Latest People News: Finextra Research

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

/people

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

/people

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

/people

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

/people

FCA staff vote in favour of industrial action

Financial Conduct Authority employees have voted in favour of industrial action over proposed cuts to pay and conditions.

02 February 2022

/people

Worldline to hire 5000 new staff

Worldline is to hire more than 5000 staff over the next few months to cement its position as a global paytech.

31 January 2022

/people

TD Bank to hire 2000 tech staff

Canada's TD Bank plans to hire 2000 tech staff over the course of the year as the battle for talent in the banking sector escalates.

27 January 2022

/people

BBVA to hire 200 staff for two new technology centres in Bilbao

BBVA will create 200 jobs in two years, with the launch of two technology centers in Bilbao.

26 January 2022

/people

Monzo recruits for new investment and wealth unit

Monzo is recruiting for a general manager to build and run a new investments and wealth business.

25 January 2022

/people

Westpac rolls out ESG training programme for institutional staff

Westpac is to provide 800 staff with 'practical take-aways' for advising clients on environtmental, social and governance issues as more comanies seek help in transitioning to a net-zero future.

25 January 2022

/people

Union takes CBA to court over $45m worth of untaken tea breaks

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is being taken to court by a union over its alleged failure to give thousands of retail banking employees millions of dollars worth of tea breaks.

21 January 2022

/people

LME boss quits for crypto custodian Komainu

Komainu, a crypto custodian joint venture between Nomura, CoinShares, and Ledger, has poached London Metal Exchange CEO Matthew Chamberlain as it its new boss.

21 January 2022

Latest news