The Huntington National Bank ("Huntington") announced today that Senthil Kumar will join the company as Chief Risk Officer on Feb. 16, 2026. Senthil succeeds Helga Houston, who has accepted a new role as Senior Executive Advisor. In this role, Helga will continue working closely with Huntington's executive leadership team on key strategic initiatives in this important time of growth.

Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has appointed Will Wu as Head of Asia-Pacific, where he will be responsible for driving regional growth, partnerships, and localized go-to-market execution, as the company increases investment in one of the world's most active regions for digital wallets and onchain finance, particularly across high-growth emerging markets. The move reflects Bitget Wallet's strategy to scale locally relevant financial services as crypto adoption expands beyond trading into everyday use.

Kalepa, the leader in Professional Grade AI for insurance underwriting, today announced that James River Insurance Company, a subsidiary of James River Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: JRVR), has selected Kalepa’s AI platform to advance the Company’s operating efficiency in today’s E&S market.

SMBC today announced that Donna Hart has joined the bank as Americas Division Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as the global firm continues to strengthen its Americas platform.

Anaplan, a global leader in AI-driven scenario planning and analysis, today announced the appointment of Laurent Martini as managing director of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. A seasoned software executive with a proven track record of driving outsized value for customers, Martini will be responsible for accelerating revenue growth and further strengthening the company’s position in EMEA, helping Anaplan customers in the region — including brands like AB InBev, Bayer, and JLR — make smarter business decisions with confidence.

Ripjar, the AI-native provider of smarter screening solutions, has appointed Matt Mills as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company’s next stage of growth. Ripjar enables financial institutions and enterprises to transform anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and combat financial crime through more accurate and efficient customer screening and an integrated, dynamic view of risk.

Addresscloud, the geospatial intelligence platform redefining how insurers locate, understand and underwrite property-level risk, has appointed Clair Bush as Fractional Chief Marketing Officer to support the company’s next stage of growth and operational scale. The appointment is effective immediately.

Nexus Global Payments (NGP) appoints Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) and Network for Electronic Transfers Singapore (NETS) joint venture as the Nexus Technical Operator (NTO). This follows a competitive procurement process involving global bidders and marks a major milestone in building an interoperable global payments infrastructure.

Pluto Finance (“Pluto”) has expanded its UK team with the appointment of Carl Bowcher as lending director.

India’s IndusInd Bank has appointed industry veteran Ravi Kumar Pangal as its new chief information officer (CIO).

WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced the appointment of Chris Varley as Global Proposition Leader for Commercial Lines Pricing and Underwriting within the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business.

Evolve Bank & Trust (“Evolve”) today announced Arlon Duke as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”). Duke began his Evolver career in 2023 as Director of Information Technology.

Happy Money, a leading consumer finance company dedicated to empowering people to achieve their goals through responsible lending, today announced the promotions of John Triggas to Chief Capital Officer and Maria Mosolova to Chief Operating Officer, reflecting the company’s continued growth, expanding capital partnerships and increasing operational sophistication.

ING has appointed Alexander (Alex) Critien as Global Head of FM Rates and NonLinear Trading, effective February 2, 2026.

ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure firm, today announces that it has made two senior appointments to its leadership team.