The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Bank of Nova Scotia has appointed Shawn Rose executive vice-president of digital banking. The Globe's David Berman writes that this is a newly created position that will oversee Scotiabank's global digital banking. Mr. Rose, who has moved to Toronto from Palo Alto, Calif., was most recently chief product officer at Moneysupermarket, a U.K.-based price comparison site for everything from car insurance to credit cards to loans. At Scotiabank, Mr. Rose will report to Ignacio Deschamps, group head of international banking and digital transformation. He will also work with James O'Sullivan, group head of Canadian banking and co-heads of information technology, Michael Zerbs and Kyle McNamara. "Shawn will help us capitalize on the momentum we have generated thus far in our digital transformation and build out a fully integrated global digital banking team," Brian Porter, chief executive officer, said in a statement. The announcement comes a day after the bank announced a partnership with Kabbage Inc., a U.S. company that has developed an on-line lending platform. Scotiabank plans to make on-line loans of up to $100,000 to small businesses in Canada and Mexico.