{"id":8973,"date":"2017-02-03T07:55:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T21:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/australianfintech.com.au\/?p=8973"},"modified":"2021-02-03T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T02:01:21","slug":"a-ubank-co-founder-has-joined-australian-fintech-startup-tyro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/australianfintech.com.au\/a-ubank-co-founder-has-joined-australian-fintech-startup-tyro\/","title":{"rendered":"A UBank co-founder has joined Australian fintech startup Tyro"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tyro, the first-ever fintech startup to get an Australian banking licence, has continued on its high-powered recruitment spree, nabbing financial industry veteran Natalie Dinsdale to its leadership team.<\/p>\n
Dinsdale, who was one of the founders of NAB\u2019s online-only brand UBank, has been appointed Tyro\u2019s head of brand & marketing.<\/p>\n
\u201cTyro is one of Australia\u2019s most remarkable growth stories, and the opportunity to be part of an organisation dedicated solely to giving SMEs a better deal is incredibly exciting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
While Dinsdale has been involved in the high-profile launch of Virgin Money\u2019s mortgages business and was a part of Bankwest\u2019s push into the east coast, her latest gig was leading her own e-commerce startup in the parenting sector for four years.<\/p>\n
Her business, named Mamadoo, no longer seems to be running with both the blog and website now inaccessible. Dinsdale has also held executive positions with Telstra, Foxtel and Citibank.<\/p>\n
Tyro has reformed its executive team since it was awarded the banking licence from APRA in August. Founder Jost Stollman, a former German politician, stepped down as chief executive in October to make way for Gerd Schenkel.<\/p>\n
Schenkel was also involved in setting up UBank, which was Australia\u2019s first digital bank.<\/p>\n
Then just last week, Tyro announced it had recruited PayPal executive Kareem Al-Bassam for the newly created position of head of product.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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