Darryl Hooker Joins Digitec as Head of Business Development and Partnerships

Foreign exchange industry veteran Darryl Hooker has been appointed as Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Digitec, the Hamburg-based financial technology provider specialising in FX Swaps and NDF pricing technology.

The appointment, announced on 1st April 2025, brings Hooker's four decades of experience in the foreign exchange market to the German firm, which currently provides technology solutions to more than half of the top 50 FX trading banks globally.

Hooker joins Digitec after serving as Director of NDF Sales at Fenics FX and previously as Head of NDF Strategy at 360T. His extensive career includes over 18 years at EBS/NEX, where he ultimately held the position of Global Head of Spot FX and Precious Metals, and Head of FX EMEA for NEX Markets.

During his tenure at EBS/NEX, Hooker was instrumental in the company's growth strategy, identifying opportunities as Spot FX markets became increasingly electronic, and leading the launch of the EBS CNH platform in China.

His industry credentials include membership of the first Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), as well as several regional committees including the Australian Foreign Exchange Committee (AFXC), the Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) and the ECB's Foreign Exchange Contact Group (FXCG). He also chaired the International Ruble Settlement Forum.

Darryl Hooker, Digitec's new Head of Buainess Development and Partnerships, commented, “Digitec is a leader in FX Swaps and NDF technology, but importantly it is also committed to innovation and market evolution. I am pleased to have joined such an exceptional team and look forward to meeting with banks and trading venues to enhance our business development strategy and capture new opportunities as FX Swaps trading workflows become increasingly automated”.

Peer Joost, CEO of Digitec, commented: "We are very happy to welcome Darryl to our growing team. He brings many years of experience in FX technology sales and provides unrivalled domain knowledge, business development expertise and many senior industry relationships."

Stephan von Massenbach, CRO of Digitec, added: "As the FX market continues to evolve, we are seeing an increasing global demand for FX Swaps and NDF trading technology solutions and Darryl will play an important role as we continue to work with a growing list of banks of all sizes."

Digitec, which has offices in Hamburg, London and Singapore, offers services including D3 Pricing for FX and Money Markets, the interbank D3 OMS platform, Swaps Data Feed (SDF), and Precious Metals Data Feed (PMF). The company has received multiple industry accolades, including "The World's Best Technology Provider for Swaps" at the Euromoney FX Awards 2024.