Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) has appointed Anthony Thomas as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer and Maha El Dimachki as Chief Executive Officer of GFTN Advisory, effective February 2026.

Thomas, who joined in October, will drive GFTN’s global strategy and growth agenda, expanding its presence across new markets and initiatives.

With more than 27 years of experience in banking and fintech, he previously served as Global Managing Director for Fintech at Delivery Hero, overseeing payments and embedded financial services across 70 markets.

He is also Chairman of MoMo, Vietnam’s financial services super app, and former CEO of GCash in the Philippines.

Earlier, he spent 17 years with Citibank across Asia, the United States, and Latin America.

Anthony Thomas, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, GFTN said,

“I’m thrilled to join GFTN at this pivotal moment as it expands its mandate globally.

Having seen firsthand how digital innovation can expand access and opportunity, I look forward to building new bridges between institutions, innovators and ecosystems, creating growth corridors and scaling financial inclusion through collaboration and technology.”

El Dimachki will lead GFTN Advisory, the organisation’s advisory and capacity-building arm that works with governments, regulators, and institutions to design and implement digital finance strategies worldwide.

She brings over 25 years of experience in regulation, payments, and institutional finance, most recently serving as Head of the BIS Innovation Hub in Singapore.

At the Bank for International Settlements, she led Project Nexus, a multilateral initiative linking instant payment systems across borders.

She was previously Chief Payments Officer at Pay.UK, overseeing interbank systems that processed over seven billion transactions annually worth £9.5 trillion.

She also served as a senior executive at the UK Financial Conduct Authority, where she helped design the Regulatory Nursery and Scalebox programmes.

Maha El Dimachki, Incoming Chief Executive Officer, GFTN Advisory said,

“I’m honoured to join GFTN at a time when collaboration between innovators, regulators, and institutions is more critical than ever.

GFTN’s mission to build trust, inclusion, and resilience through technology deeply resonates with my own journey. I look forward to working with partners worldwide to turn that vision into practical impact.”

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