, reducing its headcount by 18%, according to TechCrunch.

27 June 2022

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