Category: Finance

Airwallex has tapped tech-scaling expert Pranav Sood as its new Chief Financial Officer. Based in London, Sood will leverage his investment background from Bain Capital’s growth equity fund to lead Airwallex’s global financial planning through its next phase of expansion. Sood previously served at Airwallex during an earlier tenure where he managed the initial build-out of the company’s EMEA operations and oversaw its global marketing function…

Takis Georgakopoulos has taken over as Chief Executive Officer and a board member at Fiserv, succeeding Mike Lyons, who stepped down to become the next president and CEO of Truist Financial Corporation. The linked moves place Georgakopoulos at the helm of a major payments and financial technology company while returning Lyons to commercial banking…

Paysend, a financial technology company specializing in cross-border digital payments, has appointed Ben Chisell as its new Group Chief Executive Officer. Chisell, who previously served as President of the company, will report to Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Abdul Abdulkerimov and work alongside Co-Founder Ronnie Millar…

Janelle Sallenave doesn’t see financial services as a product; she sees them as an experience—one that should be accessible, intuitive, and centered around the customer. As Chief Experience Officer at Chime, she’s led the charge in translating member feedback into real solutions, from launching Live Chat support to using AI for faster service. One of her most powerful contributions is spearheading the launch of MyPay, a feature enabling members to access up to $500 between paychecks…

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has never been one to follow the crowd. While others rushed into crypto’s high-risk, high-reward landscape with minimal oversight, he took a different route—one defined by compliance, security, and long-term stability. Many in the industry saw regulatory frameworks as barriers, but Armstrong viewed them as an opportunity to build a lasting institution…

Eric Sager understands that the future of finance lies in transparency and control—values that define his leadership as Chief Operating Officer at Plaid. Under his direction, the company has expanded its role in simplifying financial data access, integrating with thousands of banks and fintechs worldwide. His commitment to consumer control led to the development of Plaid Portal, allowing users to manage their financial data with unprecedented visibility…

Nestlé, the world’s largest packaged food company, has announced a significant leadership change with the appointment of Anna Manz as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Manz’s appointment marks a strategic move by Nestlé to strengthen its financial leadership team…