Latest People News: Finextra Research

Flux co-founder Veronique Barbosa laments "insane" lack of diversity in fintech leadership

Flux co-founder Veronique Barbosa is taking on the CEO role at the digital receipt startup, in a rare shattering of the glass ceiling in the male-dominated fintech industry.

22 February 2022

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Warren Buffett dumps Visa and Mastercard stock, buys Nubank

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold a combined $3.1 billion worth of shares in Visa and Mastercard and bought a $1 billion stake in Brazilian digital lender Nubank.

21 February 2022

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Paysafe appoints new executives from Barclays and Amazon

London-based Paysafe has increased the bench strength of its digital wallets division with the appointment of former Barclays' and Amazon leaders to its executive team.

15 February 2022

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Metro Bank CFO quits as lender preps financial results

Metro Bank's chief financial officer has quit the troubled UK lender just eight days before it presents its preliminary financial results.

15 February 2022

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Will Ferrell invests in Lunar

Danish neobank Lunar has received fresh investment from an unexpected source - Will Ferrell, the US actor famed for his knockabout comedic roles in Elf and Anchorman, among others.

14 February 2022

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NextGen Nordics: 80% of Nordic payments now contactless

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

11 February 2022

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Ebanx appoints Google's Bellizia president, global payments

Latin American cross-border commerce platform Ebanx has appointed former Google and Microsoft executive Paula Bellizia president of global payments.

07 February 2022

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Monzo offers staff three months’ paid leave

Monzo intends to revamp employee work-life balance by ensuring staff that have worked for the digital bank for over four years are eligible for sabbaticals lasting three months.

03 February 2022