Acuity Law has appointed Oliver Woodhouse as Partner within its Commercial & Technology team, further strengthening the firm’s national capability in financial services regulation, FinTech and technology-driven markets.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (“Alpha FMC”), a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Charles Cummins as a Senior Partner within its North American Wealth Management consulting team.

Federato, the AI-native platform that changes the way insurance work gets done, today announced the appointment of Yogesh Sapre as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announced the appointment of Fiona Tee as Chief Financial Officer, as the company continues to build on its recent momentum following a strategic investment, brand evolution and the next phase of global growth.

MoneyHash, the payment orchestration platform for emerging and global markets, has appointed Hwan Lee as its new Regional Director for Africa. The strategic hire reflects MoneyHash’s continued expansion across high-growth African markets and its broader vision of helping businesses scale and manage complex payment operations across providers, methods, and markets in emerging economies.

21X, the first fully regulated blockchain-enabled trading venue for digital securities in the European Union (EU), today announced the appointment of Mark David Bakacs as Managing Director, Group Strategy. With a career spanning two decades across magic circle and white shoe law, blockchain infrastructure and institutional capital markets, Bakacs joins 21X as it moves from establishing its regulatory foundation to executing its institutional and international growth agenda.

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders, has announced the appointment of Simon Tippett as Head of Delivery as the business continues to strengthen its technical and operational capabilities during its next phase of growth.

Afin Bank has appointed Beth Jeffs as Head of Product and Proposition, responsible for the development strategy for the bank’s lending and savings propositions.

Iress (ASX: IRE) today announced the appointment of Darryl Campbell-Blackwell as Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO), a newly elevated role on the Global Leadership Team.

Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has appointed Jack Zhai as Head of the Americas. Zhai helped scale Uber during its aggressive international expansion. His move signals how consumer tech veterans are placing big bets on crypto wallets evolving into the next generation of everyday financial platforms. Zhai’s appointment comes as Bitget Wallet accelerates expansion into the Americas, positioning its self-custodial and decentralized wallet as an all-in-one on-chain app for everyday users.

EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics firm specializing in the securities finance industry, today announced the appointment of Simon Heath as Chief Strategy Officer. Heath joins EquiLend’s Executive Leadership Team and will be based in London, reporting to CEO Rich Grossi.

Axiology, one of Europe’s first regulated DLT Trading & Settlement Systems, has appointed Laurin Bylica as Chief Commercial Officer. His appointment marks an important step in Axiology’s continued momentum following its recent £5 million seed funding to expand its tokenised securities platform.

Bank ABC today announced the appointment of Mr. Paul Jennings as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 5th August 2026, following the approval of its Board of Directors and the Central Bank of Bahrain.

Offahas announced that it is continuing its hiring spree, boosting its Direct team with four new staff members