RateSetter has hired Michael Hoare from PayPal as its new head of risk analytics and retail credit; Hoare was previously the chief credit risk officer at PayPal UK and also has experience at Capital One; Hoare and the risk management team will report to RateSetter's risk committee chairman as the company continues to build its risk team following the departure of Chief Risk Officer Cyrille Sallé de Chou who left RateSetter after six months for a chief risk officer role within HSBC's European retail business. Source
Matt Hancock is the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and a Member of Parliament for West...
There was no doubt Hancock shared some bold views regarding the future of the Web3 economy and what the government should be doing.
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In an interview with the Financial Times Revolut’s CEO Nikolay Storonsky talks about the firm’s successes and how he has built the company; they have raised more than $80mn in capital and are currently valued at more than $415mn; the company has gained a reputation for working long hours and having high demands from Mr. Storonsky; the hard charging CEO believes his style has helped the company grow to where it is today, more than 600,000 users and considered one of the hottest fintech companies sin market today; they interview also covers his time as a trader, his upbringing and who he learns from in business today. Source.
Stripe announced an open banking product called Financial Connections sparking a testy Twitter tussle with Plaid CEO Zachery Perret.
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GoSave is different than most, offering both a physical piggy bank for children along with a digital savings app for...
Sky News is reporting that UK fintech pioneer, LendInvest, is exploring an IPO on the London Stock Exchange some time...
With 206 million people and the highest remittances in Africa, Nigeria is currently the 7th most populous country in the world.