Managers of Wealth Fintech

Flex appoints Chime engineering leader Michael Barrett as CTO

Since 2023, Barrett has served as VP of engineering for Chime's Spending business, overseeing payment processing, ledgering, and core banking systems.

BSP Names Dino Gasmen Assistant Governor for Financial Markets

Gasmen succeeds Edna Villa, who retires after more than 40 years at the central bank, including a stint at the IMF.

Banco Popular announces new internal CEO, CFO, and CRO promotions

Following the retirement of current CEO Javier Ferrer, Banco Popular has named Jorge Garcia as chief executive, Lidio Soriano as CFO, and Luis Sousa as CRO.

Stephens Expands Technology Team and Geographic Reach With Two New Senior Investment Bankers in London

Technology remains a cornerstone of Stephens' investment banking strategy, and the additions further strengthen the firm's capabilities and commitment to the sector.

Macquarie appoints long-time executive Greg Ward as new CEO

He will take over from Shemara Wikramanayake, who has served as chief executive for eight years and worked at the Australian investment bank for almost four decades.

Liberty Mutual Re names new global cyber reinsurance chief

The London-based executive will report to Susan Barber, who leads financial risks within the reinsurance business.

New head of business unit at PwC Digital Services Malta

PwC said he had played a “significant role” expanding the company’s managed IT services and cloud infrastructure following the acquisition.

Keenai appoints Singapore head for broader push into South East Asia

Keenai, the wealthtech platform for accredited investors (AI) built in partnership with Lighthouse Canton, has appointed Varun Mittal as Country Head, Singapore, ahead of the launch of Keenai Wealth on 19 August and a wider push into Southeast Asia.

9fin appoints ex-JPMorgan executive to drive AI partnerships

Practitioners are increasingly realising what we’ve long advocated: AI’s potential is only fully unlocked when it’s grounded in trusted, proprietary data. 9fin has both.”

Morgan Stanley hires Barclays' Emma Taylor to co-lead global internet banking, sources say

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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.

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