Bank of London strengthens Group Board with appointment of Noah Sharp as an Independent Non-Executive Director
Bank of London today announces the appointment of Noah Sharp as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Group Board. Sharp brings more than two decades of experience spanning banking, payments, embedded finance, crypto and financial technology. He has held senior leadership positions across high-growth fintech, web3 and software businesses and major international financial institutions, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Vodeno, the European Banking-as-a-Service platform acquired by UniCredit, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of BCB Group, and Chief Banking Officer at Paysafe through its IPO on the NYSE. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of NatWest Boxed, NatWest's FCA-regulated Banking-as-a-Service business, where he sat on the Board alongside NatWest leadership and helped oversee the delivery of digital banking, payments and lending solutions for business customers. Earlier in his career, Noah held senior fintech, transaction banking and corporate banking roles in the US, India and UK at Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank, where he worked extensively with financial institutions, payments businesses and emerging technology companies.
His appointment further strengthens the Group Board as Bank of London continues to enhance its governance framework, operational capabilities and long-term growth strategy. The appointment reflects the Bank's commitment to maintaining a Board with a broad and complementary range of experience with Sharp’s deep knowledge across fintech, Banking-as-a-Service, payments infrastructure, blockchain and digital banking providing additional strategic insight as the Bank continues to modernise its platform and deliver for customers.
Noah Sharp, Independent Non-Executive Director at Bank of London, commented: "Bank of London has a compelling vision and an important role to play in the future of modern banking and payments infrastructure. I am pleased to be joining the Board at a significant stage in the Group's development and look forward to working with my fellow directors and the executive team as the business continues to build on the progress made over recent months."
Monique Melis, Chair of the Board at Bank of London, said: "We are delighted to welcome Noah to the Group Board. His experience spanning both financial institutions and innovative fintech businesses will bring valuable insight as we continue to strengthen the Bank and execute our long-term strategy. Noah's appointment further broadens the Board's collective expertise, complementing the strong governance, risk and regulatory capabilities already in place."
Sharp's appointment is the latest in a series of planned Board enhancements designed to ensure the Group has the appropriate governance framework, leadership expertise and strategic oversight to support its next phase of development. The Board's composition reflects Bank of London's commitment to maintaining the highest standards of governance whilst benefiting from directors with diverse operational, banking and technology experience.
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About Bank of London
Founded in 2021, the Bank of London is a UK-based clearing bank launched on 30 November 2021, operating as the sixth principal clearing bank in the UK. It offers an API-based payments and clearing platform, participating in UK Faster Payments and Bacs systems, and provides cloud-native banking infrastructure for corporate and financial clients. Bank of London is authorised by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
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