EFT Corporation, a leading payment solutions provider operating across African markets, today announced the appointment of Adri Führi as Group Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Merchant Industry, LLC (“MI”, or “Company”) a fintech company operating successfully within the merchant acquiring landscape, today announced a majority acquisition by funds managed by Lovell Minnick Partners (“LMP”), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, business services, and financial technology companies. The MI founders will maintain a substantial minority equity stake in the go forward business, while the Company will be managed by a new leadership team, beginning with the appointment of industry veteran Vaden Landers as Chief Executive Officer upon closing.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, has named Madalena Cascais Tomé as Head of Financial Services division and Executive Committee member, effective on 1 October 2025.

Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Beata Mazen in a new role as Senior Vice President, Consumer Banking Strategy Manager. Ms. Mazen brings 25 years of experience in sales, customer experience and consumer banking strategies, including leading approaches around operations and customer experience processes for up to 1,000 retail locations.

Shriram Asset Management Company Ltd. (Shriram AMC), part of the Shriram Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Amit Modani as Senior Fund Manager and Lead – Fixed Income. In this role, Amit will contribute to the company’s overall investment strategy and AUM with a focus on Fixed Income Markets to help investors, both institutional and individual, build diverse debt portfolios that are more resilient to economic and market shifts.

Jolt Capital, the leading growth private equity firm dedicated to European B2B deeptech scaleups, hires Andrea Traversone as Managing Partner. After being one of the most senior partners of Amadeus Capital Partners for 25 years, he was heading the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) since 2023.

Leading regulated digital prime broker GCEX (GCEX Group) has further strengthened its UK/EMEA sales and business development team with the appointment of Steve Thomas, who joins with over 25 years’ experience in the FX and digital asset industries.

FOLK2FOLK, the UK’s largest peer-to-peer business lending platform, has announced a planned leadership transition which will build on six years of profitability and position the company for its next phase of growth.

A leading fintech business has appointed a new Director of Sales. Joseph Perry has joined Cardstream® Group, to head up its commercial strategy, with the ambition of helping take Cardstream to the ‘next level’ and build on what has been a very successful period for the business.

Blockscout, the leading open-source block explorer for Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) based chains, has appointed Eva Zhang as its CEO.

Greenfield Partners has announced the appointment of Ortal Sasson-Hendin, Meir Cohen, and Josh Trup as Principals.

Karis Capital is set to further enhance its established national footprint following the appointment of Craig Mason, who will head up the leading real estate debt advisory’s new Manchester office, with a view to spearheading the firm’s continued expansion in the north of England.

Brera Holdings PLC announces it will become Solmate, a Solana- based digital asset treasury (“DAT”) and crypto infrastructure company, following an oversubscribed $300 million private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) offering. The PIPE is sponsored by Pulsar Group, the UAE-based technology and blockchain advisory firm, with backing secured from the Solana Foundation, RockawayX, and traditional investment firms like ARK Invest. Marco Santori, former Kraken Chief Legal Officer, will become Solmate’s Chief Executive Officer.

Davies, the leading specialist professional services and technology firm serving insurance and highly regulated markets, has announced the appointment of Mark DiMaio as Head of Capital Markets.

Capitolis, the financial technology company, announced the appointment of Melanie Carucci as Global Head of Sales, effective September 15. Reporting to Gil Mandelzis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capitolis, Carucci will be responsible for leading the company’s global sales strategy and execution, overseeing commercial growth, and deepening strategic client relationships.