After serving a year as head of European financial technology at RBC Capital Markets, Jallad will become the investment director at Neom Investment Fund.

Mital Patel, formerly vice president of strategic and fintech investments at Citi, has taken up a director of strategic investments role.

Equirus InnovateX Fund will invest in software, deeptech and fintech companies at seed stage, providing between $500,000 and $1m per deal.

US insurance firm MassMutual’s investment arm has appointed Kara Burns a senior associate for its Climate Technology Fund.

Jakub Konieczny will now serve as the director of strategic investments at US-based automotive company JM Family Enterprises.

Payments is an area fintech investors we've spoken to see as ripe for a shake up. They're also watching for an AI crash and the direction of interest rates.

Nazim Cetin, CEO of Allianz X, says corporate investors can jump too early into unproven technologies.

Allianz France and Edenred joined other LPs to back the investment firm’s Partech Venture fund, which is halfway through its target.

GCV Powerlist mainstay and corporate VC veteran Lisa Lambert has taken up a new role at the charitable organisation as chief investment officer.

Alphabet’s early-stage investment unit has hired Michael McBride to seek out AI and open-source software startups.