Plaid: Hires Ripsy Bandourian as first head of Europe

Plaid: Hires Ripsy Bandourian as first head of Europe

  • Plaid is used by thousands of digital financial apps and services like Betterment, Expensify, Microsoft, and Venmo
  • Appointed Ripsy Bandourian as its first Head of Europe as it continues to rapidly expand across the continent
  • Ripsy will lead the business strategy and operations for the Europe arm as it moves into its next stage of growth
  • Having spent eight years at Booking.com, leading teams across product, marketing, and partnerships in Amsterdam
  • Ripsy has extensive experience in technology, operations, and driving consumer experiences at scale
  • Ripsy’s appointment is crucial to growing European businesses and supporting fast-growing fintech
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

You May Also Like

Standard Chartered Appoints Former Kinexys Co-Head as Global Payments Chief

New leadership aims to enhance the bank's payment strategies.Highlights: Standard Chartered appoints new Global Payments Chief.Former Kinexys co-head...

Kraken Gains Historic Fed Master Account Approval

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken becomes the first to secure a master account with the Federal Reserve.Highlights: Kraken becomes the...

NatWest Strengthens Business Banking by Hiring Adeel Hyder from Starling

Hyder will lead the business banking team, enhancing NatWest's services.Highlights: Adeel Hyder joins NatWest from Starling Bank.Hyder will...

Innovate Finance Says BoE Stablecoin Proposals Will Chill UK Market

New stablecoin proposals from the Bank of England raise concerns for fintech growth.Highlights: Innovate Finance criticizes Bank of...