# John Natalizia

> John Natalizia is the co-founder and CEO of Snoop and deputy CEO of Vanquis Banking Group. His career includes KPMG, MBNA and Virgin Money, where he worked on the credit-card business and digital-bank build. He co-founded Snoop in 2019; it launched publicly in April 2020 and was acquired by Vanquis in July 2023. In September 2026, Vanquis announced his planned appointment as interim CEO when Ian McLaughlin steps down, subject to regulatory approval.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Snoop; Deputy CEO at Vanquis Banking Group
- **Organizations:** Snoop, Vanquis Banking Group, Virgin Money, MBNA / Bank of America, KPMG
- **Nationality:** Italian (self-described in a 2020 interview)
- **Education:** MSc in Management with Accounting & Information Systems, University of Bath, MSc in Secure E-Commerce, Royal Holloway, University of London
- **Known for:** Co-founded Snoop and led it through its April 2020 public launch., Snoop won Best Open Banking Solution at the Banking Tech Awards 2021., Snoop received Best Innovation of the Year 2021 recognition at the British Bank Awards, according to Salesforce Ventures.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began as a management consultant at KPMG.
- **Before Virgin Money** — Held leadership roles at MBNA / Bank of America, including strategic development and change.
- **Before 2019** — Led work on the Virgin Money credit-card business and subsequently served as managing director of its digital-bank build.
- **2019** — Co-founded Snoop; an early team workshop took place at his house on 6 March.
- **2020** — Snoop publicly launched on 16 April.
- **2023** — Vanquis acquired Snoop in July; Natalizia joined the group and its executive committee.
- **2024** — Presented as Vanquis chief digital officer and Snoop CEO at the March strategy seminar.
- **2026** — Appointed Vanquis deputy CEO in April; named prospective interim CEO in September, subject to regulatory approval.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Snoop and led it through its April 2020 public launch.
- Snoop won Best Open Banking Solution at the Banking Tech Awards 2021.
- Snoop received Best Innovation of the Year 2021 recognition at the British Bank Awards, according to Salesforce Ventures.
- Led Snoop through its acquisition by Vanquis in July 2023.
- Appointed deputy CEO of Vanquis Banking Group in April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Vanquis announced that Natalizia will become interim CEO when Ian McLaughlin steps down by year-end, subject to regulatory approval; a permanent successor search will take place.
- **2026-08** — Snoop introduced Future You, a tool illustrating the future effects of savings rules and allowing customers to adjust them.
- **2026-04** — Appointed deputy CEO of Vanquis Banking Group.
- **2025-06** — Tink described Snoop’s use of variable recurring payments for flexible, automated saving.

## Links

- Website: https://snoop.app/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/john-natalizia-77b22029

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Last updated: 2026-10-22