People on the Move: OSPT Alliance, Board of Directors
OSPT Alliance, the technical industry body behind the CIPURSE open-security standard for contactless fare collection systems, has announced its board of directors for 2017.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: Glynn Frechette, PSCU
Credit union service organization PSCU has named Glynn Frechette as senior vice president of Advisors Plus, PSCU’s division of strategic consultants and marketing experts.
People on the Move: Retail Gift Card Association, Board of Directors
The Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA), the nonprofit trade organization representing the closed-loop gift card industry, has announced its 2017-2018 board of directors and executive committee.
People on the Move: Phil Gura, Sionic Mobile
Phil Gura has been named chief legal officer and executive director of fuel retail for mobile loyalty and payments platform provider Sionic Mobile.
Executive profile: one on one with Joan Herman, Sunrise Banks
She witnessed the rise of electronic transactions and worked on the first shared ATM network card. Now this self-proclaimed pioneer woman has her sights set on prepaid and a mobile future.
People on the Move: Scott Pearson, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
Scott Pearson, a partner in the consumer financial services group at Ballard Spahr, has been named a fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.
People on the Move: Lou Friedmann, Bento for Business
Bento for Business, a provider of employee expense management solutions for small businesses, has appointed Lou Friedmann as chief revenue officer.
People on the Move: Shazia Manus, CO-OP Financial, Confidence Award
CO-OP Financial Services Chief Product and Strategy Officer Shazia Manus was named the winner of the Confidence Award during Inspiring Women of Iowa, an annual event sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa.
People on the Move: Michael Lenora, Andy Golding, Kreditech Board
German consumer finance technology company Kreditech Group has named Michael Lenora as independent chairman of the board and Andy Golding as an independent board member.
People on the Move: Jeff Lewis, Advising Next Group
Mobile banking and telecom provider Next Group Holdings has signed Jeff Lewis, president of Jeff Lewis Advisory, to provide oversight and recommendations on the development of its GPR and gift card products.
People on the Move: Agnes Woolrich, Pay by Bank
VocaLink mobile payments app arm Pay by Bank has appointed Agnes Woolrich as marketing director.
Company on the Move: QCash Financial, CFSI Financial Health Network
QCash Financial, a provider of small-dollar lending technology for financial institutions, has become a member of the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI)’s Financial Health Network.
People on the Move: Nat Milburn, Sionic Mobile
Mobile loyalty and payments platform provider Sionic Mobile has named Nat Milburn as managing director of enterprise development.
People on the Move: Ken Hayes, SRM
SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent contract advisory firm for financial institutions, has appointed Ken Hayes as senior vice president of strategic solutions.
People on the Move: Sara West, W2 Global Data
W2 Global Data has appointed Sara West as its chief commercial officer.
People on the Move: Anwar Tameez, The Bancorp
Anwar Tameez has joined The Bancorp as managing director, head of operations.
Company on the Move: BBVA, Joining Hyperledger
Spain-based financial services group BBVA has officially joined Hyperledger, a global coalition working to advance blockchain technologies in various corporate sectors.
Company on the Move: Cachet Financial Rebranding as Digiliti Money
Mobile money and remote deposit capture specialist Cachet Financial Solutions Inc. has changed its name change to Digiliti Money Inc.
People on the Move: Ray Seefeldt, Edge Consultancy
Edge Consultancy has hired Ray Seefeldt to lead its e-security and risk management practices.
People on the Move: Sandy Arkell, Mastercard
Mastercard has appointed Sandy Arkell as executive vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer, effective May 5.
People on the Move: Market Development Heads, Pay360
Pay360, the payments business of global software solutions provider Capita, has appointed four new market development experts.
Company on the Move: RegTech Association, Launch
A group of 13 Australian financial services and technology startups has come together to form the RegTech Association, a consortium focused on encouraging collaboration between startups and other stakeholders in the regulatory technology, or “regtech” space in Asia-Pacific.
Blackhawk Renames Incentives Division
Blackhawk Network has given its incentives business a new identity, renaming it Hawk Incentives, which includes products and services formerly part of Blackhawk Engagement Solutions and the prepaid and payments company’s B2B digital incentive teams, according to a March 28 announcement.
People on the Move: Andy Nicholas, Ken Sebastian, American Express
American Express has added two new executives to its global commercial payments division.
Company on the Move: eShopWorld, Adding 250 New Staff
Dublin-based e-commerce services provider eShopWorld will create up to 250 new positions over the next three years as part of the company’s $30 million growth plan.
People on the Move: Heather McCalman, FS-ISAC
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) has hired Heather McCalman as credit union council manager.
People on the Move: Simon Banks, Hyperwallet
Global payments provider Hyperwallet has hired Simon Banks to lead its e-commerce and gig economy businesses in the Asia-Pacific region as managing director and senior vice president of Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney.
People on the Move: Rama Sridhar, Mastercard
Mastercard has appointment Rama Sridhar to the newly created position of executive vice president, digital and emerging partnerships, Asia-Pacific.
People on the Move: Brian Dreger, National Gift Card Corp
Brian Dreger has joined B2B incentive and loyalty gifting provider National Gift Card Corp. (NGC) as chief information officer.
People on the Move: Jorden van Cann, PaymentsCompliance
PaymentsCompliance, a London-based provider of legal, regulatory compliance and business intelligence to the payments industry, has appointed Jorden van Cann as commercial director.
Company on the Move: TSYS, Most Ethical Company Award
TSYS has been recognized as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute, a global organization dedicated to advancing the standards of ethical business practices.
The Bancorp Hires Neurohr to Lead Compliance
With federal and state payments regulation in near-constant flux, compliance strategy continues to be of utmost importance, especially for issuers. Amid this landscape, The Bancorp has named Bill Neurohr to head its compliance operations and serve as the point man for the company’s interactions with regulators.
Green Dot Names Board Adviser from Harvest, Repurchases $50 Million in Stock
It was a busy day for Green Dot Corp. The payment services provider, on March 13, named Jeffrey B. Osher, managing director of Harvest Capital Strategies LLC, an “observer” and adviser to Green Dot’s board of directors, and it entered into an agreement with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to purchase $50 million of its Class A common stock as part of its stock buy-back initiative.
Peg Johnson named to i2c global leadership role
Global payments processor i2c Inc. has appointed Peg Johnson as executive vice president of global client success to oversee global operations of its client services and customer success organizations. Johnson will report directly to i2c CEO Amir Wain.
People on the Move: Eric Cotton, Mandy Cooper, Central Payments
Central Payments, the payments division at Central Bank of Kansas City, has promoted two of its original employees to the company’s management team.
Company on the Move: First Data, New York Mets Spring Training Field
First Data has been awarded an exclusive 10-year strategic marketing partnership for the naming rights to the New York Mets’ spring training home in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
People on the Move: Nathan Dudek, Payveris
Payveris, a provider of API-based payment and money transfer solutions for banks and credit unions, has hired Nathan Dudek to serve as chief technology officer.
Company on the Move: Smart Card Alliance, Rebranding as Secure Technology Alliance
The Smart Card Alliance, an industry group tasked with driving adoption of smart card technology as the global standard for payment, identity, access and mobile application security, is expanding its charter to include a broader range of security and privacy-enhancing technologies.
People on the Move: Simon Moran, Yoyo
London-based mobile payment and customer engagement startup Yoyo has hired former PayPal General Manager Simon Moran as its first vice president of commercial.
Netspend Hires Veteran Jeff Johnson to Lead Commercial Prepaid Channel
Netspend has landed a 20-year prepaid industry veteran in Jeff Johnson to manage the financial services provider’s commercial prepaid channel, the company announced March 2. The freshly minted senior vice president for commercial prepaid will oversee Netspend’s programs for paycards, incentives, disbursements and awards, as well as the Tip Network, which serves businesses whose employees supplement their incomes with tips.
