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The company, which specialises in business-to-business cross-border payments and foreign exchange, said Hopkinson is a "highly accomplished senior finance executive bringing strong broad based and highly relevant experience to CAB".
He has worked for over 25 years across global banks and emerging markets, FX and payments and also has experience driving business transformations.
CAB said Hopkinson built his career at Standard Chartered, where he spent almost 20 years across multiple geographies including Africa, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Qatar and the UK. Latterly, he held senior roles including Global CFO of retail banking.
He was most recently Group CFO and executive director of Metro Bank, which he joined in July 2022 and where he helped to execute the turnaround plan. Prior to that, Hopkinson was Group CFO of ClearBank.
Chair Ann Cairns said: "I am delighted to welcome James to CAB Payments. He brings a wealth of relevant experience with deep sector expertise and is a highly suitable partner for Neeraj and the rest of the senior leadership team to take the business forward during its transformation. The board is looking forward to working with him."