FinWise Bank appoints Robert Keil as SVP, Chief Fintech Officer

By Edlyn Cardoza

FinWise Bank, a subsidiary of FinWise Bancorp, announced the addition of Robert Keil as Senior Vice President and Chief Fintech Officer, reporting to James Noone. Keil will be responsible for supporting existing customers, business line strategy, and growth initiatives within the bank’s Strategic Programs line of business.

“FinWise remains committed to providing innovative solutions that help customers achieve their financial goals while also providing them best in class customer service, and Robert’s wealth of experience and knowledge in the industry will help us fulfill that mission,” said Kent Landvatter, CEO of FinWise Bank. “His knowledge of the BaaS industry will help FinWise build an important pathway forward as we deepen and expand relationships, technology, systems and processes to offer additional products to our customers and to the market.”

Keil brings over 20 years of experience in Payments and the Banking as a Service (BaaS) industry. Most recently, he was SVP and Chief Payments Officer at Sutton Bank. Before that, he served as the Vice President of Fintech and Emerging Payments at Fiserv and in various roles with US Bank and Wells Fargo. He was the first chairman of the BaaS Association when it was founded in 2022.

Robert’s career in financial services began in Germany with the Dresdner Bank AG. Over his career, Robert has held roles in Relationship Management, Sales Support, Product Development and Marketing, including managing a national sales organisation with over 70 team members and driving hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue growth.

FinWise Bank is a Utah state-chartered bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FinWise Bancorp, a Utah bank holding company headquartered in Murray, Utah. FinWise leverages strategic relationships with third-party loan origination platforms, proprietary loan analytics technology, a seasoned management team to efficiently deliver innovative lending solutions to small businesses and individuals. FinWise currently operates one full-service banking location in Sandy, Utah.