Nationwide CEO Kirt Walker announced today that Michael Carrel will serve as the new Chief Technology Officer for the Fortune 100 company. Carrel follows Jim Fowler who is joining Lumen Technologies as Chief Technology and Product Officer beginning in January 2026.

Rippling, the leading business software platform, today announced that veteran engineering leaders Wan Agus and Gang Wang have joined the company as Senior Vice Presidents of Engineering, responsible for leading key areas of product development across Rippling IT, Rippling Payroll, and Rippling Spend.

april, the leading embedded tax technology platform, today announced Nicole Murphy has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Murphy will oversee april’s go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and customer engagement initiatives as the company continues to scale its modern, integrated approach to taxes.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE: BR) has appointed Rostislav (Ros) Kotov as Head of Strategy and Business Development for its Bank Broker-Dealer (BBD) business focused on governance. Based in Broadridge’s London office, Kotov will play a central role in shaping and executing BBD’s long-term strategic plans for growth and transformation, guiding product and investment prioritization, and identifying opportunities for M&A and partnerships. This hire further reinforces Broadridge’s commitment to growing talent internationally.

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Adam Milner as Portfolio Director, reinforcing its national portfolio team and expanding its capacity to support value creation across a growing number of high-performing, high-growth businesses.

AccessPay, the leading bank integration provider delivering finance and treasury transformation for UK-based corporates, today announced two senior appointments that reinforce the company’s commitment to bank grade security and continued support for large enterprise customers.

Resonate Group has appointed Carmen Hula as Chief Finance Officer, bringing extensive experience in to support the company's next phase of sustainable growth and innovation in digital rail technology.

Broadstone, a leading, independent UK consultancy delivering expert advice to banks, lenders, employers, insurers and pension scheme trustees, announces the appointment of Damien Burke as Head of Regulatory Practice effective as of today.

ZEDRA, the global professional services provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Aoife Habben as Chief People Officer.

DCS, a transformative Singapore-licensed financial institution regulated under the Banking Act and innovating next-gen payments across traditional and blockchain rails, today announced the appointment of Jia Hang as Executive Chairman. He will lead DCS Group, encompassing DCS Fintech, the Group’s global business, and DCS (DCS Card Centre), its core Singapore entity.

Inclusive global payments platform, Ecommpay, is proud to announce that the company’s Chief Compliance Officer & UK Chair, Willem Wellinghoff, has joined the Advisory Board of the Payments Association (PA). With more than 20 years’ experience in financial services, financial crime and technology, Willem brings to the role a unique legal and compliance perspective on payments and lending.

Digital Asset today announced the appointment of Odette Rodrigues as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Emnet Rios, who has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO). The transition marks an important inflection point for Digital Asset as it continues to scale globally and strengthen its financial and operational foundations.

Tokenovate, the UK-based fintech transforming post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement, has expanded its engineering team with four strategic hires to accelerate product development and scale its platform to meet growing client demand.

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of John Trapani as Field CTO for Financial Services. In this newly created role, Trapani will collaborate across Datadog’s sales, product and marketing teams to advance a unified observability strategy for customers and prospects in the financial services industry.

Cashmaster International, a global leader in intelligent cash-management technology, today announced the appointment of Ruchi Aggarwal as Regional Director for the UAE, Middle East & Africa, as part of the company’s ambitious regional growth strategy.