Fnality UK

CEO

Fnality UK

Angus Fletcher

Angus joined Fnality as a Senior Commercial and Regulatory Advisor with 25 years of experience in regulatory and financial markets within both corporate and investment bank businesses. His expertise includes global transaction banking, derivatives, FX, and market infrastructure. His strengths are his proven track record of regulatory advocacy, stakeholder relationships, and program management.

CIO

Fnality UK

Paul Ramkumar

Paul has launched two banks, a blockchain-based financial market infrastructure, and scaled two international brokerages. He has held CTO and COO positions at various financial institutions, demonstrating success in building regulated banks, and blockchain payment systems, and scaling financial services companies.

CRO

Fnality UK

Mark Goree

Mark joined Fnality in March 2023 from Lloyds Banking Group where he was Risk Director for Technology and Payments. He began his career as a Chartered Accountant before gaining over 30 years’ experience across the financial services industry in both the UK and New Zealand. Mark’s passion is balancing innovative and data-driven risk management with our commercial objectives.

General Counsel

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Charitha Shashiraj

Charitha was part of the team that supported Fnality’s early-stage design which led to securing necessary regulatory approvals. Before Fnality, Charitha worked at Linklaters in the Capital Markets and Derivatives team where she advised clients on several cutting-edge cryptocurrency, smart contracts and DLT projects in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Head of Finance

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Daniel Caplan

Daniel is an ACA-qualified accountant with over 17 years of experience in various roles in finance, 7 of which in senior, Director and regulatory roles across financial services companies. His extensive background has equipped him with a deep understanding of complex financial systems and regulatory frameworks.

Head of Strategy & Transformation

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Rachel James

Rachel has expertise in payment system policy from her time at the Bank of England, where she worked on regulatory approaches for innovative payment systems and contributed to key reviews and guidance on DLT-based systems. Currently, she focuses on strategic management, policy, regulatory affairs, and operational excellence.

Head of Customer Management

Fnality UK

Stephan Mahnke

Before joining Fnality, Stephan spent 16 years in banking, including most recently Director and head of UK wholesale payments product at Deutsche Bank. Stephan brings experience of working across a wide variety of wholesale banking businesses and functions including technology, product and international program management.

Chairman

Fnality UK

Matthew Elderfield

Matthew has an extensive background in banking and financial regulation, having worked in various senior roles in the UK, EU, and Bermuda. Positions include Chief Risk Officer at Nordea, Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Ireland, and Chief Executive of the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Matthew has experience in banking supervision, markets policy, and regulatory roles within European authorities.

Head of People & Talent

Fnality UK

Maxine Dash

With more than 15 years of experience in Talent Management and People Operations at organizations such as Hilton, VW Group UK, and Nationwide, Maxine offers valuable strategic expertise in People Experience to the Fnality UK team. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Non-Executive Director

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Ron Berndsen

Ron is a Professor of Financial Market Infrastructures and Systemic Risk at Tilburg University and editor-in-chief of the Journal of FMIs. He has held various high-profile roles at De Nederlandsche Bank and served on committees related to market infrastructures. Ron is also an independent non-executive director of LCH Group.