UK fintech ekko has announced two key appointments to its board in a bid to further drive sustainability within the financial sector.
Firstly, Anthony Thompson joins ekko’s Board of Directors, whilst Majda Dabaghi has been named as the company’s new Chief Sustainability Officer.
ekko outlined that the two strategic hires reflects its ambition to expand upon much of its sustainability and environmentally finance solutions, as well as complimenting its recent $2.5m funding round it completed last May.
Thompson joins after considerable experience in the UK and Australian financial sector. He founded and served as Chairman for Metro Bank, and also founded Atom Bank and Australian neobank :86 400.
Leaning on Thompson’s extensive experience, ekko is aiming to continue developing financial products that drive positive environmental actions.
Commenting on his new role, Thompson said: “Green tech and fintech will soon be integral to our daily lives. ekko has an unprecedented opportunity to be at the forefront of this transformation.
“The intersection of fintech and sustainability remains an underdeveloped space, providing fertile ground for innovation and growth. I think ekko has the vision, the strategy, and the ability to leverage this opportunity and create positive impact at scale.
“I’ll be working closely with ekko’s founder and CEO, Oli Cook, to drive growth in the business, while also focusing on expanding our B2B collaborations with banks and payment companies in the UK and globally.”
With Dabaghi’s hiring, she becomes ekko’s first CSO, demonstrating further commitment to environmentally positive practices under new leadership.
Over her 15-year career, Dabaghi has worked globally as a renewable energy lawyer, before becoming an advocate for sustainable businesses, such as the United Nations where she helped push for international climate change and policies to bring about new practices for Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) guidelines.
Dabaghi said: “It’s fantastic to join the extraordinary ekko team and support our mission to make fintech a force for good. I want to help the company achieve its goal of educating consumers on the environmental impact of their transactions and empowering them to contribute to credible environmental projects around the world that will address the climate and nature emergency.
“I share ekko’s values of operating with the highest possible environmental integrity and the belief that small actions can add up to have a huge positive ripple effect and “ekko” across the world. I am looking forward to working with the ekko team, our clients and partners to ensure exponential positive impact.”
ekko provides solutions to financial institutions and consumers to better understand environmental impact of purchasing, offering carbon tracking and compensation into banking and payments systems for real-time insights.