10x Banking has appointed Tom Bentley as its new Executive Board member and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), who will also join the executive board. He fills the role vacated by Matt Mills, who left in January 2025. Bentley will lead the company’s global growth strategy worldwide. His appointment follows a year of successful growth. The firm now has key markets in Europe, APAC, the Middle East, and Africa.
Antony Jenkins CBE, Founder and CEO of 10x, said, “Tom’s appointment underscores our ability to attract world-class core banking talent and our investment in building the future of financial services. Tom’s track record in expanding commercial operations. And Lewis’s focus on forging strategic partnerships across APAC will play an important role in supporting this region as we grow to meet strong client demand.
“The past nine years of focused R&D have brought our technology to a point of true scalability and repeatability – unique in the industry – with our cloud-native platform now powering significant banking transformations and live client environments at unprecedented scale and speed.”
The firm also announced the appointment of Lewis Ide as Senior Vice President for the APAC region. He will be based in Sydney and will be responsible for driving the company’s growth across the APAC region. He will lead the strategy, growth, and execution of the business objectives across the Asia-Pacific region. Ide replaced Will Dale, who left after less than a year in the role to become Managing Director and Head of existing business for APAC at Temenos.
The appointments come as 10x Banking has just completed its ninth year of operations. It is helping to power the next-generation banking experiences for some of the world’s most ambitious financial institutions. Including Chase UK, Westpac, and Old Mutual. Recent clients include West Brom Building Society. Where Deloitte have helped transform the building society with the 10x Banking cloud-native meta core banking platform.
In APAC, the company has also had success, including a strategic partnership with Constantinople, the Australian banking software and operations provider.
Who is Tom Bentley
Bentley has nearly two decades of commercial experience. He joins from NatWest Boxed. Where he was head of growth and one of the founding members of the £120 million joint venture. He led the sales team for over two years. Helping to grow and shape the market strategy for the banking-as-a-service platform.
Bentley brings over 15 years of global experience in core banking and fintech. Having held senior roles at Temenos and Thought Machine, as well as serving as Chief Commercial Officer at Vodeno, which UniCredit Group acquired in 2024. His last role was part of the founding team at NatWest Boxed. The embedded finance venture from NatWest Group, where he served as Head of Growth.
Before joining NatWest Boxed, he was the Chief Commercial Officer at Vodeno. He was a member of the Executive Board. And was responsible for leading the Commercial and Marketing teams in developing Vodeno globally.
Bentley was also Sales Director at Thought Machine and spent nearly a decade at Temenos. He has a First Class degree in Political Science from Cardiff University.
Tom Bentley, CRO at 10x, said, “I’ve followed 10x for nearly a decade and have always admired the company’s customer-centric approach and Antony’s mission to reinvent banking from the core. The industry is at a tipping point – the convergence of AI-driven migrations, modular product innovation and the rise of truly distributed embedded finance are reshaping what’s possible.
“I’m excited to bring my banking technology expertise and fintech growth experience to the team. To help more institutions unlock the power of the 10x platform to deliver modern, scalable banking propositions for their customers.”
Who is Lewis Ide
Ide joined 10x Banking in July 2023 as Head of Customer Success, EMEA, and subsequently became VP, EMEA & Americas. He is now moving to Sydney to lead the Asia business in Asia Pacific. Ide joined the firm from Form3, where he served as Head of International Sales and Customer Success. He also spent five years at SWIFT in leadership positions.
An ex-professional footballer, he has spent 13 years in the industry. Rising rapidly after stints at Bond International Software and Accuity. He has a BA in economics from the Open University.
Enterprise Times: What does this mean?
This announcement brings together two veterans from two leading UK banks. Jenkins was CEO at Barclays for three years, and he and Bentley should have similar approaches to the market. There is no immediate understanding of how Bentley will approach the role. But he has deep experience and should have a significant network at least in the UK and Europe.
For Ide, this is a huge opportunity. He knows 10x well, and after the abbreviated nature of the previous appointment, he will have to find his feet in APAC. It will be interesting to see how he addresses the market differences and what success he achieves.
