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CAB Payments Holdings PLC confirmed on 17 July 2025 that James Hopkinson assumed the roles of Executive Director and Board member of CAB Payments Holdings PLC and Crown Agents Bank Limited, effective today. This follows the receipt of required regulatory approval for his prior appointment as Group Chief Financial Officer of both entities, which was announced on 5 March 2025.
| Date | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Time | 07:00:10 |
| Category | Board changes |
| ID | 3867R |
17 July 2025
CAB Payments Holdings plc and its subsidiaries
(the "Company" or "Group")
Confirmation of CFO appointment
As previously announced on 5th March 2025, James Hopkinson was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of CAB Payments Holdings PLC and Crown Agents Bank Limited. The Company is pleased to confirm that James has now received the required regulatory approval and will assume the role of Executive Director and member of the Board of CAB Payments Holding plc and Crown Agents Bank Limited, effective today.
There are no other matters to be disclosed under the UK Listing Rule 6.4.8.R in relation to James Hopkinson's appointment.
For further information, please contact:
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CAB Payments Holdings plc Gaurav Patel, Head of Investor Relations
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FTI Consulting (Public relations adviser) Edward Bridges Katherine Bell |
+44 (0) 7768 216 607 +44 (0) 7976 870 961
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Notes to editors:
1. James brings valuable and relevant experience to the Group. He spent most of his career at Standard Chartered Bank PLC where he spent almost 20 years working in senior finance roles across multiple geographies. He was most recently Group CFO and Executive Director of Metro Bank Holdings PLC and prior to that was Group CFO of ClearBank, broadening his experience across UK PLC and technology-enabled banks.
About CAB Payments:
CAB Payments Holdings plc is the holding company for Crown Agents Bank. Regulated in the UK, Crown Agents Bank specializes in FX and cross-border payments for hard-to-reach markets. Its strength of network and deep expertise means it can move money into and out of the world's most complex financial markets. Trusted by a global ecosystem of leading institutions across the public, private and development sectors, Crown Agents Bank's strength lies in its network which connects its clients to underserved geographies, giving them access to 100+ currencies across 700+ currency pairs.
The delivery of fast, transparent and efficient transactions moves money where it's needed. Crown Agents Bank's network offers multiple transaction solutions, delivered via a single API, digital trading platforms, or through bespoke approaches developed by its specialist teams.
Crown Agents Bank is one of the first banks to achieve B Corporation™ status. The bank was awarded the Platinum Sustainability Rating by EcoVadis in 2025, ranked within the top 1% of 100,000 companies assessed across 160 countries and over 200+ industries. Crown Agents Bank was awarded a Gold EcoVadis rating in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
CAB Payments Holdings PLC Ordinary Shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: CABP;
LEI: 8945007OZHZDN4LW1G21).