Managers of Wealth Fintech

David Vélez and Robin Vince join the boards of the OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC

David Vélez and Robin Vince bring deep experience leading global institutions and using technology to expand access and opportunity.

Bank of Ireland hires Citigroup's Prag Sharma as chief AI officer

Most recently he served as Director in Citi Institute’s Future of Finance think-tank and research unit.

Gnosis appoints Shane McDonnell as client partner

Shane’s local insight, industry knowledge and genuine enthusiasm make him a strong fit as we continue to grow

Accounting software fintech Bright promotes Ben Bishop to CEO

Former CEO Stephen Murdoch has transitioned to executive chair, while chief technology and product officer Ben Bishop assumes the role of CEO.

UK paytech Orchestr recruits Paysafe alumni as new CPO and CTO

Former Paysafe VP Aleksandar Saykov joins as chief product officer, while Boris Petrov joins as chief technology officer from stablecoin start-up BVNK.

Nubank names Livia Chanes CEO, Latin America

The announcement comes as the company surpasses 135 million customers globally and receives authorization to operate as a bank in Mexico, where it will establish itself as the country’s largest digital bank.

N26 hires CTO Marcin Pakulnicki from ING

N26 has announced that Gino Cordt will step down as CTO at the end of this year after holding the position since September 2019.

Ally Financial Names Mark Mathewson Chief Information and Data Officer

Seasoned technology executive brings 25+ years of financial services expertise and a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing organizations

Monzo co-founder Blomfield joins Anthropic

Blomfield revealed on X that he is taking a leave of absence from venture capital firm Y Combinator to join Anthropic co-founder and chief compute officer Tom Brown's compute team.

Remitly Europe CEO Eva Taleva-Borislavova named Paynetics COO

Taleva-Borislavova brings experience from a 12-year tenure at Paysafe and from leading Remitly's European operations since late 2023.

Tuan Nguyen Ends Six-Year Tenure as Techcombank CIO

He helped oversee the bank’s expansion of its digital, technology and AI capabilities.

StarCompliance reshapes leadership amid AI compliance push

The reshuffle arrives at a moment of rapid expansion for Star, fuelled by growing appetite for employee compliance tools, oversight of digital assets, AI-enabled offerings and coverage of newer risk categories including prediction markets.

Revolut appoints Kuba Fast to head European banking entity

Fast takes the reins from Joe Heneghan, who now steps up to lead the fintech’s broader European holding company, Revolut Holdings Europe UAB.

Arab African International Bank names technology head

Cairo-based Arab African International Bank (AAIB) has appointed Islam Gomaa as its head of technology.

ClearBank appoints Ken Johnstone as chief product officer

He has worked across the UK, Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, delivering products across complex and varied markets.

Former M&G Switzerland CEO joins global quant IM as Swiss sales chief

De Gennaro was most recently the head of sales Switzerland at Man Group, where he was succeeded by Joerg Zimmermann last month.

Microsoft Layoffs Affect 4,800 Roles, Says Jobs Are Not Being Replaced by AI

The reductions will mostly fall within Microsoft’s Commercial and Xbox organisations

Michael Goodenough named new CAB Europe CEO

Goodenough succeeds Kostas Konstantis, who has led CAB Europe's operations since its inception in 2024.

Ray Brash named MiFinity group COO

Most recently COO of CleverCards, Brash is a founding member of The Payments Association's advisory board and advisor to SpriveApp and Ekko.

Takis Georgakopoulos Takes the Helm at Fiserv

It is an internal promotion, but one with a significant external pedigree behind it.

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