Stavtar Appoints Bryan McCooey as Head of Partnerships

PayNearMe today announced that Niall Hayes has joined the company as Chief Development Officer, EVP of Engineering. He will lead the company's engineering organization and drive the platform's ongoing evolution, with a focus on scaling its payments infrastructure, strengthening execution and advancing AI-powered innovation. In this role, Hayes will oversee software development, infrastructure, data, security and enterprise implementations, and guide the continued evolution of PayNearMe's highly reliable, modern payments platform, which processes more than $50 billion annually.

Offa, an award-winning British Islamic property finance fintech firm, has increased the headcount of its bridging finance team with two new hires.

Global management and technology consultancy Capco, a Wipro company, has today announced Daniel Meere as a new Partner to lead the continued growth of its Banking & Payments practice in the UK.

Nahda Capital Partners, the Abu Dhabi Global Market based private equity platform, has announced the appointment of two senior independent Investment Committee members, Anders Moberg and Ahmed Al Naqbi, strengthening the firm’s governance as it advances its inaugural GCC focused strategy.

Lloyds Banking Group is strengthening its Responsible AI capability as it progresses into the next phase of its AI strategy

BMLL, the leading independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3, 2 and 1 data and analytics across global equities, ETFs, futures and US equity options, today announced a significant string of strategic appointments to fuel the company’s next phase of growth. The appointments span key commercial and technical functions, including partnerships, sales, revenue operations, finance, engineering and digital marketing, reflecting BMLL’s continued investment in scaling its global operations.