Industry veteran John Hammond has joined the senior team of Railsbank as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Hammond, the former CCO of Currencycloud, is reuniting with his old colleagues as he steps into his new role at Railsbank. He joins Nigel Verdon (co-founder and CEO), Nick Bourner (Chief Technical Architect), and Dov Marmor (Chief Operating Officer, North America), as Railsbank moves forward from a busy 12 months expanding its international footprint.

Railsbank acquired certain assets, customers and people from Wirecard’s UK business last year, before raising $37m in funding in November to help drive growth. It has just launched in Australia in partnership with local challenger bank Volt.

Hammond brings a broad palette of skills, having led functions including marketing, sales, operations, acquisitions and divestments at a number of successful technology firms and fintechs. He has an unrivalled understanding of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) economy and will be responsible for accelerating Railsbank’s international expansion.

After working with Nigel Verdon at Currencycloud, Hammond served as Chief Revenue Officer at learning platform Fuse Universal, where his strong sales leadership skills helped the company achieve record growth.

Hammond said:

“It’s exciting to be back with the team and I’m really looking forward to bringing the energy that fuelled Currencycloud’s growth to Railsbank.

Nigel Verdon, co-founder and CEO, Railsbank, added:

“It’s a real pleasure to welcome John to the Railsbank team. We’ve achieved a lot together and it means that The Fantastic Four has been reunited. John’s appointment is a huge boost, and he will be instrumental as we deepen our footprint across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the US.”