Executive record
Jim Hart
Career profile: Jim Hart on CISO Spotlights ↗
Jim Hart was named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Paymentology. The appointment was announced on April 4, 2025, per FinTech Futures.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at GENII Software Group (GSG), per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Jim Hart, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Paymentology
Source: FinTech Futures ↗ · Move record
Before April 2025· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at GENII Software Group (GSG)
Named in the announcement of the Paymentology appointment · Source: FinTech Futures ↗
The appointment
Announced April 4, 2025 · Source: FinTech Futures ↗ · Move record
Paymentology appointed Jim Hart as its Chief Information Security Officer, effective immediately. Hart joins from GENII Software Group, where he also served as CISO, and previously held senior security roles at Pollinate International, CyberProof, Symantec and AlixPartners.
Paymentology says Hart works with teams across its business to build a culture of security. Paymentology says Hart mandates an approach in which security conversations take place from the earliest stages of product design. The company says Hart is giving attention to technology strategy and also to talent strategy at Paymentology. FinTech Futures reports that CEO Jeff Parker said the company intends to use Hart's industry experience to make its security standards stronger as it continues global expansion.
At GENII Software Group, Hart was Group Chief Information Security Officer and led security initiatives covering more than 100 legal entities and 3,000 employees, the company's release says. In that role he aligned cybersecurity efforts and enhanced incident response, risk management and regulatory compliance, according to the release. FinTech Futures describes GENII Software Group, his previous employer, as a German firm. The release says his earlier experience also includes a senior role at Integralis.
According to the release, he specialises in hybrid and cloud environments and has led security initiatives in banking, fintech, manufacturing and services. The release says he has advised large enterprises as well as scale-ups on their cybersecurity strategies. Paymentology says his early security career focused at a granular level on network traffic, firewalls and infrastructure controls.
FinTech Futures reports that Paymentology, a fintech headquartered in London, has been expanding its C-Suite over the past 12 months. FinTech Futures reports that in November Paymentology entered a partnership with Albo, a Mexican neobank. Paymentology's newsroom says the company opened a new and expanded office in Dubai in July 2025.
The company: Paymentology
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Europe
- Company record
- Who runs security at Paymentology: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Jim Hart's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench
Phillip Miller, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at H&R Block
Jeremy Koppen, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Equifax
Robert Thomas, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Relm Insurance
Laura Deaner, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Azeem Bashir, Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Apex Group
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Jim Hart
- When did Jim Hart become CISO of Paymentology?
- The appointment was announced on April 4, 2025, per FinTech Futures. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Jim Hart still the CISO of Paymentology?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on April 4, 2025. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Jim Hart work before Paymentology?
- Before the appointment, Jim Hart was Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at GENII Software Group (GSG), according to the announcement (FinTech Futures).
Sources
- 1.FinTech Futures ↗: the appointment at Paymentology, April 4, 2025
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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