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Financial giant NatWest has named David Grunwald, a former Google executive, as the company’s first-ever director of innovation and partnerships.

Reask, a science and technology company focusing on the financial impacts of extreme weather, has named David Schmid as head of parametric products to build out all aspects of its global parametric insurance product offering.

PayMongo has appointed its COO Isabel Ridad as its acting CEO, following Francis Plaza stepping down from the position.

FinTech unicorn Pleo has named former Monzo CTO Meri Williams as its own CTO.

Berlin-based InsurTech giant wefox has appointed Laura Eschricht as its new chief marketing officer.

Visa has named Ryan McInerney as the new chief executive of Visa effective from February 1, 2023.  

FloodFlash, a parametric insurance technology company that pays catastrophic flood claims within 48 hours, has entered the US market and hired its CEO to lead the division.

Novidea, a global InsurTech and creator of a data-driven, cloud-native insurance platform, has appointed Matt Richards as head of UK delivery.

RegTech firm Muinmos has appointed Agnieszka Noworól to the role of customer success director and a member of the management team.  

RegTech firm Aveni has appointed Colin Clark, a ‘heavyweight’ in the world of investment, as chairman of its newly formed board.