Temenos Appoints Phillip Finnegan as Managing Director for Pacific Region

​The banking software company Temenos announced that it named Phillip Finnegan as Managing Director for Pacific Region, responsible for customer engagement and regional strategy in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

In a press release, Temenos announced that Phillip Finnegan, an industry specialist with financial services technology experience of twenty years, has been onboarded as its Managing Director for Pacific Region to spearhead Temenos’ continued business growth and support the rapid pace of banking innovation in the region.

Prior to Temenos, Finnegan spent three years as Managing Director, Pacific, at payment systems company ACI Worldwide. He has also held senior management roles at FIS, Clear2Pay and First Data Corporation as well as board member and advisory roles on a number of fintech startups.

Commenting on his new appointment, Temenos said:“ I’m excited to join Temenos at this pivotal moment for the banking industry. Temenos is well placed to help banks adapt and take advantage of the new opportunities in this digital-first era. With Temenos’ technology, banks can go live and bring new products to market 10 times faster; deliver more engaging digital experiences and can operate at 10 per cent of the cost compared to legacy systems. Today, some of the most innovative banks in the region run on Temenos and I look forward to working with many more as they seek to reinvent and shape the future of banking for their customers.”

Temenos has a strong and growing presence in the Pacific region. It has four offices, 266 employees and more than 230 clients using its core banking, payments, digital front office and fund administration technology.