iBanFirst appoints former Microsoft exec as its Chief of Data

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Belgium-based iBanFirst today announced the appointment of Yann Stadnicki as the Chief Data Officer (CDO). The new CDO will be responsible for managing the company’s Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Data Engineering teams, which will leverage data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning across all company workstreams responsible for its client portfolios.

Commenting on his appointment, Yann Stadnicki, Chief Data Officer, iBanFirst, said, “I’m delighted to join the iBanFirst team to fuel its growth in Europe and on a global basis, to achieve its global ambition of becoming number 1 in FX payments. I was attracted by iBanFirst’s already fast-growing business, and through applying emerging technologies – within the context of the new European Directive and the open banking framework – we can now support its hyper-growth trajectory.”

Recently, Yann was a research engineer for Microsoft and was involved in the creation of AI products for Azure. He also supported the growth of an AdTech start-up in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley.

Recently, iBanFirst announced its latest Series C funding round worth €21 million. The funding round saw the participation of venture capital funds Elaia and Bpifrance.

Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, CEO and Founder, iBanFirst, said, “The appointment of Yann Stadnicki as Chief Data Officer strengthens our global market position as a world leader in financial services. The new hire is a great asset to the iBanFirst business and is part of our hyper-growth strategy. We are using the power of data to offer our customers the information that will help them make smarter decisions and operate more effectively.”