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DirectID Appoints New CEO

PRIVATEJul 28, 2023

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

DirectID

Chris Mills
chris.mills@direct.id
EdinburghFinancial ServicesFinanceFintechLending

Description

Scots Fintech DirectID Appoints New CEO Graham Turner 28 July 2023 , 11.10am Edinburgh-based DirectID appoints Chris Mills as CEO, succeeding founder James Varga, with an eye to lead the company into its next phase of growth. Graham Turner Open banking provider DirectID has announced the appointment of Chris Mills as Chief Executive Officer. Chris will succeed James Varga, who has served as CEO since founding the company in 2011. In a blog posted on the DirectID, the company said that James Varga will be Chris Mills brings a wealth of relevant experience guiding high-growth startups and a deep understanding of DirectID’s mission and market landscape. Chris has more than 15 years leadership experience in financial services, latterly as CEO of the UK’s largest independent mortgage broker, L&C Mortgages. Graham Turner

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Company Information

Company

DirectID

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

About

DirectID is the global credit & risk platform for decision makers. We provide open banking data to help businesses make smarter credit & risk decisions. Through our platform decision makers we can answer all the common questions they have on their portfolio of customers. Our data provides a real-time view on customer affordability, income and expenditure, financial distress, and much more, through one simple connection. DirectID’s platform provides global access to bank data through over 13,000+ connections across 65 countries.

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