Operating Across 5 Regions & 5 Continents

The Global Home of Fintech Executive Search

From Cape Town to New York, Singapore to London — Fintech HI.RE connects the world's most ambitious financial technology companies with the executive talent that shapes what's next.

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25+ Years C-Level Experience
5 Regions & Growing
5 Continents Covered
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Our Global Footprint

One Brand.
Five Markets.

Select your region to discover how Fintech HI.RE is connecting the next generation of fintech leaders in your market.

South Africa Live
Africa & Middle East
fintechhire.co.za

From Cape Town to Cairo to Dubai — we connect the leaders shaping Africa's fintech revolution and the Gulf's rapidly digitising financial ecosystem.

South Africa Nigeria Kenya Egypt UAE Saudi Arabia
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USA Live
USA & Americas
fintechhireusa.com

From Wall Street to Silicon Valley — placing AI-era fintech leaders across VC-backed scaleups, challenger banks, and payments innovators.

New York San Francisco Miami Austin
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Australia Live
Australia & APAC
fintechhire.com.au

Brisbane-headquartered and Australia-first — serving open banking, the Big Four's digital transformation, and the full Asia-Pacific region from Singapore to Tokyo.

Sydney Brisbane Singapore Japan Hong Kong
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United Kingdom Live
United Kingdom
fintechhire.co.uk

London is the world's fintech capital. Our founder spent 17 years there in senior roles at Finastra, Lombard Risk, and Avoka — making this a market we know inside out.

London Manchester Edinburgh
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🌐 HQ
Global HQ
fintechhire.com

Cross-regional mandates, global leadership searches, and multi-market offshore resourcing — coordinated from our global headquarters in Brisbane, Australia.

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What We Offer

Human Intelligence.
Resourcing Evolved.

Three core capabilities. One globally consistent standard of quality.

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Executive Search

C-suite and senior leadership placement — CTOs, CPOs, CROs, Country Managers, Board Members — across every major fintech market globally. Handled with discretion and genuine industry depth.

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Board & NED Search

Next-generation non-executive directors and board advisors for AI-native fintechs, payments scale-ups, and SaaS companies navigating growth, governance, and multi-jurisdictional regulation.

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Offshore Resourcing

Permanent, high-performance technical teams from South Africa and India. Transparent pricing, quality delivery, cultural alignment — a smarter way for global fintechs to build at scale.

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Why Fintech HI.RE

We've Sat in
Your Chair.

Cliff van Tonder, founder and CEO, spent over 25 years as a C-level executive at global fintech giants including Finastra, Zafin, BNP Paribas, FIS, and Temenos — leading teams across 5 continents.

Fintech HI.RE was built to do executive search differently — combining founder-level understanding of what great fintech leadership looks like with deep human relationships built over two decades.

No bots. No keyword bingo. No bloated processes. Just genuine insight and real delivery — everywhere in the world.

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Genuine Fintech Domain Depth

We understand the difference between core banking modernisation, embedded finance, and agentic AI — and what exceptional leadership looks like in each.

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Truly Global Network

Five regions. Five continents. Relationships built over 25 years in the industry — not scraped from LinkedIn the day we got your brief.

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Confidential & Founder-Grade

Every search is handled with complete discretion. We invest time to understand your culture, your funding runway, and the person — not just the role spec.

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Best Global Fintech Exec Search CEO — 2024 & 2025

Recognised two consecutive years by CEO Monthly for outstanding results in executive placement across the global fintech industry.

Founder's Industry Pedigree

Cliff van Tonder previously held senior and C-level roles at leading global fintech and banking companies

Finastra
Zafin
BNP Paribas
Temenos
FIS
FINCAD
2024
Best Global Fintech Executive Search CEO
2025
Best Global Fintech Executive Search CEO
CEO Monthly
Awarded for outstanding results in fintech executive placement globally

Ready to Hire
the Next Generation?

Whether you're scaling a global fintech, entering a new market, or building your board — find your regional team and let's talk.

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