People on the Move: Ken Tye, TSYS
TSYS announced that Ken Tye has decided to retire as senior executive vice president and chief information officer after 43 years of service, effective Sept 30, 2015.
Movers and Shakers
People on the Move: Michael Gordon, WilmerHale
WilmerHale has announced Michael Gordon is rejoining the law firm next month as partner in the Washington, D.C., office, expanding WilmerHale’s consumer finance regulatory and enforcement capabilities and congressional investigations experience.
Weiner Joins Ubiquity Board (March 31, 2015)
Ubiquity Global Services has announced that payments veteran Jonathan Weiner has joined its board of directors. Weiner is founder and co-chairman of Money20/20 and former global head of payments business development at Google.
People on the Move: Betty DeVita, MasterCard
MasterCard Worldwide has appointed Betty DeVita as chief commercial officer of MasterCard Labs, the company’s global research and development arm focused on payments innovations.
People on the Move: Shane Hibbeler, Optimal Payments
Global online payment solutions provider Optimal Payments has appointed Shane Hibbeler as vice president of sales.
People on the Move: Anja Manuel, Ripple Labs
Ripple Labs, creators of the Ripple payment protocol, has named Anja Manuel, a former U.S. Department of State official, as an adviser to the company.
People on the Move: Simon Mitchell, Grass Roots
Grass Roots, a provider of employee and customer engagement solutions, has appointed Simon Mitchell to the role of global account director.
People on the Move: John Racine, Wave Crest
Wave Crest Group Limited, a global digital payments provider, has named John Racine as its executive chairman.
2015 Paybefore Awards: Best Travel Companion
Best-in-Category: STA ISIC Prepaid MasterCard CashCard from Tuxedo Money Solutions, STA Travel and ISIC
2015 Paybefore Awards: Best Health Benefits Delivery
Best-in-Category: The Alegeus Technologies Benefit Debit Card from Alegeus Technologies
Appointment: Swift Americas hires markets initiatives director
Swift has hired David Lefferts as managing director, market initiatives for the Americas. Lefferts joins Swift after eight years at Markit, where he held product development, cross-product strategy, and senior business development roles over his eight year tenure.
Liquidnet beefs up European algo sales team
Global institutional trading network Liquidnet has hired Chris Jackson as European head of its Execution and Quantitative Services group. This new role will involve setting the strategic direction of the European trading desk and Algorithmic Services Group, as well as heading the sales effort for Liquidnet’s global algorithmic offering with European clients.
2015 Paybefore Awards: Best Choice Retail Card
Best in Category: Walmart Closed Loop Gift Card from Walmart and First Data.
2015 Paybefore Awards: Top of Wallet
Best-in Category: Balance Financial Prepaid MasterCard from Walgreens, MasterCard Worldwide and Galileo
2015 Paybefore Awards: Outstanding Pay Solution – Platform
Best-in-Category: OceanPay Visa Prepaid Card from Brightwell Payments and The Bancorp
2015 Paybefore Awards: Outstanding Pay Solution – Program
Best-in-Category: Global Cash Card for Popeyes from Global Cash Card and MasterCard Worldwide
2015 Paybefore Awards: Top Motivator
Best-in-Category: Delta Air Lines Performance Pays Debit Card from Xerox, MasterCard Worldwide and Comerica Bank
People on the Move: Brett King, Anthemis Group
Brett King is joining digital financial services investment and advisory firm Anthemis Group as a venture partner.
People on the Move: Karen Czack, John Drechny, Sarah Hartman, Patty Walters, EMV Migration Forum
The EMV Migration Forum, a cross-industry body focused on supporting the migration to EMV payments standards in the U.S., has announced its 2015-2016 steering committee officers. The committee will be chaired by John Drechny, senior director of payment services, Walmart. Patty Walters, senior vice president of corporate EMV strategy for Vantiv Inc., will serve as […]
People on the Move: Patrick Harker, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has announced that Patrick Harker will assume the role of president and CEO, effective July 1, 2015.
Company on the Move: New Doone Science & Technology, GlobalPlatform Membership
GlobalPlatform, a nonprofit organization that standardizes managing applications on secure chip technology, has added New Doone Science & Technology as an observer member.
People on the Move: Don Kingsborough, Raise Board
Online gift card marketplace Raise has announced that Don Kingsborough has joined the company’s board of directors.
People on the Move: Paul Bridgewater, Jim Emerick, Sage Business Solutions
Payment services provider and processor Sage Payment Solutions has appointed Paul Bridgewater as CEO and Jim Emerick as executive vice president of customer support.
People on the Move: Douglas McGann, UniRush
Prepaid program manager UniRush LLC has promoted Douglas McGann to the role of president.
People on the Move: Rob Lehman, WilmerHale
Rob Lehman has joined law firm WilmerHale as co-chair of the firm’s legislative affairs and public policy group, a government relations practice that provides strategic legislative and regulatory advocacy and solutions.
People on the Move: Stephen Rudner, Mark Westmoreland, Treliant Risk Advisors
Compliance advisory firm Treliant Risk Advisors has named Steve Rudner and Mark Westmoreland as principals of the firm.
People on the Move: Vasant Prabhu, Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. has announced the appointment of Vasant Prabhu as executive vice president and CFO.
Carl Williams, Planet Payment Inc.
Planet Payment Inc. announced that company president and CEO Carl Williams has been named chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately.
People on the Move: Mark Moore, Silicon Valley Bank
Mark Moore is now assistant general counsel for Silicon Valley Bank.
Companies on the Move: Meta Payment Systems Client Spotlight Awards
Meta Payment Systems, a division of MetaBank, has announced the recipients of its 2014 Client Spotlight Awards, honoring high-performing prepaid clients for the 2014 calendar year.
People on the Move: Pete Pouridis, Merchant Risk Council Board
The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), an association for professionals within ecommerce payments and fraud, announced that Pete Pouridis, vice president, loss prevention, The Neiman Marcus Group, has been appointed chairman of the MRC’s global board of directors.
People on the Move: Stefano Diemmi, Svyatoslav Garal, Alyson Grosshandler, goSwiff
Singapore-based goSwiff, a provider of mobile commerce, marketing and professional services, added three executives to its global team over the past several months.
People on the Move: Julia Cheney, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has promoted Julia Cheney to assistant vice president and assistant director in the Payment Cards Center (PCC).
People on the Move: Linda Rossetti, W.net
The Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (W.net), has announced that Linda Rossetti, founder and president of ISO Bluestone Payments LLC, has been elected its 2015 national president.
People on the Move: Scott Pearson, Ballard Spahr LLP
Attorney Scott Pearson has joined law firm Ballard Spahr LLP as a partner in the firm’s consumer financial services group, which defends financial institutions in class actions, government enforcement proceedings and other complex litigation.
People on the Move: Jay Shipowitz, Back on My Feet Board
Back on My Feet, a nonprofit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of people experiencing homelessness by engaging them in running, has named Jay Shipowitz, CEO of ACE Cash Express, as the new chairman of its national board of directors.
People on the Move: Brad Fauss, Brian Tate, NBPCA
The NBPCA has hired Brad Fauss as its executive vice president and general counsel and promoted Brian Tate to vice president, government relations.
People on the Move: Ron Hynes, Mozido
Mozido, a cloud platform mobile payments and retail engagement solutions provider, this week announced it has named Ron Hynes, as president global markets.
Company on the Move: PULSE, New Logo and Acceptance Mark
Debit/ATM network PULSE has unveiled a new corporate logo and acceptance mark.
People on the Move: Leandra English, Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Jeffrey Sumberg, CFPB
The CFPB has announced three new additions to its senior leadership team.
