Rodrigo Graca Moura joins Backbase as chief financial officer

Amsterdam – April 09, 2024 – Backbase, the creator of the Engagement Banking Platform, has appointed Rodrigo Graca Moura as Chief Financial Officer. Rodrigo brings to Backbase a deep finance and business partnering expertise with more than 20 years of experience in scaling enterprise software companies.

Rodrigo held several significant roles within finance, risk management and strategy at both Fortune 500 and fast growing VC/PE backed companies. In his most recent position at Feedzai, a leading global RiskOps company, he was responsible for implementing their 5-year strategic growth plan, with a special focus on revamping the complete business model to align with their move to the cloud, which resulted in a successful funding round.

"We are excited to welcome Rodrigo to the Backbase leadership team. His proven track record in driving business growth through partnering closely with the business will be invaluable to Backbase" said Jouk Pleiter, CEO & Founder of Backbase. "As we enter our next phase of growth, Rodrigo’s appointment is a testament to our commitment of operational excellence and leadership at Backbase."

Throughout his career, Rodrigo has demonstrated remarkable leadership skills and ability to drive financial performance. By fostering strong partnerships within the business, he has accelerated growth and spearheaded key strategic M&A initiatives.

“Backbase is pushing boundaries, setting trends, and unleashing the full potential of engagement banking,” Graca Moura said. “I’m confident that by joining Backbase, a company that puts entrepreneurship and collaboration at the center stage, we can write a new chapter in its already impressive growth story.”

About Backbase

Backbase is on a mission to re-architect banking around the customer.

We are the creators of the Engagement Banking Platform – a composable platform that empowers banks to accelerate their digital transformation through progressively modernizing their main customer journeys. From onboarding, to servicing, lending and investing, our platform streamlines every aspect of the customer and employee journey. Pre-integrated with leading core systems and cutting-edge fintechs, it enables institutions to unlock innovation at scale, driving instant value creation.

Industry analysts Forrester, Gartner, Celent, Omdia and IDC continuously recognize Backbase’s category leadership. Over 120 financials around the world have embraced the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform — including AIB, Banorte, Barclays, BIAT, Bank of the Philippine Islands, BDO, BNP Paribas, Banque Saudi Fransi, BRD, Citibank, Discovery Bank, First National Bank, HDFC, Ila Bank, KeyBank, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, Navy Federal Credit Union, OTP Group, PostFinance, Raiffeisen, Standard Bank, Saudi National Bank, Société Générale, Truist, and TPBank.

Backbase is a private fintech company, founded in 2003 in Amsterdam (Global HQ), with regional offices in Atlanta (Americas HQ), Cardiff, Dubai, Hyderabad, Kraków, London, Mexico City, Singapore (Asia HQ), Sydney, and Toronto.