Law firm partner Richard Cranfield is set to become the next chairman of platform Transact’s holding company IntegraFin.

IntegraFin, parent company of the Transact platform, has confirmed long-planned proposals to float on the stock market this year.

IntegraFin Holdings Ltd, the holding company of investment platform Transact, has appointed Patrick Snowball as non-executive chairman as the firm prepares for a stock market listing in 2018.