Stephanie El Rhomri, vice president of technology at FIME, has been elected to the board of GlobalPlatform, an industry body which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology.
Ingo Money Inc. announced that H. Eugene (Gene) Lockhart, former president and CEO of MasterCard Worldwide, has joined its board of directors.
JetPay Corp. has appointed Michael Pires CEO of its JetPay Payroll Services subsidiary.
MasterCard promoted Tara Nathan to executive vice president of public-private partnerships.
Mercator Advisory Group has added Steve Murphy to its team as director for the company’s commercial and enterprise payments advisory service.
Ian Horsted, vice president at R&P Group has received the U.S. Recruiters Network award for Sioux Falls Area Top Producer for the fourth quarter of 2015.
PayPal Holdings Inc. has appointed Wences Casares to its board of directors. An international fintech entrepreneur and recognized next-generation payment and cryptocurrency thought leader, Casares will serve on PayPal’s compensation committee, according to an announcement.
CPI Card Group, a global provider in financial and EMV chip card production and related services, announced that Diane Fulton has been appointed to the board of directors.
The CFPB has announced that Mary McLeod will join the bureau as general counsel, upon the departure of Meredith Fuchs, current general counsel and acting deputy director, in early 2016.
FinCEN Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery has announced the selection of Andrea M. Sharrin as associate director for the agency’s policy division.
Green Dot Corp. has appointed Mark Shifke chief financial officer.
GlobalPlatform, an association which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has announced its board of directors for fiscal year 2016.
Lindquist & Vennum LLP has hired Andrew R. Toftey to join the firm’s financial institutions practice.
Online money transfer service WorldRemit has announced the hiring of Ian Cole as group chief financial officer.
Joby Orlowsky is a die-hard Cubs fan—is there any other kind?—but the Chicago native’s optimism extends well beyond baseball. After nearly 20 years at Discover, Orlowsky is animated when he talks about the future of payments and Discover’s place in it. And unlike some, he’s not spooked about a potential fintech bubble.
The Bancorp Inc. has named John Chrystal as interim CEO of the company and president of subsidiary The Bancorp Bank. A member of the Bancorp board of directors, Chrystal will replace Frank Mastrangelo, who will continue to serve the company in the newly created role of technologist in residence.
Paysafe Group, a global provider of online payment solutions, has appointed Gavin Haycock to the newly created role of senior vice president, corporate communications.
BlueSnap, a global payments technology company, has hired three top executives with more than 70 years of combined payments and technology experience: Scott Fitzgerald, Bob Botelle and Scott Conti.
InAuth, a provider of solutions that help businesses limit risk, reduce fraud and enhance authentication within their digital channels, announced the addition of key staff and the opening of its European headquarters in London.
Digital wallet technology provider suretap has appointed Almis Ledas, an experienced executive in the Canadian mobility and mobile payments ecosystem, as its president.
Don Andrews, a compliance and risk management attorney with experience in regulatory enforcement and the corporate suite, has joined law firm Venable LLP as a partner in the New York City office.
Ballard Spahr has hired James Kim, a consumer financial services litigator and regulatory attorney.
Creditcall Ltd, an omni-channel payment gateway and EMV migration specialist, has appointed David Butler vice president of operations.
Emergent Payments, a global payments company, announced the hiring of Rossini Zumwalt to strengthen the company in fraud prevention, and compliance and risk management of digital payments in emerging markets.
Keisha Whitehall Wolfe has joined the consumer financial services group as counsel from the office of the commissioner of financial regulation (OCFR) within Maryland’s department of labor, licensing and regulation.
Saxo Payments, a global transaction services provider, appointed Paul Townsend as non-executive director.
Gene Fredriksen, PSCU’s chief information security officer (CISO), was named CISO of the Year by the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) at its 12th Annual Industry Achievement Awards Gala.
The Western Union Co., a global payment services provider, has appointed of Elizabeth G. Chambers to the newly created role of chief strategy and product officer.
Arroweye Solutions, a digital-on-demand payments technology firm, has named Betty Mitchell vice president of client engagement.
Ballard Spahr announced that Paul E. Harner, has joined the firm and will work in Ballard Spahr’s offices in New York and Baltimore.
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC has appointed James E. Staley group CEO.
Payments veteran Trent Sorbe, president of Central Payments, a division of Central Bank of Kansas City, testified before the CFPB on Oct. 28, as part of the federal agency’s small business advisory panel.
Thomas Scanlon has joined the financial services and payments practice groups at Davis Wright Tremaine, where he will practice mostly in the firm’s office in Washington, D.C.
MasterCard has appointed Craig Vosburg president, North America Markets, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
Meta Financial Group Inc. announced that Cindy Smith has been named executive vice president, head of technology and operations.
Mozido, a global provider of digital commerce and payment solutions, announced that Todd Bradley has been appointed CEO.
Progressive Digital Media Group Plc, has completed its acquisition of Datamonitor Financial, Datamonitor Consumer, MarketLine and Verdict from Informa plc.
Silicon Valley Bank announced that Bruce Wallace is taking on the role of chief digital officer and Michael Dreyer is joining the company’s executive management team as chief operations officer.
Tim Fitzpatrick has been appointed as the new chief executive of CHAPS, the UK’s same day high-value payment system. Currently HSBC’s Global Payments and Cash Management chief operating officer and group head of payment services.
payworks, a POS payments platform for developers, has appointed Frank Landen general manager, U.K.
