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.
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.
Blackhawk Network has named David Tate as senior vice president of the company’s U.S. retail business.
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.
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.
India-based online commerce platform Paytm has appointed Madhur Deora as its Chief Financial Officer and senior vice president.
U.K.-headquartered mobile payments provider Bango has selected Robert Payne to serve as executive vice president of strategic partnerships.
CardConnect has hired Jason Williams as senior vice president, business development.
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.
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.
Gresham, a provider of transaction control and enterprise data integrity software, has hired Jim Hannibal as sales director for Europe.
Alex Sion, co-founder of mobile bank Moven, will join JPMorgan Chase as executive director of mobile banking, effective Oct. 3.
Omnichannel transaction services provider NCR Corp. has appointed Mark Benjamin as president and COO.
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.
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.
Green Dot Corp.has appointed Mary Dent as CEO of Green Dot Bank, the company’s wholly owned bank subsidiary.
JetPay Corp., a provider of debit and prepaid card services, has named Michael Collester as its Chief Operating Officer.
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.
Mercator Advisory Group has added Brian Riley to its team as director of the consultancy’s Credit Advisory Service.
Vince Padua has joined digital commerce and payments provider Mozido as the company’s executive vice president of product and development.
Paul Parisi has been named general manager of PayPal Canada.
Cloud-based payment technology provider ShopKeep has named Mike Sommers as the company’s new senior vice president of product management.
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).
Nabeel Siddiqui earlier this year joined global payment services provider Currencycloud as vice president of North America.
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.
Merchant advocacy group and services provider the National Merchants Association has been listed on the 2016 Inc. 5000 list.
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.
Payments processor Total Merchant Services has been ranked No. 9 in Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in Finance and Insurance—the only payment processing company to make the list.
Karim Ahmad, a veteran of the financial services and consulting industries, has been named executive vice president of global product and innovation for TSYS, effective Sept. 6.
The Bancorp has named Hugh McFadden chief operating officer of the company and the bank, pending regulatory approval. Meanwhile, John Leto has been appointed to the new role of Chief Administrative Officer of the Company and the Bank.
Gavin Michael is joining Citibank as head of technology for global consumer banking, overseeing areas including branded payment cards, retail banking and fintech.
Citizens Bank has appointed Lamont Young as head of digital, adding that title to his existing role as manager of the bank’s multichannel marketing, which he’s held since joining Citizens in 2012.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has named Thomas Ott as associate director for its enforcement division.
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS‒ISAC) has appointed Greg Temm to the newly created role of chief information risk officer.
The Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC), a strategic industry group within the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), has elected new officers for 2016-2017. L
Payment Alliance International (PAI), a provider of electronic payment processing solutions, has been honored for the second year in a row by Louisville Business First as a “Best Places to Work” in Greater Louisville award winner.
Indian gifting technology and prepaid provider Qwikcilver has appointed G. Padmanabhan as a strategic advisor.
Ronald Webb has joined Safaricom to head the Kenyan telecom operator’s financial services division, which includes the popular M-PESA money transfer service.
Former Citigroup fintech head Heather Cox has signed on with San Antonio-based bank USAA.
Mobile fintech specialist Cachet Financial Solutions Inc. has appointed entrepreneur Ruth Owades to its board of directors
