Managers of Wealth Fintech

Safaricom Ethiopia Appoints Samuel Munyua as Chief Finance Officer

Munyua brings more than 20 years of experience in finance, with expertise in financial strategy, governance, treasury, financial controls and business performance.

Starling Bank CEO Raman Bhatia to step down - FT

He also previously led the digital bank for HSBC’s retail banking and wealth management business in the UK and Europe.

Former Temenos exec Barb Morgan appointed as new State Street Alpha CTO

Alpha is the asset servicing and data platform developed by State Street following its acquisition of Charles River Development in 2018 for $2.6 billion.

Nala names Ashraf Aly global head, compliance and risk

Ashraf will lead compliance and risk across the Nala app and Rafiki, our stablecoin payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises.

SimCorp appoints new Chief Delivery Officer

She will lead the company's delivery organization globally, with one mandate: help every client realize value faster and maintain delivery excellence every day.

Farther taps Google and NASA veterans to sharpen wealthtech usability

Kai Conragan and Allan Smith join Farther's product and UX teams as the firm doubles down on advisor-first design.

Former Swift CEO appointed as chair of stablecoin start-up OpenTrade

Lázaro Campos has been named as chair of OpenTrade's board of directors as the London fintech looks to scale its stablecoin yield infrastructure platform.

GXS Bank Names Harikrishnan Raguraman as Chief Technology Officer

The GXS Bank executive, who led enterprise technology and generative AI strategy, takes the CTO role amid closer integration with Grab.

Jodi Richard appointed as Amex's new chief risk officer

Taking up her new role in January, Richard will succeed long-time Amex executive Doug Tabish, who has held the CRO role since 2024.

Icon Solutions Appoints Raquel Guillot as Southern Europe Sales Director to Drive Global Adoption of the Icon Payments Framework

She began her career at Citibank before moving into financial technology, holding roles at SAS, ACI Worldwide and other technology providers, including Thought Machine.

Former Swift CEO Lázaro Campos joins stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chair

He joins London-based OpenTrade shortly after the firm secured $17 million in strategic funding to back its work helping fintechs and digital asset platforms offer dollar- and euro-denominated yield backed by real-world assets.

JTC Underlines Focus on Technology with Dual Senior Leadership Appointments

The appointment reflects JTC’s continued investment in technology, data and AI as drivers of growth, efficiency and service excellence.

Choco Up Taps John Lim as Senior Advisor for Fundraising, Expansion

Lim's background includes founding ARA Asset Management in 2002 and serving as its Group CEO for nearly two decades.

Syfe appoints Jaclyn Kaur as head of wealth advisory Singapore

She has also worked at ANZ Private Bank, Crédit Agricole and Guotai Junan.

Singapore Payments Network Names Derek Chan as Inaugural CEO

Chan, a former Banking Computer Services executive, will oversee the handover of Singapore’s national payment schemes to SPaN when it begins operations in early 2027.

B2C2 names Elizabeth Rossiello as new chief operating officer

Rossiello brings over two decades of financial and leadership experience to the role, having founded and led AZA Finance since 2013 until 2025.

Nasdaq Appoints Andrew Murray as APAC Financial Technology SVP

The former FIS executive will drive client partnerships and growth for Nasdaq’s financial technology business, as Vice Chairman Bob McCooey also relocates to Singapore.

Barclays names Anita Tanna chief AI officer

Barclays has appointed group chief of staff Anita Tanna as its first chief artificial intelligence officer.

Broadridge Appoints Ervin Zaljević as Director, Regulatory Solutions in Luxembourg

Ervin will focus on strengthening relationships across the local funds ecosystem, combining regulatory expertise, market intelligence, industry engagement and strategic client support.

Eversheds Sutherland deepens fintech and regulatory bench with double partner hire

Both join Eversheds Sutherland’s London office.

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