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November 3, 2023

Revolut’s New UK CEO: A Strategic Move Towards Securing Banking License?

In a strategic shift that could signal a new chapter for the fintech giant Revolut, the company has positioned Francesca Carlesi at the forefront of its UK operations as the incoming CEO. This move comes at a critical juncture as Revolut navigates the complex process of securing a banking license in the UK, an endeavor that has proven challenging thus far. The FinTech is struggling despite its 35+ customers and successful international expansion in the UK.

September 7, 2023

Swiss Regulator FINMA CEO Resigns In Wake Of Credit Suisse Downfall!

The collapse of Credit Suisse is also having an impact on the Swiss regulator FINMA. The regulatory authority surprisingly announced that its CEO, Urban Angehrn, will resign by the end of the month. This decision comes roughly half a year after FINMA faced significant scrutiny for not averting the downfall of Credit Suisse. Angehrn, who has been at the helm since November 2021, cited health concerns as the primary reason for his departure.

September 7, 2023

German Payment Company PPRO Appoints Motie Bring As New Chief Executive Officer

German payment processor PPRO announced that its Board had elevated its Chief Commercial Officer, Motie Bring (LinkedIn), to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective from 2 Oct 2023. Motie will succeed the outgoing CEO, Simon Black, who had previously declared his intention to step down. This decision comes after a thorough internal and external search process overseen by the Board in recent months.

Job Movements

September 6, 2023

UBS Super-Rich Banker Moves To British Rival Schroders.

Schroders has hired the former UBS executive Urs Büchi (LinkedIn) for the German market. He will drive private banking in the neighboring country from Zurich. Urs Büchi has been head of wealth management in Germany for the British asset manager since last August. According to a statement on Tuesday, he focuses on expanding this growth market.

August 31, 2023

Former UBS Executive Sarah Youngwood Appointed As Nasdaq CFO

Fortunately, the Nasdaq board remains a female-driven exchange. This is also shown by the latest job appointments at the world's most important technology exchange. Sarah Youngwood (LinkedIn), who previously found herself sidelined on Sergio Ermotti's UBS board, has been appointed as the CFO for Nasdaq. This transition will take effect from December 1, as she fills the shoes of outgoing CFO Ann Dennison.

August 10, 2023

Klarpay Appoints Deputy-CEO And Chief Legal & Compliance Officer!

The FINMA-regulated fintech Klarpay was founded in 2019 by former BDSwiss executives with offices in Switzerland and Cyprus. They secured CHF 3 million in seed funding in 2022. The company announced the appointment of Markus Emödi as the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Deputy CEO. He joins Klarpay from CIC, the fourth-largest banking group in France, and has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry.

Job Movements

August 2, 2023

Former BDSwiss Account Manager Hugo Cano Joins FPG As Business Development Manager!

Hugo Cano, an experienced professional in the FX industry, has been appointed as the Business Development Manager for Fortune Prime Global (FPG), an ASIC-regulated multi-asset broker. Cano's primary responsibility will be to expand FPG's client base in the Spanish-speaking regions of LATAM and Spain, working alongside the existing teams in Europe and South East Asia.

Job Movements

July 5, 2023

Former BDSwiss CEO Now Heads Netrios And RedAcre

Nicolas Shamtanis, former CEO of BDSwiss Group, has taken up a dual leadership role at two trading technology providers, Netrios and RedAcre. After a six-month sabbatical, Shamtanis announced on LinkedIn that he has been serving as the CEO of both companies since April. Netrios offers technology solutions such as trading platforms, CRM systems, payment integration, and customer support services for Forex and crypto brokerages.

May 25, 2023

WeWork CFO Andre Fernandez Resigns Just Days After The CEO Announced Departure!

Troubled co-working space provider WeWork announced that its CFO, Andre Fernandez, will resign on June 1. This comes less than a year after assuming the role and shortly after the departure of the company's top executive, Sandeep Mathrani. Kurt Wehner, the Chief Accounting Officer who joined WeWork in October 2020, will take over as CFO. Wehner brings prior experience as the accounting chief at the media firm Discovery.

May 21, 2023

CySEC Broker BDSwiss Appoints Christos Fylaktou As Head For Its African Operations!

The CySEC-regulated investment firm BDSwiss has appointed Christos Fylaktou as the Regional Head of Business Development for its African operations. Before joining BDSwiss, he had a three-year tenure as s senior business development executive for the Africa region at HFM, previously known as HotForex. Fylaktou will work in BDSwiss offices in Cyprus.

May 21, 2023

US Regulator SEC Appoints New Deputy Director For Legal And Regulatory Police!

This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Mellissa Campbell Duru has been named Deputy Director for Legal and Regulatory Policy in the Division of Corporation Finance. She was most recently a Special Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP. Before that, she spent over 15 years in various SEC roles.

May 17, 2023

Former Bitpanda CFO Peter Grausgruber Joins Dutch RegTech Fourthline!

The former CFO of Vienna-based crypto exchange Bitpanda, Peter Grausgruber, is moving to Dutch regtech Fourthline, a company co-founded by the disgraced Payvision founder Rudolf Booker. Fourthline has announced the appointment of Peter Grausgruber as CFO of the provider of KYC and AML solutions. Grausgruber joined Bitpanda in 2019 and has guided the company through several financing rounds.

The Unraveling of Rabidi and the Rise of the SoftSwiss Network: Our Updated Forensic Report

A few months ago, FinTelegram released a first forensic report on the bankruptcy of Rabidi N.V., a Curacao-registered online casino operator with hundreds of millions in revenues — and no traceable assets by the time of its collapse in May 2024. That report already raised serious questions about the opaque structures behind Rabidi’s operations and its successor, Liernin Enterprises Ltd.

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

Smart contracts are the invisible architects of decentralized finance. These self-executing lines of code run everything from token swaps to lending platforms without middlemen. But while they offer autonomy, they also introduce new risks—bugs, exploits, and irreversible mistakes. In this fourth installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain what smart contracts are.

CFTC

Despite New Crypto Friendlyness: No Settlement Between U.S. CFTC And KuCoin?

A planned settlement between the U.S.CFTC and crypto exchange KuCoin is now in limbo due to a reported policy shift within the CFTC. This change is attributed to the Trump administration’s new approach, which deprioritizes enforcement actions against crypto companies. As a result, a CFTC attorney said that it is "unlikely that such authorization will be granted in the near term" regarding the settlement approval.

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered a new chapter with the swearing-in of Paul S. Atkins as its 34th Chairman, a move widely anticipated to mark a dramatic pivot in how the agency approaches crypto and DeFi regulation. For years, the financial industry—especially the burgeoning digital asset sector—has bristled under the SEC’s “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy.

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

As spring 2025 blooms and Easter’s themes of rebirth fill the air, Changpeng Zhao emerges as one of the most controversial figures of startup mythology: a man who fell spectacularly, paid a price—then rose again, wealthier and louder than ever. Once the almighty architect of Binance, CZ now resides in Dubai with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $63 billion.