IBS Journal March 2016
On the move
Australia’s ANZ has appointed Maile Carnegie to the role of Group Executive Digital Banking. She joins ANZ from Google where she had been Managing Director Australia and New Zealand since 2013.
The bank announced the newly created role last year but took some time to fill the position (more on that in our Backchat section). Carnegie comes onboard in July and will lead the strategic development and delivery of a digital offering for the bank’s eight million retail, commercial and institutional customers, as well as for its staff.
Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott says: “We have a great digital foundation with applications such as GoMoney and FastPay and the recent redevelopment of
anz.com. Maile’s appointment recognises that digital is central to driving revenue growth and to successfully competing in a changing and disrupted environment where technology and brand are key sources of differentiation.”
He adds: “Part of Maile’s role will also be to shift our thinking and champion a Group- wide innovation culture at ANZ based on developing and attracting service- focused, technology-literate, innovative and experimental people and teams. I am incredibly pleased to have Maile join us. Her experience at Google, her track record in building brands and business in Australia and in Asia, and her leadership skills make her uniquely qualified to lead ANZ’s digital transformation.”
BBVA has hired Simple co-founder Shamir Karkal in the newly created role of Head of Open APIs. Further information on that in our news section.
FinTech venture KYC360 has unveiled Risk Screen, new technology designed to assist financial services companies in cracking down on money laundering, bribery, terrorist financing and corruption. It has also appointed Stephen Chandler, co- founder and Managing Partner of Notion Capital, as a Non Executive Director.
He comments: “Financial crime is a blight on the world that ruins the lives of millions of people. I am delighted to be involved with KYC360 as it has a major impact on the way large financial institutions tackle money laundering and corruption.” provider myPINpad has appointed a new
provider myPINpad has appointed a new Head of Global Partnerships, Dheeraj (DJ) Ahluwalia. He began his career in 1991 with MetLife and by 1998 was a Marketing Director with GE Capital for North America. Since then, he has focused on digital and mobile banking experiences, specifically for consumer, SME and corporate banking and the development, marketing and delivery of payment products in the US, Asia, LAC and EMEA regions for the likes of Bank of America, MasterCard Worldwide, Standard Chartered Bank and National Bank of Oman.
New Zealand’s Westpac has brought onboard Camellia Yang in the role of Westpac Digital & Social Media Channel Manager Asia. Originally from Jinan, China, she joins the bank from Air New Zealand, and is also a contributor to SocialBeta (China’s version of Mashable).
UK-based Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has appointed Rich Wagner, CEO and founder of Advanced Payment Solutions, as chairman of its board. Having worked in senior roles at Barclaycard and Visa, Wagner has a wealth of industry knowledge and now represents e-money institutions as a member of the Euro Retail Payments Board under the European Central Bank.
Wagner comments: “It is an honour to chair the EPA Advisory Board, which includes some of the greatest thinkers and leaders in payments today. Under the EPA remit I, along with the rest of the board, take great responsibility to drive positive change in the industry that we work. We look to be the leading association that will create a foundation for innovation to thrive for those emerging and established payment companies we serve.”
London-based currency exchange freemarketFX has appointed Rich Ricci (the former CEO of Barclays Corporate and Investment Banking) as chairman. He comments: “I am hugely excited to be working alongside freemarketFX’s strong management team, led by Alex Hunn, and to be joining the FinTech revolution. Well applied technology in the financial sector is bringing significant benefits to individuals and businesses. freemarketFX has developed a robust and secure currency exchange business, allowing its technological benefits to be applied to this sector and significantly reduce transaction costs for the benefit of its customers.”
Canary Wharf Group, a UK-based joint venture between Brookfield Property Partners and the Qatar Investment Authority,has appointed Ben Brabyn as Head of technology accelerator Level39. The former COO of UKTI Innovation Gateway, he replaces Eric van der Kleij (who stepped down in October) and brings experience of online payments, cyber and social e-commerce. He will advise the Group on strengthening Canary Wharf’s reputation as an important European technology ecosystem. Level39 currently houses around 200 companies and occupies a number of floors at the One Canada Square development.
PwC has hired Patrick Spens to help consider the implications and possible applications for blockchain technology in the financial services industry. This follows on from the recruitment of 15 blockchain specialists in January to help the firm develop FinTech solutions as it looks to grow a world-class offering in this space.
Michael Rendell, PwC’s transformation and innovation leader, says: “We anticipate growing demand from right across our client base for help understanding the implications and potential applications of blockchain, and Patrick is one of the UK’s leading blockchain experts. While still in its infancy, we see the potential for blockchain to disrupt and revolutionise the way organisations do things and want to be at the forefront of understanding the impact and applying this technology.”
Spens was most recently head of market monitoring at the UK FCA. He founded hedge fund Copenhagen Capital in 2005 and before that was Head of Equity and Alternative execution trading at Citigroup for EMEA.
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Katarina Rosboch as Global Head of Securities Services - IT and Operations. She joins from UBS after a stint as Managing Director in APAC Investment Bank Operations. Prior to that, she was Global Head of Operations, Equities at Standard Chartered.
Michael Dargan, CIO, Corporate and Institutional Banking, says: “I am pleased to welcome Katarina back to Standard Chartered. Her client-centric approach and strong reputation as a senior leader make her a valuable addition to my team.”
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