People on the Move: Fernando Dias, Bango
Mobile carrier billing specialist Bango has hired Fernando Dias to head its operations in Latin America.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: John Donovan, Bizfi
Small business lending fintech provider Bizfi has appointed John Donovan as the company’s CEO.
People on the Move: Jo Ann Sowers, Central Payments
Central Payments, the payments division at Central Bank of Kansas City (CBKC), has announced that Jo Ann Sowers has joined the company as vice president of client relations.
Company on the Move: Discover Financial Services, Network Rebranding
Discover Financial Services has officially rebranded its payments network to Discover Global Network, representative of Discover Network, Diners Club International, PULSE debit and ATM network, as well as alliance partners around the globe.
People on the Move: Ming Maa, Grab
Southeast Asian ride-hailing app Grab has named Ming Maa as its new president, based in Singapore.
People on the Move: Jonathan Donahue, Ingo Money
Real-time push payments technology provider Ingo Money has named Jonathan Donahue executive vice president of business development.
People on the Move: Larry Stone, JetPay Corp. Board
Payments industry veteran Larry Stone has joined the board of directors of JetPay Corp., a provider of debit, credit and prepaid card services.
People on the Move: Joel Sherwin, Neopay
London-based compliance consultancy Neopay recently opened a U.S. office in Los Angeles to serve clients on both sides of the pond and named Joel Sherwin president of U.S. operations.
People on the Move: Gerd Schenkel, Tyro Payments
Gerd Schenkel has been appointed CEO of Tyro Payments, an Australian financial institution specializing in acquiring, where he will be tasked with leading the company’s growth and public advocacy activities.
People on the Move: Avid Modjtabai, Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Co. has formed a new payments, virtual solutions and innovation group, to be headed by Avid Modjtabai.
InComm Taps Mastercard Vet for Leadership Role
Matt Lanford will join Atlanta-based prepaid product and technology company InComm as senior vice president and general manager, overseeing its financial services team, effective Oct. 31. Lanford, who has held numerous leadership roles at Mastercard in the U.S. and in Europe, will take the lead in expanding InComm’s consumer-facing Vanilla brand of gift and GPR products.
Visa CEO Charlie Scharf Steps Down; Board Appoints Amex Vet Alfred Kelly
The desire to spend more time with family and the rigors of travel have compelled Charlie Scharf to step down as Visa Inc. CEO, according to an Oct. 17 announcement by the payments network. Replacing him is American Express veteran Alfred Kelly Jr., who was unanimously appointed by the board of directors.
People on the Move: Stacy Canan, John Coleman, Sonya White, CFPB
The CFPB has announced three leadership changes within the agency.
People on the Move: Eric Jing, Ant Financial
Ant Financial Services Group, the online and mobile financial services affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has appointed current president Eric Jing as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Oct. 16.
People on the Move: Bob Wigley and Steve Perry, Bink
Bink, a soon-to-launch loyalty app that links consumer card payments to loyalty programs, has appointed Bob Wigley as chairman of its board and Steve Perry as a non-executive board director.
People on the Move: David Tate, Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network has named David Tate as senior vice president of the company’s U.S. retail business.
People on the Move: Safdar Khan, Mastercard
Mastercard has named Safdar Khan to the role of division president for Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Khan will be based in Jakarta and be responsible for leading the implementation of the company’s digital payment technologies in those markets.
People on the Move: Bill Ready, PayPal Inc.
PayPal Inc. has named Bill Ready Chief Operating Officer, the first time that position has been filled since PayPal became an independent company in July 2015.
People on the Move: Madhur Deora, Paytm
India-based online commerce platform Paytm has appointed Madhur Deora as its Chief Financial Officer and senior vice president.
People on the Move: Robert Payne, Bango
U.K.-headquartered mobile payments provider Bango has selected Robert Payne to serve as executive vice president of strategic partnerships.
People on the Move: Jason Williams, CardConnect
CardConnect has hired Jason Williams as senior vice president, business development.
People on the Move: Robbert de Vries, EastNets
EastNets, a global provider of compliance, payment and cloud solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed Robbert de Vries as the company’s new chief technology officer.
Company on the Move: Emerchants, Store Financial, Rebranding as EML
Following Emerchants’ May 2016 acquisition of Store Financial’s U.S. and Canada operations, the company has unveiled a new brand name and identity: EML.
People on the Move: Jim Hannibal, Gresham
Gresham, a provider of transaction control and enterprise data integrity software, has hired Jim Hannibal as sales director for Europe.
People on the Move: Alex Sion, JPMorgan Chase
Alex Sion, co-founder of mobile bank Moven, will join JPMorgan Chase as executive director of mobile banking, effective Oct. 3.
People on the Move: Mark Benjamin, NCR Corp.
Omnichannel transaction services provider NCR Corp. has appointed Mark Benjamin as president and COO.
People on the Move: Dennis Lockhart, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Dennis Lockhart, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, has announced his intention to step down from his position effective Feb. 28, 2017.
People on the Move: Fumbi Chima and Michael Scown, Global Sources Board
The board of directors of B2B commerce facilitator Global Sources has appointed Fumbi Chima and Michael Scown to board membership seats, effective Sept. 12, 2016.
People on the Move: Mary Dent, Green Dot Bank
Green Dot Corp.has appointed Mary Dent as CEO of Green Dot Bank, the company’s wholly owned bank subsidiary.
People on the Move: Michael Collester, JetPay
JetPay Corp., a provider of debit and prepaid card services, has named Michael Collester as its Chief Operating Officer.
People on the Move: Julienne Loh, Felix Marx, Mastercard
Mastercard has restructured its global products and solutions team in Asia Pacific, promoting Julienne Loh to the role of executive vice president, global products and marketing, and Felix Marx to executive vice president of services for the region.
People on the Move: Brian Riley, Mercator Advisory Group
Mercator Advisory Group has added Brian Riley to its team as director of the consultancy’s Credit Advisory Service.
People on the Move: Vince Padua, Mozido
Vince Padua has joined digital commerce and payments provider Mozido as the company’s executive vice president of product and development.
People on the Move: Paul Parisi, PayPal Canada
Paul Parisi has been named general manager of PayPal Canada.
People on the Move: Mike Sommers, ShopKeep
Cloud-based payment technology provider ShopKeep has named Mike Sommers as the company’s new senior vice president of product management.
People on the Move: Trent Sorbe, CFPB
Veteran financial services professional Trent Sorbe has accepted a two-year appointment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC).
People on the Move: Nabeel Siddiqui, Currencycloud
Nabeel Siddiqui earlier this year joined global payment services provider Currencycloud as vice president of North America.
People on the Move: Ivo Distelbrink, First Data
Payments technology and services provider First Data has named Ivo Distelbrink as the company’s executive vice president and head of its business in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
Company on the Move: National Merchants Association, Inc. 5000
Merchant advocacy group and services provider the National Merchants Association has been listed on the 2016 Inc. 5000 list.
People on the Move: Chuck Carr, Payveris
Payveris, a provider of a cloud-based digital payment and money movement platforms for U.S. financial institutions, has named Chuck Carr senior vice president of product management.
