Investing.com has appointed Or Kapelinsky as the General Manager of its personal finance vertical - Investing Money, which is now being rolled out to the public, the company has confirmed to Finance Magnates.
Investing Money is now available in English, Italian, and Spanish, with further languages to be made available. Kapelinsky was appointed to the new role on the 30th of May this year.
The new vertical provides users with personal finance-related guidance, which applies to both individuals and families. On the website, for example, customers can view articles and educational materials on personal loans and information on traveling on a budget.
Commenting on the move exclusively to Finance Magnates, Kapelinsky stated: “Investing.com is a unique company with impressive products and a strong vision. I am excited to join such an amazing team of professionals and lead a revolution in the financial services industry aiming to help people take the right decisions about their financial future”.
Kapelinsky joins Investing.com having spent nearly a decade in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the firm, he spent seven years as Managing Director of iCFD, the European wing of the brokerage firm iFOREX, and another year as the COO of iSignthis E-money Ltd where he gained further experience in the Payments and challenger banking spheres.
"Having spent nearly a decade in the financial service industry Or has played a central role innovating the payments and challenger banking sphere. I believe he is extremely well placed to lead Investing.com's Personal Finance Vertical and grow our unique position within this exciting vertical called Personal Finance," added Mickey Winitsky, the CEO of Investing.com.
"We are essentially helping people making smarter money decisions. Or’s impressive experience within the financial sector will ensure we can continue to develop solutions to real problems people at home have managing their money, every day.”
Investing.com Merges AllRates into Investing Money
The Investing Money vertical is based on the personal finance portal AllRates, which the company launched in September of last year, as Finance Magnates reported. Now, AllRates has been merged into the Investing.com brand.
Kapelinsky is replacing Boaz Fuchs, who is now the Chief Operating Officer of Carbyne (NG-911) as of this month. Fuchs was previously the General Manager of the Personal Finance Business Unit since April of last year.
During his time with the firm, Fuchs helped build the personal finance business unit, which included marketing, legal and Regulation , global expansion strategies, and more, his LinkedIn states.
