This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 01/03

This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 01/03

Cushon , the fintech pension and savings provider, has appointed Jo Bean as chief people officer. Bean joins Cushon’s leadership team with over 20 years’ experience in HR and having held senior HR positions at Samsung Electronics UK and more recently at Thomsons Online Benefits. Cushon has also recently completed its fourth acquisition in 12 months, doubling its employee number. Open banking platform Tarabut Gateway is expanding its UK-based team, including the hire of industry veterans from OpenWrks and TrueLayer . Mitul Sudra, co-founder and former CTO at OpenWrks, has been appointed chief technology officer, while TrueLayer’s lead data scientist Alex Spansos joins as head of data. Meanwhile, Ignition Advice , a global provider of advice technology, has named Will Drew as its new chief operations officer for Europe. Prior to joining Ignition, Drew was head of account management for Bravura Solutions. He oversees client services associated with Ignition’s software-as-a-service proposition. Shawbrook appoints Arthur Leung in the newly created role of chief product officer. The bank also recently unveiled plans to create 100 new digital vacancies by the end of 2022. Shawbrook has launched a number of new digital products and services in recent months. Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange