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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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Better.com CEO fires 900 in single Zoom call

The boss of digital mortgage outfit Better.com is under fire after laying off around 900 employees on a single Zoom call and then accusing many of "stealing" by being unproductive.

07 December 2021

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Former TSB chief Paul Pester moves into fintech with social network for money

Paul Pester, the former TSB chief executive who fell on his sword in the wake of a disastrous IT failure at the UK lender, is set to launch a social networking app enabling friends and family members to share money.

06 December 2021

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Arteria AI to buy H4's FS business assets

Enterprise digital documentation specialist Arteria AI has agreed to acquire the financial services business assets of contract lifecycle management platform H4.

01 December 2021

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David Marcus quits Facebook

David Marcus has quit as the boss of Facebook parent Meta's fintech unit after leading a frustrating effort to launch the Novi digital wallet and its associated stablecoin Diem.

30 November 2021

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Dorsey resigns from Twitter

Jack Dorsey has resigned has CEO of Twitter, leaving him free to concentrate on leading his other company, payments giant Square.

29 November 2021

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SME challenger bank Redwood hits profitability

Redwood, the British challenger bank for SMEs, has hit profitability less than four years after launching.

29 November 2021

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Mizuho CEO quits over series of IT problems

Mizuho Financial Group CEO Tatsufumi Sakai has resigned after Japan's banking regulator hit the firm with a business improvement order related to a series of systems glitches.

29 November 2021

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ING innovation chief Vreugdenhil leaves for ABN Amro

ING chief innovation officer Annerie Vreugdenhil is leaving the bank less than a year into the job to take up a position on the executive board of ABN Amro.

24 November 2021

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