Octopus Investments has appointed Charlie Taylor as the new head of Octopus Cash and Octopus Choice, its cash management and peer to peer (P2P) lending products.

Mr Taylor joins Octopus following a varied career including experience in strategy consulting for multinational corporates, private equity and data analytics, business delivery and marketing within fintech start-ups including Curve, a financial mobile app and Bidvine, an online local services provider.

He will report to Ruth Handcock, the new chief executive...