Appointment of Interim CFO

Finseta PLC

06 February 2026

 

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6 February 2026

Finseta plc

("Finseta", the "Company" or the "Group")

Appointment of Interim CFO

Further to the Company's announcement of 5 February 2026, Finseta (AIM: FIN), a foreign exchange and payments solutions company offering multi-currency accounts to businesses and individuals through its proprietary technology platform, announces the appointment of Andrew Richards as interim Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") with immediate effect.

Andrew brings 25 years' experience, primarily within the financial services and insurance industries. He joins Finseta after spending 12 years with Chesnara plc (LSE: CSN), a life insurance and pensions consolidator operating in the UK, the Netherlands and Sweden. This includes 11 years as Group Financial Controller with responsibility for Chesnara's financial reporting and audit processes and supporting M&A activity across multiple jurisdictions. He also held the role of CFO of Countrywide Assured plc, the principal operating subsidiary of Chesnara in the UK, for nine years, where he oversaw all financial aspects of strategy and financial management. Prior to joining Chesnara, Andrew was a Senior Manager within the Financial Services practice of Deloitte, where he had begun his career. Andrew is a Chartered Accountant.

Judy Happe will work with Andrew over the coming weeks to ensure an orderly handover of responsibilities. As previously announced, the Board has made progress in its search for a permanent CFO to join the Board and will make a further announcement in due course. 

Enquiries 

Finseta plc	[phone]
James Hickman, Chief Executive Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	[phone]
Daniel Bush, Tom Knibbs
Gracechurch Group (Financial PR)	[phone]
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury

About Finseta plc

Finseta plc (AIM: FIN) is a foreign exchange and payments company offering multi-currency accounts and payment solutions to businesses and individuals. Headquartered in the City of London, Finseta combines a proprietary technology platform with a high level of personalised service to support clients with payments in over 165 countries in 150 currencies. With a track record of over 15 years, Finseta has the expertise, experience and expanding global partner network to be able to execute complex cross-border payments. It is fully regulated, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, by the Financial Conduct Authority as an Electronic Money Institution; by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada as a Money Services Business; and by the Dubai Financial Services Authority under a Category 3D licence. www.finseta.com

 

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