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Backbase Appoints Roland Booijen as Chief Product Officer

PRIVATEOct 02, 2026

Position

Chief Product Officer

Company

Backbase

Roland Booijen
AmsterdamInformation TechnologyFinancial ServicesMobile

Description

Backbase has appointed Tikkie founder Roland Booijen as its new Chief Product Officer for Agentic Banking. He will oversee product strategy as the company transitions to an AI-native operating system.

Quick answer

Backbase Appoints Roland Booijen as Chief Product Officer (October 2, 2026). Backbase is based in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Who is the new Chief Product Officer at Backbase?
Backbase named Roland Booijen Chief Product Officer, announced October 2, 2026.
What did Backbase announce on October 2, 2026?
Backbase has appointed Tikkie founder Roland Booijen as its new Chief Product Officer for Agentic Banking. He will oversee product strategy as the company transitions to an AI-native operating system.
What does Backbase do?
The funds — coming from a single investor, Motive Partners — values Backbase at €2.5 billion ($2.6 billion).
Where is Backbase based?
Backbase is based in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
Modaxo Group (October 2, 2026), Mitek (October 9, 2026), The Vistria Group (September 10, 2026) and Snap (September 8, 2026) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Backbase.

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Company Information

Company

Backbase

Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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The funds — coming from a single investor, Motive Partners — values Backbase at €2.5 billion ($2.6 billion). Backbase provides a platform that essentially works with that: at the core is middleware that is tooled to bring in data from different sources and then use that information to build out “on the glass” services — those focused on customer engagement — such as customer onboarding, digital banking and other assistants, and other engagement tools.

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