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EBAday 2024: Success stories in collaboration

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, Finextra’s own Niamh Curran moderated a lunchtime session titled ‘Rising Stars’, with Luca Kotton, platform owner at Investec Bank; John Salter, chief customer officer at ClearBank; Jenny Winther, head of payment schemes at Handelsbanken; and Phoebe Zhou, head of emerging payments, GPS Europe at HSBC, discussing success and industry newcomers.

19 June 2024

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital hires Solaris tech lead as CTO

The digital assets arm of Boerse Stuttgart has hired Solaris tech chief Dennis Winter as CTO.

17 June 2024

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CAB Payments confirms Neeraj Kapur as CEO

Neeraj Kapur has over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles across retail, corporate and SME banking.

14 June 2024

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Paxos lays off 20% of staff

Digital assets outfit Paxos has laid off 20% of its staff, according to a Bloomberg report.

13 June 2024

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JPMorgan hires ex-PayPal exec as CTO - Reuters

JPMorgan Chase has appointed former PayPal executive Sri Shivananda as chief technology officer, according to Reuters.

10 June 2024

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François Hollande: Fintech investment is key

The former French President, François Hollande, gave a keynote session at Money 20/20 speaking on the current state of French technology investments and about how he turned France into a Fintech hub.

05 June 2024

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Funding Circle to cut 120 jobs

Small business lender Funding Circle is cutting around 120 jobs as it looks to slash costs in search of profitability.

04 June 2024

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JPMorgan payments boss Georgakopoulos quits

JPMorgan Chase global head of payments, Takis Georgakopoulos, is leaving the bank, according to Reuters.

03 June 2024

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PayPal builds advertising platform

PayPal is building an advertising platform, tapping into its trove of customer data to help merchants better target their ads.

29 May 2024

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Former FTX exec gets 7.5 years in prison

Ryan Salame, a former executive at collapsed crypto outfit FTX, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

28 May 2024

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Revolut opens job recruitment tool to companies on LinkedIn

Revolut has integrated its inhouse recruitment platform with LinkedIn, enabling companies to use the toolkit to manage their application and hiring processes direct from the business and employment-focused social media platform.

20 May 2024

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FCA charges reality TV stars over 'finfluencer' campaign

The Financial Conduct Authority has charged a host of so-called 'finfluencers' - including former Only Way is Essex star Lauren Goodger - for promoting an unauthorised trading scheme to their social media followers.

16 May 2024

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