Managers of Wealth Fintech

21X appoints Mark David Bakacs as MD, group strategy

Bakacs joins 21X as it moves from establishing its regulatory foundation to executing its institutional and international growth agenda.

Pennies strenthens leadership bench

Pennies’ micro-donation solution powers these everyday donations, having already enabled over 325 million donations and raised more than £80 million for 1,125+ charities.

Banking Circle Names Kush Saxena as Group CEO

Co-Founders Anders la Cour and Laust Bertelsen will support the handover, with one becoming Senior Advisor and the other stepping down over 12 months.

Sage recruits new chief product officer and chief strategy officer

Former Salesforce general manager Krish Vitaldevara joins as CPO effective immediately, while Anand Swaminathan, a former senior partner at McKinsey, will join as CSO on 15 June.

Khairi Azmi Moves From OKX to Paxos as APAC Head

The Singapore-based role will cover regional strategy, partnerships and adoption of regulated digital asset infrastructure.

CommBank appoints Professor Mary-Anne Williams as its first chief AI scientist

She joins CommBank from UNSW, where she is currently the Michael J Crouch Chair for Innovation, Founder and Lead of the UNSW Business AI Lab, and Deputy Director of the UNSW AI Institute.

Paymentology Appoints Fiona Tee as CFO Following US$175M Funding Round

The new CFO will guide global strategy after the company secured a $175 million investment to scale its cloud-native payment systems

Jenny Zhao to succeed Viktor Nebehaj as Freetrade CEO

The appointment comes two months after Nebehaj revealed plans to step down as CEO of Faretrade.

VPBank Names Former Visa Exec Ken Wong as Chief Data Officer

The appointment brings Wong’s regional data science experience from Visa and OCBC Bank into VPBank’s senior leadership team.

Former Coinbase Executive Michael Schroeder Joins Revolut to Lead Crypto Expansion

His appointment comes as Revolut prepares to take its crypto business into more markets beyond Europe.

Hawk hires CCO to scale AI crime-fighting tools

The appointment is intended to strengthen Hawk’s customer success function as financial institutions move beyond early AI experimentation toward large-scale deployment.

du Pay Appoints Roberto Mancone as CEO to Drive UAE Digital Payments Growth

Former BEYON Money chief Roberto Mancone joins du Pay as the UAE fintech platform expands its digital wallet, remittance, and financial inclusion services.

Socure recruits Coalition’s Chung-Man Tam as new product chief

Former chief product and analytics officer Pablo Abreu will transition to a newly-created role of chief AI and innovation officer at Socure.

The Payments Association promotes Emma Banymandhub to CEO

The appointment comes hot on the heels of Ben Agnew relinquishing the CEO role earlier this month.

Bloomsbury Money Bolsters Institutional Trading Desk with Key Hires from Zodia Markets

Both join Bloomsbury Money from Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered-backed digital asset brokerage.

UK Payments Association names CEO

Her promotion comes at a time of growth in the organisation - it has seen its headcount triple in recent years - and the association is also looking to expand its international presence.

Freetrade appoints Jenny Zhao CEO

She succeeds co-founder Viktor Nebehaj, who is stepping down after nearly ten years of building the business.

Orion Welcomes Seasoned Industry Executive Yi‑Ching Wu to Lead Wealth Management Product and Platform Strategy

In this role, Wu will lead initiatives that support Orion Wealth Management’s continued growth and advisor adoption.

Payfinia names Keith Riddle CEO

Keith has spent his career inside our world; he understands what Community FIs need and how to build alongside us.

Switch Digital appoints Digital Strategy and Planning Manager

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Damon Eastwood added “From our roots as a web-tech startup, we’ve grown over the last 23 years."

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