Mercado Libre, an eCommerce and payments platform in Latin America, appointed Andre Chaves as the new head of its FinTech business in Brazil. “Very humbled and excited to be taking a new role in Mercado Libre, leading our FinTech business in Brazil,” Chaves said in a Friday...
Metro Bank has appointed Barclays veteran Marc Page as chief financial officer. Page will join the U.K. bank and its board Sept. 2, subject to regulatory approval, Metro Bank said in a Thursday (Feb. 29) press release. In the meantime, Cristina Alba Ochoa will continue to act as the bank’s interim CFO, according...
Citi has named a 24-year veteran of JPMorgan Chase as its new banking head. Viswas “Vis” Raghavan is set to join Citi’s executive management team and will report to CEO Jane Fraser, the chief executive said in a Monday (Feb. 26) announcement. “Vis is the right person to take...
PayPal has named former Cash App and Afterpay marketing leader Geoff Seeley as its new chief marketing officer. Seeley will lead the global marketing team for PayPal and its family of brands, including Venmo, beginning Monday (Feb. 26), the company said in a Monday press...
CAB Payments announced a CEO transition, with Neeraj Kapur set to succeed Bhairav Trivedi March 26. Trivedi, who has been CEO for three years, will help with the transition and will then take on a new role at CAB Payments: senior adviser to the board,...
Venture capital firm S32 named Andy Conrad as general partner. Conrad brings experience and expertise in technology and advanced data science, having previously held senior roles at Google, S32 said in a Thursday (Feb. 22) press release. He founded Verily Life Sciences (formerly known as Google Life Sciences). Before his time at...
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland designated Jonathan Mayer as the Department of Justice‘s first chief science and technology advisor and chief artificial intelligence officer. The appointment underscores the department’s commitment to staying ahead of the curve in navigating the ever-evolving landscape of technology, according to...
Block plans to cut 112 jobs on March 30 as part of its previously announced cost-cutting measures. The company began job cuts in January and aims to reduce its workforce from over 13,000 to 12,000 by the end of 2024, Reuters reported Thursday (Feb. 22). Block said in...
TerraPay appointed former Visa Direct Global Head Ruben Salazar Genovez as president. In his new role, Salazar Genovez will lead TerraPay’s global expansion and the development of its payments infrastructure and non-card network capabilities, the global money movement company said in a Monday (Feb. 19)...
