Company on the Move: Gemalto, Digital Payments Award
Digital payments security provider Gemalto has won the Juniper Research 2015 Award for Digital Payments for its Allynis Trusted Services Hub.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: David Hunter, Kerv Board
Kerv, a London-based fintech startup, has announced that David Hunter has been appointed chairman of its board of directors.
People on the Move: William Fields, NXT-ID Inc.
NXT-ID Inc., a biometrics authentication company focused on mobile commerce, announced that William Fields has joined its advisory board.
People on the Move: Ted Chaney, Payveris LLC
Payveris LLC, a digital payments company serving banks and credit unions across the U.S., has hired Ted Chaney as senior vice president, strategic alliances.
People on the Move: Brian Brunner, PeoplesBank Board of Directors
Brian Brunner has joined the board of directors of PeoplesBank, Codorus Valley Company.
Companies on the Move: R3, Distributed Ledger Initiative
Financial innovation firm R3 announced that an additional 13 of the world’s leading banks have joined its partnership to design and apply distributed ledger technologies to global financial markets.
People on the Move: Hervé Pierre, SIMalliance Board
Hervé Pierre, embedded software and products senior director, strategy, at Gemalto, has been reelected as chairman of SIMalliance throughout the 2015-16 term.
People on the Move: Eileen Burbidge, Tech City UK
Eileen Burbidge, founding partner at venture capital firm Passion Capital, has been appointed the chair of Tech City UK, a publicly funded, nonprofit group launched in 2010 by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron to support the East London tech cluster known as Silicon Roundabout.
People on the Move: Jeffrey W. Jones, U.S. Bank
Jeffrey W. Jones has been named president of U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems, which helps organizations reduce payment costs and improve efficiencies through the use of travel, purchasing, fleet and aviation cards, as well as virtual accounts and other payment products.
People on the Move: Bryan Murphy, YapStone
YapStone, a global provider of Web and mobile payments technology solutions for large vertical markets and online marketplaces, has appointed Bryan Murphy president.
People on the Move: Bastien Latgé, EMVCo
EMVCo, the EMV technical body collectively owned by American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay and Visa, has appointed Bastien Latgé to the newly created role of director of technology.
People on the Move: Carl-Olav Scheible, eNett International
eNett International, a provider of dedicated B2B travel payment solutions, has appointed Carl-Olav Scheible chief commercial officer.
People on the Move: Timothy Spence, Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp has named Timothy Spence executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
People on the Move: Greg Secord and Kurt Adams, FLEETCOR Technologies Inc.
FLEETCOR Technologies Inc., a global provider of fuel card and workforce payment products to businesses, has appointed two business unit executives.
People on the Move: Donald Duberstein, Mobetize Corp.
Mobile commerce solutions provider Mobetize Corp. has appointed Donald Duberstein independent director and chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
People on the Move: Bill St. Clair, Christine Rodriguez and Neil Pagnam, National Gift Card Corp.
National Gift Card Corp., a marketer and supplier of gift cards for use in loyalty, incentive and rewards programs, has appointed Bill St. Clair senior vice president of operations. NGC Europe also made two recent appointments to its management team: Christine Rodriguez and Neil Pagnam.
Company on the Move: Prepaid Financial Services, The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100
The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, which ranks the U.K.’s private technology, media and telecom companies with the fastest-growing sales over three years, has ranked Prepaid Financial Services, a global payment services provider and fintech company, No. 22.
People on the Move: Gabriella Poczo, WorldRemit
Online money transfer service WorldRemit has announced the hiring of Gabriella Poczo as chief technology officer.
SIX Payments appoints new chief executive
Jürg Weber has been appointed as the new division chief executive of SIX Payment Services and a member of SIX Group executive board as of today.
People on the Move: James C. Hale, ACI Worldwide Board
ACI Worldwide, a global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, has appointed James C. Hale to its board of directors.
People on the Move: Joseph Podulka, Rob Freedman and Pawan Chawla, Emergent Payments
Emergent Payments, a global payments company enabling digital businesses to accept more than 200 secure payment methods, recently has added executives to its senior leadership. The additions include Joseph Podulka, CFO; Rob Freedman, business development director; and Pawan Chawla, vice president merchant solutions and strategy.
Company on the Move: Fiserv Inc., Aite Group Award
Fiserv Inc., a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that it has received a vendor award for outstanding performance of anti-money laundering (AML) solutions by Aite Group as part of its “2015 Global AML Vendor Evaluation.”
People on the Move: Jennifer Anderson, Hyperwallet Systems Inc.
Payments platform provider Hyperwallet Systems Inc. announced the addition of Jennifer Anderson to its U.S. sales team.
People on the Move: Gail Cohen, UK Gift Card and Voucher Association
The UK Gift Card and Voucher Association recently has appointed Gail Cohen director general.
People on the Move: David Hunter, bux.com Global Ltd.
Payment solutions provider bux.com Global Ltd. announced that David Hunter has joined the company as a non-executive director and member of the board.
People on the Move: Steven L. Antonakes, Eastern Bank
Boston-based Eastern Bank has appointed Steven L. Antonakes senior vice president and chief compliance officer.
People on the Move: Michael Moeser, Javelin Strategy & Research
Javelin Strategy & Research has hired Michael Moeser as director of payments for the retail and small business sectors.
People on the Move: Nandan Mer, MasterCard
MasterCard announced the appointment of Nandan Mer, who is currently group executive of loyalty solutions based in London, to the role of division president for Japan.
People on the Move: David Nute, PayRange Inc.
Mobile payments provider PayRange Inc. has appointed David Nute vice president of operations and finance.
Company on the Move: Rakuten Inc., New Tech Research Centers in Boston, Singapore
Tokyo-based Internet service company Rakuten Inc. has announced the opening of two international branches of the Rakuten Institute of Technology in Singapore and Boston.
People on the Move: Patricia A. Watson, TSYS
TSYS announced that Patricia A. Watson has been named senior executive vice president and chief information officer, effective Sept. 14.
People on the Move: Meredith Fuchs and David Bleicken, CFPB
The CFPB has announced that Meredith Fuchs will serve as acting deputy director, replacing Steve Antonakes, who left the bureau at the end of July. David Bleicken, deputy associate director for supervision, enforcement and fair lending, will serve as acting associate director for supervision, enforcement and fair lending until a replacement is hired.
Company on the Move: DCR Strategies Inc. | TruCash, New Brand Logo and Website
DCR Strategies Inc.| TruCash, a Toronto-based provider of prepaid and loyalty products, has launched a new brand logo and corporate Website.
People on the Move: Faster Payments Task Force Steering Committee, The Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve has established the Faster Payments Task Force with the mission of identifying and evaluating alternative approaches for implementing faster payments capabilities in the U.S. Steering committee members of the task force recently were named.
People on the Move: Philip Julian, i2c Inc.
i2c Inc. announced that industry veteran Philip Julian has joined the company as head of sales, Australia and New Zealand.
People on the Move: Andrew Johnson, National Gift Card Corp.
National Gift Card Corp. has announced that ngcEurope CEO Andrew Johnson was recently honored with the annual U.K. Gift Card and Voucher Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and named to the organization’s Hall of Fame by a vote of its members.
People on the Move: Damian Young, Nomis Solutions Inc.
Nomis Solutions Inc., a San Bruno, Calif.-based data and analytics company, has appointed Damian Young managing director, Nomis Europe Ltd (EMEA).
People on the Move: John D. Rainey, PayPal Holdings Inc.
PayPal Holdings Inc. announced John D. Rainey is joining the company as chief financial officer, effective Aug. 24, 2015.
People on the Move: Cathy Pace and Andrew Rosen, PSCU
PSCU, a credit union service organization (CUSO) based in St. Petersburg, Fla., has appointed as associate directors Cathy Pace, president and CEO, Allegacy Federal Credit Union, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Andrew Rosen, president and CEO, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, Honolulu, Hawaii.
People on the Move: Mohammad Khan, YellowPepper Board
YellowPepper, a Latin American mobile payment and banking company, announced that Mohammad Khan, former president and founder of ViVOtech, has been named chairman of YellowPepper’s board of directors.
