Inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, is proud to announce that the company’s Chief Compliance Officer & UK Chair, Willem Wellinghoff, has joined the Advisory Board of the Payments Association (PA). With more than 20 years’ experience in financial services, financial crime and technology, Willem brings to the role a unique legal and compliance perspective on payments and lending.

Digital Asset today announced the appointment of Odette Rodrigues as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Emnet Rios, who has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO). The transition marks an important inflection point for Digital Asset as it continues to scale globally and strengthen its financial and operational foundations.

Tokenovate, the UK-based fintech transforming post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement, has expanded its engineering team with four strategic hires to accelerate product development and scale its platform to meet growing client demand.

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of John Trapani as Field CTO for Financial Services. In this newly created role, Trapani will collaborate across Datadog’s sales, product and marketing teams to advance a unified observability strategy for customers and prospects in the financial services industry.

Cashmaster International, a global leader in intelligent cash-management technology, today announced the appointment of Ruchi Aggarwal as Regional Director for the UAE, Middle East & Africa, as part of the company’s ambitious regional growth strategy.

FNZ, the leading global wealth management platform, has announced the appointment of Dame Alison Rose as Chair of FNZ (UK) Ltd and member of the FNZ Group Board.

Financial services management consultancy Simplify Consulting (“Simplify”) has announced the appointment of Mark Andrews and Michael James as Practice Directors, reinforcing the firm’s continued expansion across the wealth management, asset management, insurance, and financial technology sectors.

The cleversoft group, the leading provider of cloud based RegTech services for financial service providers, has appointed Sascha Wellershoff as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his new role, Sascha Wellershoff will strategically develop the finance division in order to consistently pursue the cleversoft group's international growth strategy and further drive the integration of the latest company acquisitions. He succeeds Christoph Reitberger, who has transformed the company from a start-up to a scale-up over the past six years. After leaving the cleversoft Group, Christoph Reitberger will take on a new professional challenge.

Samaila Zubairu, President & CEO of multilateral finance institution the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has joined the African Energy Chamber’s G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum (https://EnergyChamber.org), where he is expected to spotlight the organization’s efforts to scale-up energy and mineral financing in Africa. Taking place November 21 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the forum convenes global investors, project developers and African stakeholders with a view to advance financing solutions that transform the continent’s energy sector. Zubairu’s participation underscores the AFC’s commitment to Africa’s energy future, opening new pathways for future deals.

Geocoding and property intelligence expert Addresscloud has appointed Peter Thompson as Non-Executive Chair. An established figure in the insurance sector, Thompson will play a key role in steering Addresscloud’s continued growth and international expansion, shaping its strategic direction as the company scales to meet accelerating global demand for precise, building-level risk insight.

Leicester-born Kiran started her career in finance and chartered accountancy 18 years ago at Deloitte, before moving to the Co-operative Bank, and then joining Unity in 2018 as Financial Controller.

LHV Bank has strengthened its UK lending team with the appointment of Callum Livingstone as Lending Director, further enhancing its capability to support brokers and business clients nationwide.

Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance RegTech, has appointed seasoned professional Stacy Lowe as Chief People Officer to lead the company’s hiring and retention strategy.

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, is delighted to announce the appointment of Seyfi Günay as Chief Revenue Officer. Seyfi joins the Executive Leadership Team at a pivotal moment in SmartSearch’s journey, as the company accelerates its growth and innovation strategy following significant investment from Triple Private Equity and the acquisition of identity verification specialist Credas.

Hodge Bank is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Hill as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).