Former World Bank executive Marko Voljc joins Fingular advisory board

Fingular, a Singapore-based global neobank, announces the appointment of Marko Voljc as the member of its Advisory Board.

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Marko Voljc is a renowned financial expert with extensive international experience in banking and financial consulting, recognized both regionally and globally. For over a decade, he held a leadership position at the World Bank, including Head of the Central America and Panama Department and Head of Mission in Mexico. In these roles, he was responsible for developing and implementing financial strategies, significantly contributing to the economic progress of these regions.

As the Executive Director and member of the Executive Board at KBC Group in Belgium and K&H Bank in Hungary, Marko led important projects involving change management, banking strategy, and the implementation of financial services. Additionally, he served for more than ten years as the President of the Management Board of Nova Ljubljanska banka, one of the larger and more important regional banks. Moreover, he was a member of the Executive Board of the Institute of International Finance, a global trade association for the financial industry.

Fingular, with its unwavering commitment to its mission of building the first global neobank for over 2 billion financially underserved people worldwide, announced this appointment just weeks after unveiling its upcoming expansion in Bangladesh with breakthrough long-term goals to accelerate financial inclusion in one of the most financially underserved countries in the world, and shortly after reaching a major milestone of 4 million registered users across Southeast and South Asia.

Now that the efficiency and profitability of its distinctive business model is proven, Fingular began scaling its business volumes and expanding its innovative product range, providing access to affordable, innovative and fair financial services to those who are currently financially underserved wherever they are, and turning them into those who take advantage of financial services to rapidly improve their life quality.

Leveraging his extensive experience and his proven track record of strategic management and scaling of financial companies around the Globe, Marko will help Fingular continue to deliver on its mission to accelerate global financial inclusion from a strategic advisory perspective.

Maxim Chernuschenko, CEO of Fingular, said: “Marko’s invaluable international experience is particularly relevant to our strategic goals. Marko will undoubtedly contribute to our growth and accelerate the achievement of our ultimate goal of building the first global credit-led neobank for the 2 billion financially underserved people worldwide. We are pleased to welcome Marko Voljc as a new Advisory Board member.”

Marko Voljc, Fingular Advisory Board Member, said: “Fighting injustice and helping financially underserved people, transforming their lives for the better have always been one of the most important part of my experience. I am excited to join the team and help Fingular to build the next global neo-banking disruptor with a strong focus on financial inclusion, catering to the needs of underserved retail clients in the emerging markets around the Globe.”

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