Secure digital payments firm Shieldpay has announced two significant leadership appointments including a new CEO.
Sophie Condie has been promoted to the role, whilst Amanda Howkins has joined the London-based FinTech as CRO.
The firm has made the appointments at a time when it is readying itself for further growth of its market-leading Verify, Hold, and Disburse payments platform.
The company has worked with over 40 of the UK’s top 100 law firms since 2016 and has processed over £12.8bn in payments in that time.
It has also just delivered a record quarter in Q1 2025.
Condie, who has over 20 years of experience in finance, banking and payments, will be responsible for leading the business through its next growth phase.
The firm’s former COO will look to develop Shieldpay’s technology, ensuring it will eliminate manual processes, reduce risk and move money faster, smarter and safer.
Howkins has almost three decades of experience in corporate banking and payments technology and will work alongside Condie and the executive team to help scale an already established business.
She has joined the business from Form3, where she was global head of sales and partnerships.
Before that, she spent time in leadership positions at Visa and Lloyds, and held several roles at Barclays and NatWest.
“As CEO I’m keen to shine a light on the payments problem that law firms can no longer afford to ignore,” said Condie.
“It’s time to move on from the current patchwork of manual processes, spreadsheets, and legacy, fragmented systems which at best lead to headaches and at worst open businesses up to unnecessary risk.
“Through Shieldpay, I’m excited to support the legal sector as it embraces digital payments that redirect resources to where they add real value.”
Howkins added: “The legal industry is crying out for smarter, safer derisked payment solutions. That can only happen through true partners who are committed to pursuing best practices and technological innovation.
“I’m excited to join Sophie and the team to help realise this next phase of growth.”