Company on the Move: Digiliti Money, Russell Microcap Index
Mobile fintech provider Digiliti Money Inc. has joined the Russell Microcap Index.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: Mallory Duncan, National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has announced the retirement of senior vice president and general counsel Mallory Duncan.
Company on the Move: Payworks, German Enterprise Award
Global POS services provider Payworks has received a 2017 German Enterprise Award from Worldwide Business Review.
Company on the Move: TSYS, Civic 50 List
TSYS has been recognized by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, as one of the most community-minded companies in the U.S.
Top Payments Consultants: Rick Oglesby, AZ Payments Group
Even when serving in senior manager and director roles with the likes of American Express and TSYS early in his career, Rick Oglesby, AZ Payments Group president, always felt he was destined to be a payments consultant. That vision came true in 2011, and you don’t have to spend too much time with him before his love of consultancy work—helping companies succeed while establishing and nurturing relationships—becomes apparent and likely is the reason why he was selected as one of the industry’s Top Payments Consultants.
Executive Profile: One on One with Richard Steggall, Urban FT
Richard Steggall didn’t even set foot in the U.S. until he was approaching 30. So, what prompted the native Aussie by way of London to set up a fintech shop in New York—first as Waspit, then as Urban FT, the SaaS-based digital payments platform he now heads? It was, of course, American optimism.
Tate Takes Reins at NBPCA
Brian Tate has been named president and CEO of the NBPCA, replacing Brad Fauss, who in May stepped down from his role at the helm of the prepaid industry association to join Wirecard North America. Tate has served with the NBPCA since 2013 as vice president of government affairs, helping lead the organization’s legislative and regulatory policy agenda, including managing the federal political strategy and building relationships with policymakers on the national and state levels.
People on the Move: Wayne Mitchell, AFEX
Global payment and risk management solutions provider AFEX has appointed Wayne Mitchell as general manager, EMEA.
People on the Move: Geert Ensing, Fidor Solutions
Digital banking solutions provider Fidor Solutions has named Geert Ensing to the role chief information officer.
People on the Move: Nicolette Kost De Sevres, Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown LLP has added Nicolette Kost De Sevres to the firm’s Washington D.C., office, where she will serve as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution practice.
People on the Move: Arthur Kirsten, MFS Africa
Arthur Kirsten has joined mobile money transfer provider MFS Africa as head of risk and compliance.
People on the Move: Mark Bolsom, Moneymailme
Social money transfer provider Moneymailme has appointed Mark Bolsom as business development director.
People on the Move: Brun, Mimran, Croteau, nexo Standards Board
nexo Standards, the global industry association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, has elected a new board of directors at its recent general assembly.
Q&A with Andrew Buckley, Mastercard
When the self-described skeptic took over as global head of prepaid for Mastercard earlier this year, Andrew Buckley wasn’t quite convinced that the opportunities ahead were worthy of all the hype. Five months later and he’s among the converted, preaching the gospel of democratization—not just of payments but of innovation.
Compliance Titans: Craig James, Neopay
Craig James, founder and CEO of compliance consultancy Neopay, views compliance like a chess match—you have to know the board better than everyone else, so nothing surprises you.
People on the Move: A.J. Koehn, Urban FT
A.J. Koehn has joined Urban FT Inc., a digital payments platform provider and 2017 Pay Awards winner for Startup of the Year, as its new senior vice president of compliance and program management.
People on the Move: Tommaso Zanobini, Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has named Tommaso Zanobini global head of financial technology.
People on the Move: Jeff Hibbard, Fidor
Fidor, a digital banking solutions provider, has appointed Jeff Hibbard chief product officer. Hibbard’s focus is on driving product innovation for Fidor’s operating system.
People on the Move: Chris Shockley, PSCU Board
PSCU, a credit union service organization, has appointed Chris Shockley associate director to its board.
People on the Move: Ryan Farley, Judopay
Mobile payments platform provider Judopay has appointed Ryan Farley CEO.
People on the Move: Shafi Shaikh, Mastercard
Mastercard has appointed Shafi Shaikh executive vice president, customer delivery, Asia-Pacific. Shaikh oversees customer support, product delivery and customer relationships.
People on the move: Peter De Caluwe and Thierry Siminger, TransferTo
TransferTo, a global B2B cross-border payments network, has appointed two senior executive team members as part of the company’s plan to accelerate business growth.
People on the Move: Ron Kalifa, Worldpay
Worldpay vice chairman Ron Kalifa has ranked third out of 100 in the EMpower Ethnic Minority Leaders List, presented by The Financial Times
People on the Move: Manish Kohli, Citi
Citi has appointed Manish Kohli global head of the payments and receivables business.
Companies on the Move: International Regtech Association Forms
International Regtech Association, a global nonprofit association focusing on regulation technology has been formed, with more than 100 founding members.
People on the Move: Kevin Brown, Wirecard North America
Wirecard North America, a provider of global payment solutions, has appointed Kevin Brown to the Wirecard executive team in North America.
Compliance Titans: Jani Gode, Payoneer
Jani Gode’s knowledge of payments compliance reaches to parts of the globe that are about as far away from the small Minnesota farm where she grew up as you can get. Gode leads the global compliance program as chief compliance officer at Payoneer, an online payments company founded in 2005 that enables businesses to send and receive cross-border payments.
Compliance Titans: Margo Hirsch Strahlberg, U.S. Bank
If Margo Hirsch Strahlberg, prepaid compliance risk management specialist at U.S. Bank, isn’t managing responsibilities at home or work, she tries to steal time away to hit the gym. “I’ve incorporated more weight lifting into my routine,” she says. “My goal is to dead-lift a few copies of the CFPB’s prepaid accounts rule.”
People on the Move: Gulra Atak, Citi
Citi has appointed Gulra Atak to lead its innovation lab in Dublin.
Company on the Move: FinCEN, Law Enforcement Awards
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held its third annual Law Enforcement Awards ceremony on May 9 at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
People on the Move: Bimal Patel, Financial Stability Oversight Council
President Trump has named former banking attorney Bimal Patel to lead the day-to-day operations of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC).
People on the Move: Chris Gunnare, PSCU
Credit union service organization PSCU has hired Chris Gunnare as chief member experience officer.
People on the Move: Mark Butler, Qualys Inc.
Qualys Inc., a provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, has appointed former Fiserv executive Mark Butler as chief information security officer.
People on the Move: Brad Fauss, Wirecard North America
Brad Fauss is joining Wirecard North America as general counsel and vice president, compliance and governmental affairs. In his new role, he is responsible for managing the legal, compliance and governmental affairs functions for the North American business. Wirecard, a payments and commerce leader headquartered in Munich, finalized its acquisition of Citi Prepaid Services in March 2017, as part of its global expansion strategy.
People on the Move: Nelson Holzner, AEVI
European fintech specialist AEVI—a subsidiary of Diebold Nixdorf—has appointed Nelson Holzner as CEO.
People on the Move: Alenka Grealish, Celent
Alenka Grealish has joined the banking practice of research and advisory firm Celent as a senior analyst, based in San Francisco.
People on the Move: Thomas Curry, Stepping Down as Comptroller of the Currency
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry will step down on May 5, 2017, after completing his five-year term in the role.
People on the Move: Marianne Sullivan, Finicity Board
Financial data aggregator Finicity has expanded its board of directors with the addition of Marianne Sullivan, who will assume the role of audit committee chair.
People on the Move: IMPACT, New Managing Directors
IMPACT Payments Recruiting has promoted long-time employees Marc Badalucco, Marc Keller and Brian Blume to managing directors.
People on the Move: Ed McLaughlin, Mastercard
Mastercard has named Ed McLaughlin president, operations and technology.
