FinTech behemoth Revolut names a new UK CEO amidst difficulties getting a banking license

Francesca Carlesi, a former executive at Barclays, has been named as the new CEO of Revolut, a European FinTech company, effective Thursday. Carlesi, who has fifteen years of experience in the financial services industry and was previously employed at Deutsche Bank, was most recently the CEO of Molo Finance, a digital mortgage lender. Revolut’s spokesperson…

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Twitter CEO writes a message to Staff About Rebranding Twitter

Twitter is undergoing a major rebranding after its owner Elon Musk announced the media platform would formally become “X” over this weekend, and CEO of the company Linda Yaccarino addressed the change in a note that praised employees for their hard work. The transition from Twitter to X signifies a step toward Musk’s ambition to turn the platform into…

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Twitter CEO Emphasizes Freedom of Speech in her first Tweet Thread Since Becoming CEO

In her first tweet thread since becoming CEO of Twitter, Linda Yaccarino emphasized the company’s focus on freedom of speech, a topic which is most favored by owner Elon Musk. Yaccarino wrote on Twitter and in a memo to employees, “Twitter is on a mission to become the world’s most accurate real-time information source and a global town…

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Amazon Employees Urge CEO to Reconsider Return-to-Office Mandate

Amazon employees are pushing CEO Andy Jassy to drop a return-to-office mandate. Jassy recently announced Amazon would require employees to work from the office a minimum of three days a week beginning May 1. Jassy said, “Amazon’s leadership team, known as the S-team, decided it would be easier for employees to collaborate and invent together in person and…

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