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.

Tembo, the award-winning savings and mortgage platform, has hired Alexander Snapes as its new Head of Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM). Snapes brings more than a decade of eCommerce and digital marketing experience to the role. He joins from Bark, the UK’s largest and fastest-growing services marketplace, where he spent nearly four years as Head of CRM, leading customer engagement and retention strategies during a period of rapid growth.

ClearCourse, a provider of industry-specific software and embedded payment solutions for SMEs and targeted enterprises, today announces the appointment of Simon Black, current Non-Executive Director, as Chair of the Board.

WealthBlock, the AI-powered platform transforming how private fund managers raise capital and manage investors, today announced the appointment of William McNeil as Chief Revenue Officer and General Counsel. McNeil will lead the company’s revenue growth strategy while supporting its mission to help private funds, GPs, RIAs and family offices modernize their investor experience with AI-powered workflows—from digital onboarding and KYC to capital calls and investor reporting.