Bitcoin grabbed headlines again this week—following a flurry of other recent developments—with the news that Raj Date, former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, joined the board of a company devoted to helping the virtual currency go mainstream.
Jon Sarvis has been named CEO of TMG Financial Services (TMGFS), a Des Moines, Iowa-based payments solutions provider.
ProPay, a merchant services provider and TSYS company, recently was recognized as the top online payment service by merchants participating in the EcommerceBytes awards survey.
Payveris, a Wethersfield, Conn.-based online and mobile payments company, has expanded its executive leadership team with the addition of industry veterans Rich Pelikan and Mickey Goldwasser.
LCH.Clearnet, the clearing house subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange, has appointed Suneel Bakhshi as its new chief executive. He will take up his new role in early 2014.
Amid big transit rollouts in Chicago and Salt Lake City, Las Vegas is getting in on the action with a new pilot program enabling transit riders to pay bus fares with a tap.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based prepaid processor and program manager TransCard announced that CEO Craig Fuller has been named CEO of the Year in the North America division by Finance Monthly.
Transaction Network Services has hired Lisa Shipley as head of global strategy for the Reston, Va.-based company’s payments division.
Telefónica Digital has hired Pilar Aurrecoechea as digital financial services director, reporting to Vivek Dev, CEO of digital services.
Ned Horsted has been awarded the U.S. Recruiting Network, South Dakota Top Producer for Q3 2013.
Austria-based paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG, provider of digital prepaid online payment solutions, has appointed Michael Pirker to the newly created position head of business development, and Michaela Unger has been appointed public relations and communication manager.
Mercator Advisory Group recently announced several company appointments.
Green Dot Corp. has named Grace Wang chief financial officer. She will report to CEO Steve Streit, and will assume her new role Nov. 18, 2013.
Fiserv Inc., a Brookfield, Wis.-based financial services technology provider, has hired Matt Wilcox as managing director, marketing strategy and innovation, digital payments.
CO-OP Financial Services, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based credit union service organization, has named Lois Hansen vice president, product development.
CashStar Inc., a Portland, Maine-based provider of digital gifting technology and Paybefore Award-winner, recently announced that Ben Kaplan has been named president and CEO.
Bitcoin Foundation, a nonprofit institution founded last year to promote Bitcoin use, has elected Meyer (Micky) Malka and Elizabeth T. Ploshay to its board.
Program manager Access Prepaid Worldwide, a MasterCard company, has appointed Rajeev Kumar regional director and general manager for the Middle East and Africa.
VeriFone Systems Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based payment solutions provider, announced that its board of directors has appointed Paul Galant CEO and member of the board of directors.
SIMalliance, a London-based nonprofit trade association supporting the creation, deployment and management of secure mobile services and applications, announced that Frédéric Vasnier has been reelected to serve a one-year term as chairman.
The NFC Forum, a nonprofit industry association supporting the use of near field communication technology, announced that Paula Hunter has been named executive director.
Meta Financial Group Inc., the holding company of MetaBank, has recently appointed Brad Hanson as president, Glen Herrick as executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ira Frericks as executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Ron Butterfield as executive vice president and chief administrative officer. Troy Moore will be taking on a new role as executive vice president of retail bank sales and operations.
Mercator Advisory Group recently announced several additions to the company.
judo payments, a U.K.-based provider of card payment technology for mobile apps, appointed Michael De Jongh vice president of sales and marketing.
InComm has been named the 2012 CVS Caremark Supplier Partner Award winner in the general merchandise category for its prepaid and payments products and services.
Billtrust, a Hamilton, N.J.-based provider of outsourced billing services, announced the addition of Ed Jordan as chief financial officer and Kirk Dauksavage as chief revenue officer.
Vantiv Inc., a Cincinnati-based payment processor, announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark Heimbouch received the Cincinnati Business Couriers’ 2013 CFO of the Year recognition in the public company category.
Think Finance, a Fort Worth, Texas-based developer of financial products for underbanked consumers, has named Craig A. Nies chief analytics officer.
SecureBuy, a Ridgeland, Miss.-based provider of fraud technology and commerce solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of SignatureLink Inc., announced that Christine Lee has joined its board of advisors.
Payza, an online payment platform, has promoted Ali Nizameddine to executive vice president.
Monitise plc has appointed Peter Ayliffe non-executive chairman.
Mercury Payment Systems, a Durango, Colo.-based payment processor, recently was recognized at the Retail Solutions Provider Association’s RetailNOW 2013 convention and expo with the RSPA 2013 Gold Medallion Award for vendor excellence and Best Electronic Payments/Financing Processor, while founders Jeff and Marc Katz were inducted into the RSPA Hall of Fame.
Heartland Payment Systems, a Princeton, N.J.-based merchant processor, has been named one of the top technology innovators in the U.S.
Global Payout Inc., a San Diego-based provider of electronic payment and prepaid card solutions, recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Bill Rochfort president of the company.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently announced that Steve Antonakes has been named deputy director of the agency.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named Percy Batliwalla global head of sales for large corporates and financial institutions, global transaction services.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has made Percy Batliwalla global head of sales for large corporates and financial institutions in global transaction services. Batliwalla will remain in Singapore and report to Paul Simpson, head of BAML global transaction services. Percy was most recently head of Asia Pacific GTS sales where he was responsible for sales […]
Transaction Wireless, a San Diego-based provider of cloud-based solutions for B2C and B2B gift cards, recently received the Incentive Gift Card Council’s ACE Award.
St. Paul, Minn.-based Sunrise Banks recently appointed Brian Tordsen executive vice president and director, national products group.
Sequent Software, a Redwood City, Calif.-based Trusted Service Manager software and services platform provider, announced that Lance Johnson has joined the executive team as chief security officer.
