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Open banking payments network specialist TrueLayer has announced it has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Lisa Scott as its first Chief Strategy Officer. In this new role, Scott will oversee the company’s expansion into new markets, drive consumer engagement and accelerate the adoption of its innovative open banking solutions. Scott joins TrueLayer from the…
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Data driven technology company Connected Data has announced the appointment of Charlie Horner as Head of Data. Horner brings with him over 30 years of experience in senior data industry roles that have focused on the effective use of data and analytics to deliver positive outcomes for organisations across various sectors and their customers. This…
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Leek Building Society has announced that its has appointed Andy Deeks as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Deeks will be replace Andrew Healy who has announced he will be stepping down in July after six years in the position. Deeks will join the Building Society on 1st August. Deeks brings many years of experience as an Executive Director in…
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LendingMetric has announced a data integration upgrade to its ADP Integration Manager which will be rolled out to users in the coming weeks. The upgrade will allow finance providers to integrate new data sources in as little as 90 minutes without external support. The self-service innovation will end the problem of costly time-consuming data integrations…
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Oodle Car Finance has announced it has appointed Estelle McConnell as its Head of Sales & Major Accounts. Connell joins Oodle with two decades of experience in automotive finance, having previously held positions at Capital Bank, Secure Trust Bank, and Close Brothers. In her new role, she will focus on driving the business forward by supporting…
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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that David Geale has been appointed Interim Managing Director. The interim appointment will be for a period of nine months. Geale joins the PSR from the FCA where he has most recently been Director of Retail Banking with responsibility for supervision and policy. He has also been a…
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Dudley Building Society has announced the appointment of Simon Dodd as its new Head of Retail. Dodd joined in April from Coventry Building Society, where he held the position of Head of B2B Marketing. During his eight years at the mutual, he oversaw significant growth and was awarded the Financial Reporter Mortgage Industry Marketer of the Year…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA )is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Nationwide Building Society of Virgin Money. Nationwide’s £2.9bn takeover bid for Virgin Money would create the second-largest mortgage lender in the UK. The CMA says its investigation will examine whether the move will result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market…
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UK Finance has announced the appointment of Simon Bladon, Chief Executive Officer, PayPal UK and Ian McLaughlin, Group Chief Executive Officer, Vanquis Banking Group, to its board. Simon Bladon is PayPal UK Chief Executive Officer, and Vice President of Global Entity Management. Simon was formerly a Managing Director at Barclays with over 20 years’ experience…
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Target Group has announced a new partnership with Atto to use its open banking solution. Target Group has enhanced its Mortgage Hub originations platform by using real-time transaction data from Atto. Atto, which rebranded earlier this year from DirectID, is working with Target Group to provide real-time open banking information and deliver instant insights into…
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TransUnion has announced that it has appointed Praneeth Meka as its new Chief Data and Analytics Officer for the United Kingdom and Europe. The appointment sees the business combine data asset management and data science and analytics leadership into one leadership role for the first time. Joining the executive with his appointment to the Chief…
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Compare the Market has announced several new appointments to its Money team, as the much-loved price comparison website continues to expand its choice for customers. Andy Hancock joined the business in January as Chief Growth Officer to focus on increasing the range of products available to help customers make better financial decisions. Since then, with…
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Harpenden Building Society has announced the appointment of Tracie Pearce as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Pearce has over 29 years’ experience in retail banking across three major financial institutions, Nationwide Building Society, HSBC and most recently Santander, where she was the Chief Customer Officer, Homes at Santander UK. At HSBC she started as…
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