Secure Trust Bank PLC (“Secure Trust Bank” or “the Bank”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vicki Baker as Chief People Officer, effective 2 February 2026. Vicki will report directly to Ian Corfield, Chief Executive Officer, and will join the Bank’s Executive Committee.

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

Juniper Square, the fund operations partner to more than 2,000 private markets GPs, today announced the appointment of Jason Sheller as Global Head of Go-To-Market, Fund Administration. Sheller joins the company at a pivotal moment of growth and will lead the global go-to-market strategy for the company's Fund Administration business.

fundcraft, Europe’s digital-native fund operations platform, today announced the appointment of Christian Senitz as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the opening of a Paris office, led by Thomas Ibanez, acting as Country Head, France. These announcements mark a new phase in fundcraft’s execution and scaling strategy, as the company expands beyond its Luxembourg foundation. Fundcraft’s activities in France are pending the approval of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), for which an application has been filed to provide regulated AIFM related services in France under the relevant regulatory framework.

Barclays today announced the appointment of Chetan Vohra as Global Head of Securitized Products. Based in New York, Mr. Vohra will report to Adeel Khan, Head of Global Markets, and will join the firm’s Global Markets Management Team.

TBC Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s leading digital banking ecosystem and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group, announces the appointment of Sharof Sharipov as Chief Financial Officer of TBC Digital.

Unlimit, a leading global fintech company providing the world’s largest portfolio of financial technology services, today announced the appointment of Pedro Azevedo as Head of Sales, EU. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Azevedo will lead Unlimit’s commercial strategy across the European Union, strengthening the company’s regional presence and accelerating its next phase of growth.

ING is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Yang as Global Head of Electronic Fixed Income (eFI) Trading.

PayPlan has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a new Chairman and three senior industry executives, signalling bold growth ambitions to transform the way customers and partners experience debt advice.

Independent chartered commercial insurance broker Konsileo has appointed Howard Lickens as Chair.

EV payment specialist Paythru has announced the appointment of Paul Ayres as Chief Commercial Officer, marking a significant addition to the company's leadership team as it scales its purpose-built payments platform across the UK and European markets.

Monex USA, a trusted and leading provider of corporate FX, currency risk hedging services, and international payments, announced that Kyle Falconi has joined the firm as Head of Sales, joining the executive leadership team.

Fintech Miconex has announced the appointment of Idong Usoro as chief digital and operations officer as it continues its global, scale up journey.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of award-winning and seasoned tech investment banker, Gaby Silvestris as Partner. Gaby has a strong cross-border and Private Equity transactional experience with a focus on Software and Technology Services. She will join our London M&A team further strengthening Carlsquare’s presence in the UK and our international advisory capabilities.

Global digital transformation company GFT Technologies today announced the appointment of Kaushal Sheth as its CTO, USA. The 30-year technology veteran co-founded and served as Executive Director of Sophos Solutions, before the company was acquired by GFT. Now, as GFT’s USA CTO, Sheth is expanding GFT’s AI capabilities, with a focus on AI solutions and agents guided by experiential intelligence. For financial institutions and manufacturers, these solutions will introduce a new level of recall and behaviors to their operations, significantly increasing their competitive advantage and productivity.