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Westpac chief platform officer moves on as BaaS platform goes into production

Cameron Meindl, Westpac's chief platform officer who has been overseeing the bank's move into the banking-as-a-services arena, has quit after 13 years with the Australian lender.

04 November 2021

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7Ridge to acquire Trading Technologies; Keith Todd installed as CEO

Derivatives dealing platform Trading Technologies is to be acquired by CBOE and Singapore Exchange-backed growth equity firm 7Ridge.

01 November 2021

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P27 names SEB's Paula da Silva CEO

P27, the cross-border payments platform being developed by a group of Nordic banks, has appointed SEB's Paula da Silva as CEO, replacing Lars Sjögren.

01 November 2021

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ANZ appoints new CIO in preparation for ANZX launch

ANZ head of wealth Paul White, has been appointed as divisional CIO, responsible for setting and implementing the overarching technology vision and strategy for the bank's Australia business, including ANZX, it new customer-facing proposition.

29 October 2021

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JPMorgan's Barraclough joins Bitpanda as CEO of digital assets exchange

Digital investment platform Bitpanda has lured JPMorgan's London co-head of innovation Joshua Barraclough to its ranks as CEO of digital assets exchange Bitpanda Pro.

28 October 2021

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TSB opens new tech centre in Edinburgh

TSB has cut the ribbon on a new technology centre in Edinburgh following the successful recruitment of 100 staff.

27 October 2021

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New challenger GB Bank awarded restricted banking licence

Chaired by former Starling and Monzo co-founder Paul Rippon, real estate lending startup GB Bank has picked up an additional £28 million in funding and been awarded a restricted banking licence by UK regulators.

26 October 2021

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Revolut acquires team from talent-sourcing marketplace Wanted

Revolut has acquired the team behind New York-based talent sourcing marketplace Wanted. Financial terms were not disclosed.

22 October 2021

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Shawbrook embarks on digital recruitment drive

UK specialist lender Shawbrook Bank is set to hire 100 tech workers as it looks to beef up its digital capabilities.

20 October 2021

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Citi TTS appoints global head of digital

Citi's trade and treasury solutions business has appointed Capital One's Naveed Anwar as global head of digital.

19 October 2021

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Digital Pound Foundation launches to promote UK CBDC

An independent forum backed by the likes of Accenture, CGI Group and Ripple has launched to push for the implementation of a digital pound and digital money ecosystem.

14 October 2021

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Stripe recruits for new crypto team

Payments processing company Stripe is branching out into the cryptocurrency space, creating a brand new team of engineers and designers to chart its path in digital assets.

13 October 2021

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