Managers of Wealth Fintech

Standard Chartered hires Ole Matthiessen as global head of transaction services and digital assets

He joins after 18 years at Deutsche Bank, where he most recently served as Co-Head of the Corporate Bank division and a member of the Group Management Committee.

Flywire adds Christine Katziff to board

She reported directly to the chief executive officer and the audit committee of Bank of America’s board of directors for more than a decade

Parity Technologies appoints Sales & Marketing Director

Steve has built a trusted, high-quality local IT business

Broadridge Appoints Peter Reali as General Manager of Newly Created Institutional Governance Business

New investments in technology platforms offer unbiased and neutral solutions and increasing efficiency for the proxy ecosystem

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Bill English Joins Airwallex as Board Chair

He joins as independent director as Airwallex expands financial infrastructure for New Zealand businesses

Simplifai makes C-suite hires

This positions Simplifai with senior leadership capable of taking the company to the next step of international expansion and category leadership in AI-powered claims automation.

Funding Circle appoints ex-Monzo exec Tim Trailor MD, cards

Tim joins Funding Circle with over 20 years of experience in fintech leadership

Simple CEO Alex Emelian departs for new venture Stablerail

After heading up Simple for over two years, Emelian has launched his new project, Stablerail, as a treasury platform for stablecoin payments.

Minnesota's B2 Bank revamps leadership amid expansion plans

B2 Bank has turned to Florida's Climate First Bank for its latest leadership appointments, bringing on a new CEO, chief credit and risk officer, and president.

Ericsson Appoints Country Head of South Africa

His career includes senior positions such as Head of Sales for Market Vertical and Enterprise, Sales Executive for Mobile Networks, and Strategic Account Manager.

WeLab Bank CEO Tat Lee Tapped for Broader Group Role in Banking, AI

The role is newly created as the group plans changes to its leadership structure

HSBC appoints first chief AI officer

In addition to Rice’s appointment, HSBC is also expanding the remit of Mario Shamtani in his role as chief technology officer to strengthen its technology foundations to deploy AI at scale.

AP automation platform Ottimate appoints Shawn Lane CEO

He previously held leadership roles at E2open, Mitratech, and RedPrairie.

Broadridge Appoints Peter Reali As General Manager Of Newly Created Institutional Governance Business

Reali will report to Swatika Rajaram, President, Bank and Broker-Dealer Solutions, and will be based in New York.

Zempler Bank appoints CFO Dominic Wade as new CEO

Wade succeeds Zempler's founding CEO, Rich Wagner, who concluded his 22-year tenure following the company's recent sale to Access Bank UK.

Nasir Zubairi to join Paytm's European division as CEO following Lhoft departure

Zubairi will leave Lhoft in summer 2026 after more than nine years at the helm.

Finastra Establishes AI Centre of Excellence and Appoints Group Head of AI

The new centre is designed to bring together expertise from across the organisation to coordinate AI initiatives, standardise best practices, and scale innovation across Finastra’s operations.

Zempler Bank appoints Dominic Wade as new CEO

He also worked as a Managing Director at NatWest.

David Hardoon Reportedly Departs StanChart After Brief Stint as Global AI Lead

The leadership change comes as global banks face growing pressure to turn AI investment into practical business use.

Chris McClellen appointed to oversee Finastra's new AI Centre of Excellence

Previously at PluralSight, McClellen has been named SVP and group head of AI, and will report directly to Finastra's chief technology officer, Mike Stawchansky.

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