Back on My Feet, a nonprofit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of people experiencing homelessness by engaging them in running, has named Jay Shipowitz, CEO of ACE Cash Express, as the new chairman of its national board of directors.
The NBPCA has hired Brad Fauss as its executive vice president and general counsel and promoted Brian Tate to vice president, government relations.
Mozido, a cloud platform mobile payments and retail engagement solutions provider, this week announced it has named Ron Hynes, as president global markets.
Debit/ATM network PULSE has unveiled a new corporate logo and acceptance mark.
The CFPB has announced three new additions to its senior leadership team.
eBay Inc. has announced the appointments of Perry Traquina and Frank Yeary to its board of directors.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) has been named by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) to serve as the vice chairman of the full committee for the newly seated 114th Congress.
Marc Winitz has joined payment card processor i2c Inc. as the company’s chief marketing officer.
Mercury Payment Systems, a Vantiv company that provides payments technology and services for small and midsize businesses, has received two awards for its customer service.
paysafecard, a global provider of prepaid online payment methods and member of the international Skrill Group, has hired Jan Marc Külper as the company’s vice president of business development.
Payments services and processing provider PreCash Inc. has promoted Blair Jeffrey to chief operating officer.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has announced the incoming chairs of the Senate Banking Committee’s subcommittees.
John Walsh, CEO of risk management and AML advisory firm SightSpan Inc. and Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the District Attorney of New York County, will present on topics related to financial crime risk management, including corporate security and counter-terrorist financing, at this year’s ACFCS Conference in New York City in April 2015.
D. Reed Freeman Jr. has joined law firm WilmerHale as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s cybersecurity, privacy and communications practice.
Vantiv Inc., a provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions, has announced that Kim Martin will join the company as chief human resources officer.
1to1 Card, a leader and innovator in prepaid card management services, has announced that Daniel Grotto has joined the company as CFO and member of the company’s advisory board.
Card marketing and production service provider Arroweye Solutions has appointed Reiner Vanooteghem vice president of market development.
Merchant Warehouse, a provider of payment technologies and processing solutions, has changed its name to Cayan.
The CFPB has appointed Tony Alexis head of enforcement.
Emerging Payments Association (EPA) announced that David Hunter, CEO of London-based Ukash, has joined the association’s advisory board.
Green Dot Corp. has appointed Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Product Development, Kuan Archer, to chief operating officer.
MasterCard has named Michael Fiore as the new head of the payment network’s global prepaid strategies.
TMG Financial Services (TMGFS), a Des Moines, Iowa-based payments solutions provider, has announced several additions to the team.
TSYS announced that Thomas Boyer has been named president of TSYS Merchant Solutions, its direct acquiring business unit.
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Mike Cahill has returned to carrier billing specialist Boku Inc. as chief technology officer.
Littleton, Colo.-based card producer CPI Card Group has received the Center of Excellence award for the second consecutive year at the Smart Card Alliance’s annual member meeting.
Fiserv Inc., a global provider of financial services technology solutions, has received awards in two categories at the Banking Technology Awards, held in London.
The Members Group (TMG) has announced the addition of several directors, each of whom brings extensive financial services experience to the Des Moines, Iowa-based payments processor.
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Anabel Perez, CEO of prepaid processor and program manager NovoPayment, has been selected as one of this year’s Endeavor Entrepreneurs, which recognizes entrepreneurs who have become role models and give back to their communities as mentors and investors for the next generation of innovators.
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. has announced that Jane J. Thompson and Richard H. Bard have been elected to its board of directors effective Oct. 6, 2014, when the board expanded to 10 members.
Fiserv Inc. has announced that Marc West has been named president of the company’s digital channels business.
Blade Financial has launched what it says is the first B2B payment processing platform extending traditional debit card programs to bitcoin businesses.
New York City-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank has appointed Mark Colyer vice president of the prepaid card group.
MyECheck Inc., a Folsom, Calif.-based provider of electronic check solutions for Internet and mobile payments, has named Bob Sacco national account manager.
TSYS has announced the promotion of Dannell Mastrean to group executive of major accounts.
CARD.com, a mobile-focused financial product provider, has hired David Wolfe as senior vice president of technology.
Card marketing and production service provider Arroweye Solutions has been selected by American Banker as one of the Top 100 worldwide technology providers to the financial services industry.
Consumer Reports recently published a Naughty and Nice List based on company practices and policies. Discover made the Nice list by becoming the first major credit-card issuer to provide free FICO scores from TransUnion on monthly statements of qualifying cardholders.
