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Google Vet Narain Will Lead Global Platforms at HSBC
September 29, 2021

Banking and financial institution HSBC has named a former Google executive to serve as its head of platforms for global commercial banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Goldman’s Marcus Chair Harit Talwar Retiring in October
September 24, 2021

When Harit Talwar joined Goldman Sachs in 2015, consumer banking was just an idea for the legacy financial institution. Now, after building Marcus into a profitable FinTech and handing the reigns to a new leader, Talwar is exiting the bank next month to retire. Get...

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Biden to Name CBDC Advocate Saule Omarova to Lead OCC
September 23, 2021

President Joe Biden has announced that he plans to nominate Saule Omarova for Comptroller of the Currency and Claudia Slacik as Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, according to a White House press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Barclays Taps Amazon Exec to Lead UK POS Finance Unit
September 23, 2021

Barclays has appointed Amazon Europe payments head Antony Stephen as CEO of its point-of-sale (POS) finance division and its legal entity, Clydesdale Financial Services Ltd (CFSL), effective Oct. 4, the bank announced in a Thursday (Sept. 23) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Plastiq Names Ex Amex OPEN Business Chief as President
September 22, 2021

Payment platform Plastiq announced on Wednesday (Sept. 22) that it has selected a former American Express president to serve as its new president and board member. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Accel Adds Former Instacart CFO Sagar Sanghvi to Investment Group
September 17, 2021

Former Instacart CFO Sagar Sanghvi is now part of the Accel investment team, according to a blog post on the company’s website on Friday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Lazada Names Ex-Ant Group Exec to Lead Payments
September 17, 2021

Alibaba’s Lazada Group has named a former Alipay executive for a newly created position to oversee payments in Southeast Asia. The company announced on Friday (Sept. 17) that Dayong Zhang, former general manager of Alipay, will become Lazada’s head of payments. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Career Day Sees Over 1M Job Applicants
September 17, 2021

More than one million people from more than 170 countries applied for jobs at Amazon during its virtual Career Day 2021, the Seattle-based retail behemoth said on Friday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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BlueVine Names David Quinn as CFO
September 16, 2021

SMB financial services company BlueVine on Thursday (Sept. 16) announced it has hired David Quinn as its new chief financial officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...