Open banking fintech Tell.money makes board hires
Open banking solutions provider Tell.money has appointed Stuart Wakefield as chief operating officer and Marcus Raithatha as chief financial officer.
Wakefield has over 25 years’ industry experience, having built, launched and optimised fintechs in the UK and internationally.
Tell.money said he will take responsibility for operational and commercial activities.
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“I look forward to helping to steer the operations of Tell.money,” said Wakefield.
“Open banking presents the financial services industry with immense opportunities and the technology built into the Tell.money platform will help us to harness these for the benefit of both our partners and their customers.”
Raithatha is a chartered accountant with experience in corporate finance, strategic and business planning and financial management. He has served in senior financial positions with several companies and has expertise in supporting start-ups to grow into established market players.
“I am pleased to be joining Tell.money at this stage in its development,” said Raithatha.
“The brand name is now well recognised and I welcome the opportunity to play my part in the next stages of its growth.”
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David Monty, chief executive of Tell.money, welcomed the new appointments.
“Both Stuart and Marcus are well regarded in the sector,” he said.
“They bring with them decades of experience in their respective fields and will add great strength to our business at executive level.
“This is a perfect time for them to join us as we look to expand our client base into both new fintechs and established banks who are looking for rapidly deployable open banking solutions. I am delighted to welcome them into the Tell.money family.”
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