FinWise Bancorp announced the promotions of Chief Fintech Officer Robert Keil and Chief Technology Officer Richard Thiessens to the added title of Executive Vice President. Mr. Keil joined FinWise in 2023 as Senior Vice President and Chief Fintech Officer, leading existing customers, business line strategy, and growth initiatives within the bank?s Strategic Programs line of business. Mr. Keil holds over 25 years of experience in Payments and the Banking as a Service (BaaS) industry.

Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Keil was SVP and Chief Payments Officer at Sutton Bank. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Fintech and Emerging Payments at Fiserv as well as various roles with US Bank and Wells Fargo. Mr. Thiessens joined FinWise in 2019 and has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since 2021 and has been responsible for creating and utilizing various forms of technology to deliver on the Bank?s strategic plans.

He oversees the Company?s Information Systems, Cyber Security, Data Services and Project Management. Mr. Thiessens? career spans more than two decades in Information Technology.

Prior to joining FinWise, he co-founded Array Technology, an IT services and security consulting company that was rebranded to become Braintrace and ultimately acquired by Sophos. He also led the infrastructure, data and cyber security teams at EnerBank USA through rapid growth and significant change.