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'Fintech leaders need to be vocal advocates for diversity and inclusion' says PPRO CEO

Pride month is coming to a close, with the main celebrations continuing into this weekend in London. Pride is about much more than parades, parties, and rainbows. It is about the practical process of acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ identities, even in the fintech workplace.

28 June 2024

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Visa Foundation focused on empowering women entrepreneurs

Visa Foundation is supporting women in growing their small businesses and making them more resilient, increasing economic mobility and creating wealth for themselves.To learn more about the financial inclusion efforts made by the organisation, Finextra spoke to Najada Kumbuli, vice president and head of investments at Visa Foundation.

28 June 2024

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Fiserv hires former JPMorgan payments chief Georgakopoulos

Fiserv has appointed former JPMorgan Chase global head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos as a senior advisor, EVP and member of the management committee.

21 June 2024

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AI to impact more than half of banking jobs - Citi

AI is set to upend the finance industry, adding tens of billions of dollars in profit while leading to the automation of as many as half of jobs in the sector, according to research from Citi.

21 June 2024

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Embedded finance platform Unit makes job cuts

Embedded finance platform Unit has laid off 15% of its workforce, citing "slower than expected" revenue growth.

20 June 2024

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EBAday 2024: Success stories in collaboration

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, Finextra’s own Niamh Curran moderated a lunchtime session titled ‘Rising Stars’, with Luca Kotton, platform owner at Investec Bank; John Salter, chief customer officer at ClearBank; Jenny Winther, head of payment schemes at Handelsbanken; and Phoebe Zhou, head of emerging payments, GPS Europe at HSBC, discussing success and industry newcomers.

19 June 2024

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital hires Solaris tech lead as CTO

The digital assets arm of Boerse Stuttgart has hired Solaris tech chief Dennis Winter as CTO.

17 June 2024

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CAB Payments confirms Neeraj Kapur as CEO

Neeraj Kapur has over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles across retail, corporate and SME banking.

14 June 2024

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Paxos lays off 20% of staff

Digital assets outfit Paxos has laid off 20% of its staff, according to a Bloomberg report.

13 June 2024

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JPMorgan hires ex-PayPal exec as CTO - Reuters

JPMorgan Chase has appointed former PayPal executive Sri Shivananda as chief technology officer, according to Reuters.

10 June 2024

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François Hollande: Fintech investment is key

The former French President, François Hollande, gave a keynote session at Money 20/20 speaking on the current state of French technology investments and about how he turned France into a Fintech hub.

05 June 2024

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Funding Circle to cut 120 jobs

Small business lender Funding Circle is cutting around 120 jobs as it looks to slash costs in search of profitability.

04 June 2024

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