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Customers Bank deepens commitment to crypto with new team hires

US community bank Customers Bank has hired a raft of new employees to broaden the depth and expertise of its nascent digital asset banking business.

10 January 2022

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Citi to sack unvaccinated staff at the end of the month

Citigroup staff in the United States who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 14 will be placed on unpaid leave and fired at the end of the month unless they are granted an exemption, according to a company memo seen by Reuters.

10 January 2022

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New York regulator appoints virtual currencies chief

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has appointed former Promontory executive Peter Marton as deputy superintendent of virtual currency.

07 January 2022

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Monument appoints former Barclays exec Ian Rand as CEO

Ian Rand, former CEO of Barclays Business Banking, has been appointed chief executive officer of Monument, a digital banking startup for the well-heeled.

06 January 2022

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KodyPay hires former Atom exec Sophie Haagensen as COO

KodyPay, a mobile POS app and payments aggregator founded by students at the Universioty of York, has hired former Atom Bank executive Sophie Haagensen as chief operating officer.

05 January 2022

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Finextra's year in review

With 2021 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2021

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Natwest Mettle chief quits to join blockchain outfit Near

Marieke Flament has quit NatWest's online business banking offshoot Mettle to join Swiss-based blockhain foundation Near.

17 December 2021

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JPMorgan to hire hundreds more staff for UK digital bank

JPMorgan is to ramp up recruitment for its new UK digital bank, outling plans to take staff numbers above 1000 next year.

14 December 2021

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Better.com CEO takes 'time off' in wake of mass Zoom firing

A week after firing 900 employees in a single Zoom call, Vishal Garg is “taking time off effective immediately” from his position as CEO of digital mortgage outfit Better.com.

10 December 2021

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OBIE seeks CEO

The Open Banking Limited (OBL) board is seeking a CEO to lead the day-to-day running of the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) and its transition to an entity that will observe the CMA’s next consultation on future governance arrangements.

10 December 2021

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Wise replaces chair with ex-Netflix CFO

Money transfer app Wise has named David Wells, the former CFO of Netflix, as the chairman of its board of directors.

09 December 2021

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63% of SME leaders feel lonely in role – Starling Bank

Research by Starling Bank has found that despite growth and record investment planned for 2022, small business owners struggle with loneliness, creativity and ideation.

08 December 2021

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