Yolt appoints Uber's Barbora Polachova

‘Smart-thinking’ money app

Adam Saville
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She takes on newly created role of head of partnerships

In September, we announced that opening banking solution Yolt had partnered with smart data insurtech firm Anorak to offer life insurance. The ‘smart-thinking' money app more recently confirmed that Barbora Polachova, from Uber, has been appointed to the role of head of partnerships. The newly created position will see her lead the development of Yolt Connect, the in-app marketplace which offers integrations with partners to provide solutions to customers, and she will be responsible for developing and running strategic initiatives surrounding new and existing partnerships. Polacho...

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