The latest senior wealth management and legal practice moves from across Asia.

Thunes
Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech company focused on areas such as global cross-border payments, has appointed Irina Chuchkina as chief marketing officer and Babul Balakrishnan as head of customer care. 

Both individuals will be based in Singapore and support Thunes’ global growth strategy.

The hires come after Thunes bought Limonetik, a European payment methods platform, which complements existing Thunes’ cross-border payments solutions in 115 countries.

Before joining Thunes, Chuchkina led global brand, communications, and social media marketing for Rapyd. She was also part of Southeast Asia super-app giant, Grab, where she helped to launch GrabPay, Grab’s mobile wallet, and GrabRewards, its loyalty platform. She spent several years with Visa, where she worked in Visa’s Innovation Centre team and led its marketing and communications efforts across Asia. 

Balakrishnan has more than two decades of experience across various industries with a focus on customer service and customer experience. He was most recently as associate vice president of customer experience operations at StarHub, the Singaporean telco.