Cardiff FinTech Delio has appointed Felicia Meyerowitz Singh as its first chair.
Delio, which featured on our recent FinTech 50 ranking, is a provider of white-label private market operating systems for financial institutions.
It says the new role will help drive partner-led growth, evolving its proposition and broader strategic initiatives for unlocking new market opportunities.
With over 20 years of experience in financial services, working for companies such as PwC and Howden before becoming a managing director at FNZ, Meyerowitz Singh has a wide range of expertise in the wealth sector and across financial services.
She currently serves as a non-executive director at Platform One, a FCA-regulated investment platform, as well as on the board for Engage Smarter AI, which leverages AI for customer services and financial guidance.
She also has a wealth of entrepreneurial experience and co-founded brands such as Akoni, a digital cash management platform, Hive Founders, encouraging and supporting early-stage female founders as well as Prime Professions, which was sold to Willis Towers Watson.
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“I was delighted to be appointed as chair of Delio, a company that I’ve been watching for quite some time,” said Meyerowitz Singh. “Delio has continually redefined the private market space with their innovative technology and solutions, part of which I want to develop even further to accelerate the growth plans in the new year.
“Delio’s vision for enabling seamless connections in the private investment ecosystem resonates with my own belief in empowering individuals and institutions to unlock new opportunities utilising tech, particularly AI, in order to reach its goals.
“I look forward to working alongside the talented team, and am also extremely grateful for the opportunity, to drive strategic growth, foster meaningful collaborations, and cement Delio’s position as a global leader in the FS sector, and I really believe that with the right people and right strategies, Delio will be able to grow at a very rapid rate.”
Delio provides solutions for financial services, helping firms to digitalise and scale their private market capabilities.
Its white-label, AI-powered operating system (Delio Core OS) simplifies and streamlines the tools that businesses need to deliver a leading client experience. Using configurable, low-code modules, it makes cutting-edge technologies and workflows easier to adapt and deploy.
As part of its strategic growth plans in 2025, Delio will be further building out key relationships with strategic partners and increasing headcount presence in key markets across the UK, Europe and US.
Having achieved profitability in 2024 as well as seeing strong revenue uplift, the business will continue to accelerate its growth agenda in 2025 as part of a three-year strategic plan to continue its track record of sustainable revenue growth across global markets.
“We are really happy to welcome Felicia as chair of Delio,” said Gareth Lewis, founder & co-chief executive of Delio.
“Her track record in the financial services industry, and her expertise in scaling technology infrastructures and partnerships in financial services in particular, makes her an invaluable addition to our team.
“Felicia’s expertise and passion for being hands-on and ‘finding a way’ align perfectly with our mission to become the operating system of choice for firms needing the building blocks upon which to achieve their ambitions in a rapidly evolving private markets landscape.
“Her appointment is the first announcement as part of an exciting new chapter for Delio as we continue to scale our operations and deliver solutions to our clients and partners globally.”