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Tobias Unger has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Sopra Banking Software (SBS). Unger has a background in banking and software operations, having held senior positions at various banks and financial services firms. In his new role, Unger will lead the delivery of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products to banks and financial organizations and help in the company’s global expansion plans.
Key elements:
- Tobias Unger has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Sopra Banking Software (SBS).
- Unger has a background in banking and software operations, having held senior positions at various banks and financial services firms.
- His appointment is part of a wider plan to expand SBS’s C-suite.
- As COO, Unger will lead the delivery of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products to banks and financial organizations.
- He will also help in the company’s global expansion plans.
French fintech firm Sopra Banking Software (SBS) has appointed Tobias Unger as its new chief operating officer (COO). According to SBS, Unger brings a “unique background spanning the intersection of banking and software operations” to his new role. Over the last two decades, he has held senior positions at banks and financial services firms including Merrill Lynch, UBS Investment Bank and Falcon Private Bank, as well as with technology firms such as Switzerland-based core banking software provider Avaloq. As COO of SBS, Unger has been tasked with leading the company’s delivery of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products to banks and financial organisations, as well as helping to plot its global expansion plans. He will work alongside SBS CEO Eric Bierry, overseeing all business functions and focusing on increasing internal efficiencies. SBS says Unger’s appointment forms part of a wider plan to expand its C-suite. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, SBS offers a cloud-based platform for clients to digitise operations across banking, lending, compliance, payments, consumer and asset finance. It claims to have partnered with more than 1,500 financial institutions and lenders across 80 countries.
