Managers of Wealth Fintech

Standard Chartered appoints former Kinexys co-head as global payments lead

Mallela joins the Bank from JPMorgan Chase

N26 adds Stefan Ermisch to supervisory board

As usual, his appointment is subject to approval by the German banking supervisory authority.

TNS strengthens leadership team in Asia Pacific

Based in Singapore, Mehmet will lead strategy, sales, and client engagement across the region.

Michaela Fleischer appointed chief operating and financial officer of Gleif

In this newly created role, Michaela will provide strategic and financial leadership, as well as drive continued operational excellence across the organization.

Mastercard Names Minsook Cho as Singapore Country Manager

Cho will lead operations and digital payments initiatives amid Singapore’s push for a more connected and secure financial ecosystem

HSBC has both empowered its people with AI and hired 1,800 technologists

After ruthlessly pivoting away from M&A and ECM outside of Asia and the Middle East and simplifying its businesses, HSBC cut 4,400 jobs and $600m in costs last year.

Latin American BNPL giant Kueski appoints Pablo Baragiola VP, fraud

The appointment reflects Kueski’s continued focus on strengthening core platform capabilities as it scales one of the most widely used digital financial ecosystems in Mexico.

Alisa Bank begins search for new CEO as Sampsa Laine departs

CFO and deputy CEO Kukka Lehtimäki has taken over as interim CEO of the Finnish digital challenger following Laine's departure.

Kevin Murphy Named Retirement VP at Broadridge

After 14 years at Franklin Templeton, Murphy will lead sales initiatives for the iJoin fintech platform.

Contour Appoints Rahul Bhargava as Interim COO

The move comes as Contour expands beyond digitising Letters of Credit into broader trade and payment workflows.

GBST appoints transformation lead to accelerate its Global AI strategy and delivery

New role strengthens focus on responsible AI across products and operations

HIVE Underwriters Appoints George Stylli as Chief Technology Officer

Stylli joins HIVE with extensive experience across the London Market

OakNorth names Virgin Money's Gergely Zaborszky as new CFO

Starting in July 2026, Zaborszky will take over from Rajesh Gupta, who is retiring this year after serving as OakNorth's CFO since January 2021.

Broadridge Appoints Frank Troise as President, Global Capital Markets

Proven innovator to lead front-to-back capital markets transformation across traditional and digital ecosystems

CPI Card Group CFO exits

The card company’s chief financial officer headed for the exit this month ahead of an earnings report next week.

Exabeam Expands Regional Leadership with Strategic Appointments Across India, the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa

These strategic appointments strengthen the on-the-ground presence of Exabeam with dedicated expertise to recognize and serve the unique cybersecurity needs of IMETA and the KSA.

Nick Fraser appointed as new CPO of Bravura Solutions

Fraser returns to Bravura in a new role, having last served at the company as head of product in June 2023.

Former Starling Bank co-founder and CEO John Mountain joins savings platform Stoa

Stoa is creating a new category in savings

CoinCover appoints Jeremy Verba as CEO, succeeding co-founder David Janczewski

Having been CoinCover CEO for almost eight years, David Janczewski will transition to being a key advisor at the firm, serving on the company’s board.

Andy Sleigh steps down as ClearScore COO

In a LinkedIn post, Sleigh says he officially stepped down at the end of December after nine years with the company, writing: “This was very much my decision.”

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